On the stage, a woman scribbles a letter and a man sits perfectly still — dead still, in fact. Patrons file into Keck Theater, and eventually, the lights dim and the audience takes one last look at their cellphones before silencing them for what seems like a lifetime. On stage, the man’s cellphone rings. The stage is set as a...

“My life is a movie. And everyone’s watching. So let’s get to the good part.” Though that sounds a bit egotistical, it’s hard to not keep an eye on Justin Bieber after he rode the coattails of Skrillex and Diplo this summer on their triple-threat hit “Where are Ü Now." The song plastered Bieber’s face all over the EDM scene...

What is Gabe Bethke listening to? For the senior American Studies major, there’s no short answer. He jumps from ‘80s thrash metal to EDM, Young Thug to Russian composer Igor Stravinsky. Bethke’s diverse musical tastes are largely hidden by his modest disposition — he’s not one to boast or even give himself credit where it really is due. The only...

It’s a bird, it's a plane, it's … not Superman. Sorry if I disappointed you. But it is his cousin Kara Zor-El, more commonly known as Supergirl. Monday October 26, she and her red cape flew onto CBS. Since this is the first DC Comics show featuring a woman hero since “Birds of Prey” in 2003 and “Wonder Woman” in...

“Spectre,” the 24th movie in the iconic James Bond series, opens in U. S. theaters Friday. The film has already been a box office smash in the U. K. and received glowing reviews, with The Guardian calling it “inventive, intelligent and complex” and Little White Lies regarding it as “the purest Bond experience” since Daniel Craig took over the role....

She was not wearing a sharp black suit. She did not have a Bluetooth attached to her ear. Her personal assistant was nowhere in sight, and she did not carry around an Oscar. She did not seem to lack ethics or morals. Lindsey Collins ’94 did not remotely resemble Hollywood's stereotypical producer. She dressed in simple cargo pants and boots....

Seeing a Deadpool walking around with a little girl dressed as Princess Sophia might seem strange on a normal day — but at Stan Lee’s Comikaze Expo it’s not an uncommon sight. The comic and pop culture convention ran Friday to Sunday at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Founded in 2011, Comikaze has grown to become the main Los Angeles...

A spoken introduction tiptoes into the program's opening song. He seems to start speaking at the perfect moment. The clear yet mellow rhythm of the song gives way to the DJ's voice, which is deep, soft and in tempo. The speed is slow, easing the listener into the next segment. These are the moments in which junior Ben Knobel's knack...

“I could be MLK, I could be Juicy J.” Raury rapped that back in June on “Devil’s Whisper,” the first single from his debut album “All We Need” that came out last week. It was an optimistic statement coming from a young artist trying to break into the mainstream hip-hop scene. With the release of his new album, I have...

There are two types of people in this world: those who like scary movies and those who do not. While some viewers love shivering under blankets on the verge of tears, others favor charming, rather than grotesque, films. To find a film that suits everyone’s preferences, The Weekly selected some of the best Halloween movies, listed in order of scariness....