One of Arnold Schwarzenegger's most famous one-liners will be back for generations to come, now that 1984's "The Terminator" has been selected for preservation in the nation's film archive. ...more

December 30, 2008

Last year was the big band theory. The first-ever Taste of Jazz featured mostly old-school jazz performers occupying the main and secondary stages. ...more

November 2, 2008

Like fishnet stockings and kinky boots, "The Rocky Horror Show" has yet to go out of style. It can't, not with the legion of fans that flock to see Richard O'Brien's cult classic year after year. Camp works, and so does the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center's production of the cult classic. ...more

October 9, 2008

The greatest story ever told must be pretty darn good; it's been retold too many times to count and still going strong. So when Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice created the rock opera "Jesus Christ Superstar," brought to stage in 1971, they were nearly guaranteed an instant hit. ...more

June 26, 2008

The greatest story ever told must be pretty darn good; it's been retold too many times to count and still going strong. So when Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice created the rock opera "Jesus Christ Superstar," first released as a double album in 1970 and brought to stage in 1971, they were nearly guaranteed an instant hit. Despite backlash from religious groups, five Tony Award nominations, a film adaptation and numerous subsequent stage productions proved Webber and Rice knew what they were doing. ...more

June 24, 2008

Sweeney Todd first appeared in 19th century British lore, a vengeful barber with a penchant for meat pies. He re-emerged in Stephen Sondheim's 1979 Tony Award-winning musical, "Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street." ...more

May 4, 2008

Actor Brad Renfro, whose career began promisingly with a childhood role in "The Client" but rapidly faded as he struggled with drugs and alcohol, was found dead Tuesday in his home. He was 25. ...more

January 16, 2008

Johnny Depp has been busier than any pirate in the Caribbean, and that could be why the downtown Los Angeles loft he bought in the fall for nearly $2 million is still vacant. ...more

January 12, 2008

Joel and Ethan Coen's western noir "No Country for Old Men" was the big winner Monday at the 13th annual Critics' Choice Awards at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium. ...more

January 10, 2008

The sons of a former harmonica player want to pass along hundreds of his instruments to troops overseas. ...more

November 26, 2007