Dumb and dumber viewing ‘Shallow Grave’ director poised to ‘dumb down’ the American audience By Michael Horowitz Daily Bruin Senior Staff With all the talk of Hollywood dumbing down, it’s surprising to see a British director interested in doing the same thing in his country. Read more...

‘Plan 9’ musical follows steps of original movie successfully Directors Smith and Knowles create entertaining twist on Ed Wood classic By Jennifer Richmond Daily Bruin Staff Ed Wood, dubbed the worst filmmaker of all time, must have done something right. Read more...

Debussy’s subtle impressionism lost on Sellars Opera’s fantasy, magic missing with director’s new conception By John Mangum Someone undermined a glorious musical performance of Debussy’s "Pelléas et Mélisande" Saturday night at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. Read more...

Sayles’ magical mystery tour By Lael Loewenstein Daily Bruin Staff It could be an image from a John Sayles movie: in Hoboken, N.J., on a street lined with brownstones and double-parked cars, sits Marie’s, a tiny bakery brimming with customers lured by the smell of warm bread. Read more...

Close breaks military bounds of ‘silence’ Close, Davis show strength as actors in difficult roles By Jennifer Richmond Daily Bruin Staff It took long enough, but someone finally made a television movie about gays in the military. Read more...

‘Littlest woman’ Mathis grows up on and off screenActress discusses her acting career and friendship with River Phoenix By Michael Horowitz Daily Bruin Senior Staff Samantha Mathis watched her Little Women costar Winona Ryder weather the pre-release interview process for the film with mixed emotions. Read more...

Actor delivers happy ending to ‘Unhappily’ New satire tries to show a lighter side of divorce By Adeline Yee Richie Cunningham from "Happy Days" never had to worry about Mom and Dad calling it quits. Read more...