Sam Beam is out of a job. But what he’s lost in salary, the former film professor at the Miami International University of Art & Design, is making up for with record sales. Read more...

“Big Fish” Ackerman Grand Ballroom April 8-9, 7 and 9:30 p.m. If you missed Tim Burton’s lesson in fantasy filmmaking when it was competing with Oscar films in December, you can catch it now. Read more...

Musicians come from all walks of life, even from the sports world. But the results are, as they were in Shaq’s rap career, often less than great. Read more...

Outstanding young musicians find inspiration, camaraderie and experience by playing in the American Youth Symphony orchestra, a group with arguably the best talent performing locally next to the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Read more...

Americans may be familiar with films from countries like France, Germany and Italy, but the UCLA Film and Television Archive hopes to show that other nations also have thriving film communities. Read more...

As spring dawns on most of the United States, the weather in Los Angeles doesn’t really change. Thankfully, we have Hollywood to mimic the seasons for us. Read more...

Slime isn’t the only thing green about Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards. The 17th annual awards show, held at Pauley Pavillion on Saturday, did more than draw a few A-list celebs and 50,000 screaming kids: It raised a lot of money. Read more...