Niels Mueller had nothing to do with his film being screened at AFI FEST. After premiering at this year’s Cannes Film Festival and securing nationwide release in January in addition to a Los Angeles release in late December (just in time for Oscar eligibility), “The Assassination of Richard Nixon” has bigger fish to fry. Read more...

It’s not every day you see effeminate goth rockers in leather pants open for The Flaming Lips. But such was the vibe at All Tomorrow’s Parties, a two-day rock festival on Nov. Read more...

Against all odds, they didn’t muck it up ““ not entirely at least. In the doomed world of sequels and their accompanying unrealistically high expectations, “Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason,” proves to be a distant second to the 2001 classic. Read more...

The first AFI FEST (then known as Filmex) began on Nov. 4, 1971, with the premiere of Peter Bogdanovich’s “The Last Picture Show.” The film went on to be nominated for eight Oscars, winning two. Read more...

For unconventional classical music ensemble Bang on a Can, the context of the works it selects to perform holds nearly the same importance as the quality of the works themselves. Read more...

The electro rhythms of French pop-rock group Air will fill Royce Hall on Nov. 12-13 as the soundtrack to Ballet Preljocaj’s “Near Life Experience.” Whimsical rock musicians Jean-Benoit Dunckel and Nicolas Godin of Air, who wrote the music for “The Virgin Suicides” in 2000, have composed a completely original soundtrack for the bold new ballet by Angelin Preljocaj. Read more...

Not too long ago, I found myself participating in a history-steeped college tradition”“ sitting around with a bunch of guys doing nothing before a night out ““ when someone’s cell phone went off. Read more...