“Secretary” and “Boogie Nights” Ackerman Grand Ballroom March 4-5, 7 and 9:30 p.m. While more people are probably familiar with P.T. Anderson’s “Boogie Nights” than with Steven Shainberg’s bizarre love story about a sadistic lawyer (James Spader) and his pain-loving secretary (Maggie Gyllenhaal), that doesn’t mean there’s no reason to see it. Read more...

Actors normally don’t take snapshots of each other during rehearsal, but for UCLA dorm residents acting in English Professor Frederick Burwick’s theatrical production, every moment of this rare experience must be captured. Read more...

Zero 7 “When It Falls” Elektra Subtle seduction and smooth sophistication are much sexier than overt licentiousness. This defines U.K. band Zero 7’s cooler-than-Mod Squad cool, bedroom-intimate, mid-tempo, chill out music. Read more...

Filmmaker Cynthia Newport has had dance in her blood since she first stepped onto a dance floor. Now she has a film to show for it. Read more...

Imitation is said to be the most sincere form of flattery. But in the arena of cover songs, imitation can be a source of annoyance. This feeling becomes magnified when the cover sounds similar to the original and dominates the radio airwaves. Read more...

The Zombies walk again. Vocalist Colin Blunstone and keyboardist Rod Argent, both 58, resurrected their 1960s British pop group for their first tour in 30 years, stopping at the Key Club last Friday night. Read more...

There’s more to Ludwig van Beethoven than Für Elise and the infamous four-note introduction to Symphony No. 5. In fact, among his catalog of works that number into the hundreds, Beethoven wrote 17 string quartets. Read more...