Against the advice of Samuel Goldwyn Jr., UCLA screenwriting graduate student Michael Bucklin has decided what to do with his $10,000 Samuel Goldwyn Award prize. “I finally get to buy a car,” Bucklin said with his arms in the air, as if from a Toyota commercial. Read more...

There is a new era dawning on the music video horizon. And it’s pixilated. “My heroes were all filmmakers, like Spielberg,” said Joseph Kahn, the man behind Eminem’s “Without Me” and Destiny’s Child’s “Say My Name.” “But I think the new filmmakers today are finding different types of heroes, a different mentality.” This new mentality will be shown at the sixth annual RESFEST, showcasing innovative features, shorts and music videos involving digital production. Read more...

When America’s comedy becomes too homogenous, it’s time to bring in a specialized international task force to overhaul the situation. The self-proclaimed Ambassadors of Comedy, consisting of comedians from Vietnam, Bangladesh, Iran, the Virgin Islands and the Phillipines, will convene at the Cooperage tonight from 7-9 p.m. Read more...

For anyone unfamiliar with the Universal CityWalk, tucked right beside Universal Studios in Hollywood, it is a monument to excess. Everything is big. And loud. It’s just past 9 p.m., and not many people are around before the buses come. Read more...

Seventh game of the World Series: six words that meant absolutely nothing to Acoustic Live organizers, fans and performers. The last and most important baseball game of the season played second fiddle to the Acoustic Live Finals at the Westwood Brewing Company Sunday night. Read more...

Filmmaking dynasties don’t get much more prestigious than Samuel Goldwyn’s. Samuel Goldwyn Jr. still runs the company his father built, grandson Tony Goldwyn directs and acts, and together they run the annual Samuel Goldwyn Writing Awards. Read more...

Though the El Capitan Theater was flooded with laughter not screams Friday night, the three Tim Burton films that were shown and will continue to be through Halloween were perfectly suited for the season. Read more...