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What distinguishes director and star Bradley Cooper’s new rendition is his desire to tease out and explore the volcanic, passionate and fatal link between the characters who form the epicenter of these pre-existing 12 notes.

And happy October! Halloween season is upon us, and so is your chance to celebrate National Pickled Peppers Month or American Cheese Month. On a more serious note, though, October is also a time to try to make the world a better place — it’s National Domestic Violence Awareness Month and Bullying Prevention Month, among many other things.

I don’t know about you, but I’m excited for UC Berkeley classes to start back up this Wednesday. But first, there are two days left of summer break, and I plan to make the most of them.

Sporadic incident can make for great pulp, but “Pacific Rim: Uprising” is too characterless to find worth in such wonkiness.

With this week’s picks, the Arts & Entertainment staff presents local attractions designed to keep you from getting bored.

Theaters aren’t going anywhere, at least for Berkeley. The city’s cinema scene has managed to exist outside the typical film industry narrative.

This week, catch a film about the brain. Amid the escapism of film, take time to learn more about the Berkeley community.

I see dead people, and you know damn well why. But not all is lost — here are some movie recommendations for when you want to take a much-deserved break.

“One of the things I've noticed is, the films have allowed audiences who didn't feel welcome in comics spaces to start reading,” said Juliette Capra, events manager of Fantastic Comics.