L.A. movie premieres are always crawling with celebrities and other notables, but some premieres have featured important cast members, who are not given top billing: cars. Read more...

“The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers” Starring Elijah Wood, Ian McKellan Directed by Peter Jackson 3.5 Paws As the second installment of the famed Tolkien trilogy, “The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers” focuses on the now-shattered fellowship of warriors chosen to return the One Ring to Mount Doom in order to destroy it. Read more...

ART “¢bull; Jennifer Steinkamp will lecture at UCLA Hammer Museum from 7-8 p.m on Dec. 5. Free. “¢bull; Artist Dave Muller will present a slide lecture at Hammer Dec. Read more...

Murder, insanity, sex and a robotic monkey had the crowd standing in applause last night at the premiere of “Woyzeck,” which will run through Dec. 15 at the Freud Playhouse. Read more...

While many may only associate Yiddish culture with short catchphrases such as “putz” and “chutzpah,” a weeklong event starting next Friday, “The Art of Yiddish ““ A Tour de Force,” hopes to shed more light on the often forgotten culture and its history. Read more...

Though different in style, the Japanese and American cultures share an affinity that runs deeper than baseball and Pokemon. And though cartoons are rarely taken seriously in America, the merits of anime are starting to change perceptions as they make their way west. Read more...

Forbidden love and exorcism help marry Yiddish and Japanese traditions in a unique theatrical experiment that fuses two distinct cultures into one tale. As part of the UCLA Symposium on Israeli Theater, actors will demonstrate sequences from “The Dybbuk,” a Yiddish tale that uses Noh acting technique (traditional Japanese style of theater), staging and props. Read more...