“Elf,” despite several funny scenes, is short of a decent plot. When the laughs die down, the film becomes harder to watch than a Jared Subway commercial. Read more...

The average rap song exists for one reason: “Shake ya tail feather!” proclaims Nelly and P. Diddy’s hit from last summer. The dance floor is all well and good, but sometimes you want more out of your music. Read more...

Sunday afternoon, a series of on-campus events paying tribute to the Maquiladores murders of Juarez came to a close with a lecture introducing artist Veronica Castillo’s altarpiece “Lamento por las Mujeres de Juarez (Elegy for the Women of Juarez).” More than 300 women in Mexico have been murdered over the past 10 years in what remains an unsolved mystery. Read more...

Halloween at Citywalk Universal Studios Oct. 31, 4:30 p.m. For those with a sweet tooth and an undying jones for trick-or-treating, the Willy Wonka Candy Co. Read more...

Estradosphere 14 Below Nov. 1 Rock ‘n’ roll buried under violins, trumpets, saxophones and banjos, and smothered in jazz, metal, Nintendo music and bluegrass. In a word, experimental. Read more...

At 85, jazz legend and UCLA Professor Gerald Wilson is showing no signs of slowing down. On Monday, Nov. 3, The Gerald Wilson Orchestra will perform at The Jazz Bakery at 8 p.m. Read more...

Piercing screams echoed throughout the halls of the Mount Hollywood Congregational Church as Lucy Westenra slowly reached her death. Two minutes later, she rose from her grave only because the setting needed to be changed. Read more...