Peter Falk brings emotion and experience to ‘Roommates’ Former ‘Columbo’ star portrays an irascible old curmudgeon in lastest film By Lael Loewenstein Daily Bruin Staff For more than two decades, Peter Falk has been as closely identified with Lieutenant Columbo as that disheveled TV detective was with his trench coat. Read more...

Betting big on ‘The Simpsons’ Already the top show in syndication, ‘The Simpsons,’ has transcended the role of television sitcom and become an American icon. For Executive Producer David Mirkin, however, things aren’t that much different from the days when he worked on ‘Get a Life.’ By Robert Stevens Daily Bruin Senior Staff The executive producer of "The Simpsons," David Mirkin, knows a secret about vice president and family man Al Gore. Read more...

Reynolds portrays ‘buffalo soldier’ Play takes look at African-American soldiers’ experience in the Civil War By Adeline Yee Soap opera star James Reynolds of "Days of Our Lives" is a busy man. Read more...

‘Verona’ mixes language, music By Jeana Blackman With everything that is negative in the world, it’s always nice to have an opportunity to just sit back, relax and enjoy life once again. Read more...

film review icon Roommates Directed by Peter Yates. Written by Max Apple and Stephen Metcalfe. Starring Peter Falk, D.B. Sweeney, Julianne Moore and Ellen Burstyn. If Roommates wasn’t a true story, someone almost certainly would have dreamed it up. Read more...

Grammys: fighting the taste-impaired voters What’s that Noise? Michael Tatum OK, we all know why we’re here. I hate the Grammys; you hate the Grammys. What else is new? Read more...

‘A Concert in the Park’ blends dance, music By Lisa Marie Weyh The sassy red-haired dancer looked up into the sky and explained the simplicity of dancing in an open space. Read more...