The bright lights of Broadway are flashing. Consider them warning lights. UCLA graduate theater student Jodie Langel’s new tell-all book on the ins and outs of life on Broadway might ultimately celebrate that life ““ as do hundreds of other books already on the shelves. Read more...

Those who ordinarily could care less about Greek mythology may find themselves showing a bit of interest on Friday. Wolfgang Petersen’s much anticipated blockbuster, “Troy,” is based on Homer’s “Iliad,” the epic story of the Trojan War. Read more...

DRITA: The Albanian Folk Orchestra Fowler Museum Today, 6 p.m. DRITA, meaning “the light,” will perform Albanian traditional music and songs from all regions of Albania, using clarinet, accordion, violin, dajre, llaute and cifteli. Read more...

“In America” Ackerman Grand Ballroom Today and Friday, 7 and 9:30 p.m. Though Samantha Morton and Djimon Hounsou were nominated for acting Oscars this year, the real star of the movie is Jim Sheridan’s screenplay, written with the help of his daughters Naomi and Kirsten. Read more...

“Coffee and Cigarettes” Directed by Jim Jarmusch United Artists Never has a little nicotine and tobacco been so filling. “Coffee and Cigarettes,” the new film by director Jim Jarmusch, presents a look at daily life in the form of many short black-and-white vignettes, all interconnected by the presence of the two little title addictions. Read more...

While Cox Arquette did manage to rake in a little dough with the “Scream” movies, her film career has never taken off the way it has for some of her co-stars (as anyone who saw “3000 Miles to Graceland” can attest). Read more...

In the high-stakes world of competitive book collecting, everyone is a wild card and anyone can be a dark horse. Now that sounds like my kind of competition. Read more...