For cinematographer Laszlo Kovacs, there exists a sort of “pay it forward” mentality in regards to the film industry. Because his teacher taught him in Hungary, he has promised to educate the next generation of filmmakers in return. Read more...

Indian Cinema Lecture Fowler Museum April 22, 7 p.m. UCLA English Professor Joseph Nagy and Assistant Professor Yogita Goyal explain why Bollywood is becoming increasingly prominent in the United States. Read more...

For a composing musician, genre can be a sensitive subject. Take ethnomusicology graduate student Martha Mavroidi, whose Balkan jazz ensemble will perform tonight at the Fowler Museum. Read more...

It seemed that success was never hard to come by for composer Henry Mancini. Before his death in 1994, he left his mark on countless classic films, contributing to the Hollywood pantheon everything from the tenor sax riff of “The Pink Panther” theme song to “Moon River” from “Breakfast at Tiffany’s.” Yet with all his successes in the film scoring industry, composer Henry Mancini was aware of its highly competitive, cutthroat nature. Read more...

Sugarcult “Palm Trees and Power Lines” Fearless Regardless of relying on every pop-punk convention ever conceived, Sugarcult’s new album, “Palm Trees and Power Lines,” might bring some needed credibility back to a genre that has been hijacked by tattooed boy bands and MTV in the past few years. Read more...

Correction appended For Frank Rudow,German-born multi-instrumentalist of the Spanish rock band Manta Ray, April 14 was the longest day in his life. After touching down from a 34-hour flight from Europe, Rudow found himself surrounded by the greenery and suburbs of Oregon, excited to be in the Western Hemisphere for the first time to begin the band’s first U.S. Read more...

For many people, the word retirement conjures up an image of a poolside house in Palm Springs where a game of tennis or bridge is the most important activity on the daily agenda. Read more...