Corporate rock gave ’80s pop a bad name These days, very few people have any use for Winger, Bon Jovi, Poison or Motley Crue. The Whitesnake Fan Club no longer has need for a large office. Read more...

Artists blend mainstream with humor to create visual ‘erotica’ Latest Kerckhoff Gallery exhibition highlights political and social satire By Barbara E. Hernandez Daily Bruin Staff What could possibly be funny about digging graves or car bombs? Read more...

Retrospective honors ‘Hollywood Ten’ member Melnitz series displays films directed by controversial figure, Edward Dmytryk By Lael Loewenstein Daily Bruin Staff Few directors have crossed as many boundaries in their work and in their politics as Edward Dmytryk. Read more...

Richardson fleshes out tragic role in ‘Tom and Viv’ Award-winning, versatile actress stars as T.S. Eliot’s wife opposite actor Dafoe By Lael Loewenstein Daily Bruin Staff Miranda Richardson has always been a little unusal. Read more...

Sundance film festival yields great new finds By Michael Horowitz Daily Bruin Senior Staff PARK CITY, Utah ­ The Sundance Film Festival is only half over and already serious buzz is developing about a number of films. Read more...

Seventy Year ItchSeventy years in the making, the new PBS 10-part series ‘American Cinema’ examines the influence and history of Hollywood’s film industry and the film movements that have shaped American culture By Barbara Hernandez Daily Bruin Staff When people see movies today, they have no idea about the 70-plus years of creation involved ­ the big budget escapism of the Depression, the romantic comedies of the ’40s, the false America of the ’50s and the sense of disillusion of the ’60s and ’70s. Read more...

‘Staccato’ takes a look at backstage backstabbing Black comedy scrutinizes Hollywood, pleases audience at Tiffany Theater By Jennifer Richmond Daily Bruin Staff Backstabbing is a daily routine in Hollywood. Read more...