While Hollywood producers are flocking to Canada to lessen production costs, one Canadian producer is heading to Hollywood to expand his production. Michael Maxxis is offering UCLA graduate students and alumni the opportunity to direct his second feature-length film, tentatively titled “Boxing With God,” a gritty street drama about a boxer struggling with his wife’s tragic death. Read more...

A group composed of cello, violin, bass, percussion and voice usually conjures the image of chamber musicians. But the four women of Agua de Coco, who perform tonight at 6 p.m. Read more...

The unusual sounds and arrangements of Indian classical music often surprise and fascinate first-time listeners. Although pop artists like the Beatles and Sting have brought the culture’s richly emotional tones into the Western mainstream, many people have still not heard the inspiring art form. Read more...

After “Barbershop 2: Back in Business” finished first at the box office last weekend, Westwood’s own Oakley’s barbershop gets to bask in a little of the film’s success. Read more...

Now that I think about it, before last Sunday I’d never watched an entire Grammy Awards telecast. Actually, I still haven’t. I just couldn’t make it. Read more...

“The Dreamers” Directed by Bernardo Bertolucci Fox Searchlight Pictures The fact that Fox Searchlight Pictures has dared to release an uncut, overtly (if not overly) sexual Bernardo Bertolucci film and appropriately label it as such ““ the film received the rare NC-17 rating from the Motion Picture Association ““ is exciting. Read more...

Creme Blush Silverlake Lounge Feb. 18, 8 p.m. Hot girls from New York with new wave haircuts will make you dance and most likely have far cooler shoes than anyone in the club. Read more...