» Angelica Cano

With monsters that crack jokes and feel sadness to a little boy who’s trapped between reality and his own imagination, “Where the Wild Things Are” brings a classic children’s book to life.

Housed at The Mirage Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, “LOVE,” a Cirque du Soleil show, creates a magical world where people defy gravity, space and reality.

Exquisite tropical locales and beautiful, bikini-clad women can’t rescue “Couples Retreat” from mediocrity.

While acts like the Barenaked Ladies and The Game drew in crowds at The Big Fresno Fair, many find something extra in the wide variety of grounds entertainment offered.

“Whip It,” the intelligent and authentic directorial debut from Drew Barrymore, tackles the raucous world of women’s roller derby and adolescence without breaking a sweat.

The debut album by indie powerhouse “Monsters of Folk”, released Sept. 22 on Shangri-La Music, expands beyond the genre but fails to excite eardrums.

Saturday marked the second annual Fresno Urban Sound Experience Festival, complete with more than 40 bands and DJs in seven downtown Fresno venues.

Ominous music plays as the camera pans around a dark house in the beginning of “Jennifer’s Body.”

On their third album, “Time to Die,” the Dodos gain a member but lose originality.