“Secretary” and “Boogie Nights” Ackerman Grand Ballroom March 4-5, 7 and 9:30 p.m. While more people are probably familiar with P.T. Anderson’s “Boogie Nights” than with Steven Shainberg’s bizarre love story about a sadistic lawyer (James Spader) and his pain-loving secretary (Maggie Gyllenhaal), that doesn’t mean there’s no reason to see it. Read more...

There’s more to Ludwig van Beethoven than Für Elise and the infamous four-note introduction to Symphony No. 5. In fact, among his catalog of works that number into the hundreds, Beethoven wrote 17 string quartets. Read more...

Among the ever increasing tide of rappers-turned-actors working today, Snoop Dogg is probably not known as the most accomplished ““ at least in regard to the acting side of his career. Read more...

At this point, I think it’s fair to say sororities everywhere have had time enough to cry over the sugary-sweet finale of “Sex and the City.” The girls from New York are finally giving up their HBO spotlight to the boys from New Jersey. Read more...

While American film companies frequently ignore foreign films without a clear American market, the UCLA Film and Television Archive is making sure one experienced foreign filmmaker isn’t being left out. Read more...

While traditional museum exhibits display art on white walls in square-shaped rooms, the “Rewarding Lives” installation of Annie Leibovitz’s photographs presents art in spherical spaces to complement the two-dimensional photographs. Read more...

To a certain UCLA professor, Louis Armstrong’s sense of humor may have been as great as his musical genius. For the recording of his classic “What A Wonderful World,” Armstrong invited a live audience in to watch the musicians. Read more...