Lisa Jensen Online - Express

Hey, kids, check it out! Here's the cool new poster for Chasing Mavericks, which is the new title of the Jay Moriarty surf movie tha...

The debate over whether violent movies inspire real-life violence rages on in the wake of the mass murders last week at a midnight screeni...

Say you've got a budding young swashbuckler in your life. Maybe she or he has seen too many Pirates of the Caribbean sequels, but when...

It's back-to-basics in Cabrillo Stage's vivid, heartfelt 'Chorus Line' Talk about a singular sensation. When A Chorus Line...

Check it out! Today's Google Doodle is an homage to Gustav Klimt! As I mentioned in my recent post (see below), July 14 is the 150th a...

6-year-old heroine galvanizes magical bayou survival fable, 'Beasts of the Southern Wild' It's one of the most common plotline...

Christopher Moore is a merry madman. To call the Bay Area novelist a comic author does not begin to address the richness of his outrageous...

Searching for Klimt in Vienna with The Inconstant Traveler This week (July 14, 2012, to be exact) is the 150th anniversary of the birth...

Mother, daughter bond in fresh, funny, feminist 'Brave' There are so many fairy tales that feature a wicked stepmother, or abse...

Bookshop Santa Cruz unveils the Espresso Book Machine Coming soon to a bookstore near you: the future of bookselling. That's what Case...

More adventures with The Inconstant Traveler Since we were going to be as close as Prague, Art Boy also wanted to visit Vienna. His mai...

Just back from two weeks in the Old World, and I have something to declare: I am in love with Prague! If you ever get the chance to visit ...

Gems to look out for in the second wave of summer blockbusters We're still cleaning up the debris after the first tidal wave of blockb...

Only those whose entire idea of fairy tales comes from sugary Disney cartoons will be shocked by the dark, violent edge in Snow W...

Early production sketch of Princess Merida in Brave I admit, I'm not a big fan of weaponry. When the Southern guy on Antiques Roadsh...

A reader wrote that she'd like me to comment on the James Durbin's concert at the Boardwalk on May 19, and boy, would I love to ob...

The marvelous 14-year-old Michaela DePrince in First Position Future ballet stars shine in irresistible dance doc 'First Position ...

Cabrillo Stage is getting into a New York state of mind for its upcoming 2012 musical theater season. On deck for summer are two musical c...

Art Alert: only one month remains to catch up with a terrific traveling exhibit at the Legion of Honor, Golden Gate Park in SF. The Cult...

It was almost exactly one year ago today that Santa Cruz's own James Durbin came home to rock the Boardwalk with a vengeance after fin...