The first AFI FEST (then known as Filmex) began on Nov. 4, 1971, with the premiere of Peter Bogdanovich’s “The Last Picture Show.” The film went on to be nominated for eight Oscars, winning two. Read more...

For unconventional classical music ensemble Bang on a Can, the context of the works it selects to perform holds nearly the same importance as the quality of the works themselves. Read more...

The electro rhythms of French pop-rock group Air will fill Royce Hall on Nov. 12-13 as the soundtrack to Ballet Preljocaj’s “Near Life Experience.” Whimsical rock musicians Jean-Benoit Dunckel and Nicolas Godin of Air, who wrote the music for “The Virgin Suicides” in 2000, have composed a completely original soundtrack for the bold new ballet by Angelin Preljocaj. Read more...

Not too long ago, I found myself participating in a history-steeped college tradition”“ sitting around with a bunch of guys doing nothing before a night out ““ when someone’s cell phone went off. Read more...

Hundreds of Los Angeles celebrity magazines won’t give you half the intimate details of watching some of the most important artists of the country in their open conversations at the UCLA Hammer Museum. Read more...

Jake, Construction is always happening on campus, and the workers use up valuable space for parking. Right now, the grassy area by the Medical Plaza (on Gayley and Le Conte avenues) has been overtaken and paved to accommodate the construction workers for the new hospital. Read more...

In the beginning of his one-man show “Flow,” Will Power describes the perplexing appearance of a man he saw on the street. “He had an afro on the side and a Jerry Curl in the back!” he exclaims, horrified at this man’s conflicting hairstyles. Read more...