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JANELLE MONÁE’S STUNNING DEBUT

POP EXPERIMENTS: With “ArchAndroid,” Janelle Monae’s art matches her ambition every step of the way.

‘LION KING’ COMES TO OCPAC

ELTON: 12 years later, and the innovative musical is still running and receiving praise in local theaters.

‘PRINCE OF PERSIA: SANDS OF TIME’

PARKOUR: Obviously not a masterpiece, but this action-adventure is an enjoyable popcorn blockbuster at best.

By The Touch of a Hand

Tucked away under the shade of trees in a sequestered corner of Fashion Island, 100 pounds of clay wait for the touch of...

Still Keen On Keane?

DETOUR: No guitars, no problem? Not anymore; Keane¡¯s latest efforts on ¡°Night Train¡± are quickly derailed.

‘Macgruber’ Blows up, Literally

DYNAMITE: Bumbling wit and Reagan-era action are spoofed to the hilt with the latest movie spawned from an SNL sketch.

A County Darkly

“When we look at Orange County in particular or southern California in general, what do we see?” This question posed by Professor of English...

Sleigh Bells: Still Ringing In Our Ears

RILL RILL: The emerging metal-pop duo Sleigh Bells debuts with a sound as fresh as Christmas morning.

‘Robin Hood’ Fails To Steal Any Hearts

HEROES: Russel Crowe¡¯s rendition of the legendary English hero is too sad and flabby to pull off this Ridley Scott flick.

Oh My ‘God of War 3’

Gaming: The son of Zeus returns to kick some ancient ass in the third installment of the successful series.

Gogol Bordello’s ‘Hustle’ & Flow

gypsy punk: The charismatic Eugene Hutz gathers his immigrant companions for more rowdy music.

‘We End Up Together’

delight: The fun tunes and genre-bending of the New Pornographers blows this writer’s mind.

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