"Basically what I'm saying with this play is, 'Listen. Stop latching on to ideas, because ideas only get you so far, and some of them are just plain lies. Live in the real world. Truly live your life....

Oiled and tanned, men’s muscles ripple in the sunlight. Women’s hair blows sensuously in an artificial wind, reminiscent of a Pantene commercial. Their makeup is flawless, because apparently guys are...

Police surrounded a group of people, not letting anyone in. At first, it was peaceful. Then the yelling started. Everyone turned on their video cameras. On Feb. 3 at 4:30 p.m. in San Francisco, near...

In order to trick a powerful, force-wielding Sith Lord in control of the Empire, secret plans are hidden in a droid. The droid must travel to a barren land and brave the sand dunes to return the information...

Chalk-full of dad jokes that will provoke your most violent and self-conscious guffaws, "The Muppets" are back to lighten your life. Not tailored to a Sesame Street-shaped audience, "The Muppets" represent...

The digital world is becoming more and more vivid in its representation of the real world. Remember when families in the '50s crowded around a single television set to watch soaps in black and white, exclaiming...

A Boston mobster teams up with the Federal Bureau of Investigation to take down the Italian mafia in Boston. In return, his murders and drug deals are overlooked. A story as intricate and compelling...

Interviews with Activities Director Jim Kelly, Human Relations Supervisor Cailan Cumming, and Culture Commission Supervisor Tara Shahrvini illuminate the new policies and tactics clubs are engaging in...

Gatorade drips enigmatically. The shutters slap each other aggressively. The hallway stretches excessively. On the spectrum of horror, "The Gift" (R) is hard to place. It is incomparable to other thrillers...

A mobile home is on the loose. Adults look on, appalled. The perpetrators gasp with guilt. Teenagers capture the event on smartphones. Disregard the target audience of "Shaun the Sheep" (PG) for a moment,...

At the juncture of Hitchcock and Orwell, a strange new form of cinema takes up residence. This horrifically poetic amalgamation goes by the name of "Ex Machina." (R) Even the film's title connotes the...

The world-weary rockstar gazed dejectedly at the travesty his life had become -- his unfaithful fiancée who was half his age lay on the lawn of his mega-billion dollar mansion sleeping off a drink. His...

It's just not enough. Seven movies, $819 million, a martial artist, a pop star, a helicopter destroying a skyscraper. None of it is enough to satiate my hunger for directionless, gratuitous car chases. Denounced...

She's got a curfew to end all curfews. Scrambling to secure a smooth subterfuge, seconds tick away, a slipper is lost in the fray. The audience's fists clench the seats with growing anxiety as they...

I turned to my right. I turned to my left. There was not a dry eye in the theater. "Still Alice" (PG-13) is the kind of movie you go to see if you either want to feel better about your life, or you...

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Red wine spills on the white couch. Twenty-five seconds more and they've made the capture. Screams are stifled and scuffles silenced. The next red substance to stain the furniture isn't wine. "Scandal,"...

A damsel in distress who would rather not be saved. An oppressive king who means well. A hateful diatribe sung to the tune of a love song. Land pirates. Try as he may, Galavant, the title character...

I'm feeling lucky. All on black. From the tell-all trailer and type-castable title, we may think we know all there is to know about "The Gambler." Some idiot loses all his money at a poker table and...

A fan whirs overhead. The classroom is devoid of life. Then a guitar comes in, strumming with ease and subtlety. A kick drum and a bass vie for dominance over the low tones rounding out the sphere of sound....

"He helps me with emotional support. That's number one because, if you don't have that, you don't have anything," said Marvin Lomeli. Lomeli is one of the students whom Cary Milia, a guitar player and...

Heading a department is a bit like having a child. Once one takes on such a great responsibility, it becomes apparent that much love and care are necessary in order for it to realize its full potential. More...

Hai Nguyen escaped from the communist regime of Vietnam and now teaches chemistry at Carlmont High School. When Nguyen was growing up, he lived in a tent in a war refugee camp with his ten siblings....

On Sept. 11, Edward Smart's wife gave birth to a baby girl. Smart has been teaching instrumental music at Carlmont for the past couple years, ever since the program expanded enough to necessitate an...