Most leading actors demand millions of dollars to star in films. Filmmaker Larry Blamire found one for only $98. “The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra,” a spoof on old B-movies, features a fake skeleton that Blamire purchased off eBay in the title role. Read more...

Getting young people excited about classical music can be difficult. In an effort to interest a wider audience, tonight’s chambermusic@ucla faculty concert will include student performers and an eclectic music selection. Read more...

“Miracle” Directed by Gavin O’Connor Walt Disney Pictures I know almost nothing about sports, but I love sports movies. “Miracle” is a big, old-fashioned, red-blooded sports movie that wears its heart on its sleeve, the kind that makes grown men cry. Read more...

Play it again, Sam. Returning to the stage after a successful 2002 debut at the Los Angeles Theatre Center, and currently playing at the Geffen Playhouse through Feb. Read more...

Isamu Noguchi Japanese American National Museum Feb. 7 through May 30 To celebrate what would be Noguchi’s 100th birthday, an exhibition of modern Japanese ceramics organized by the Smithsonian is the perfect gift for the artist and museum-goers. Read more...

When Cary Long, owner of the sci-fi-themed Nova Express Cafe in Hollywood, moved from Berkeley to Los Angeles 14 years ago, he carried with him a passion for the Bay Area’s literati-independent coffeehouse culture and planted it between a barbershop and a pharmacy on Fairfax Avenue. Read more...

Film School The Cooperage Feb. 6, 8 p.m. With a moody and dynamic palette of sounds, Film School is sure to win over the hearts of arty pretentious types everywhere. Read more...