This Halloween I’d like to get everyone in the spirit of things with this terrifying fact: Over half of all murders happen in the bathroom. Well, at least half of all murder scenes from horror films happen in the bathroom, according to an advertisement for the American Movie Classics channel. Read more...

Laughter rather than terror is what UCLA Live is trying to inspire in its audiences this Halloween, thanks to a new twist on the classic 1950s horror flick “Creature from the Black Lagoon.” The film, along with its terrifying title character known as the “gill-man,” will resurface from murky waters during its screening, Oct. Read more...

If getting the standard rock-quartet together to practice isn’t easy, imagine preparing 82 students for an orchestral performance. The UCLA Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by Jon Robertson, is playing tonight at Schoenberg Auditorium at 8:00 p.m. Read more...

With film score writers battling computer programs to have their music played in a movie, and with their artistic creativity limited both by budgets and the whims of the directors and producers who control their projects, composers may be left wondering in what direction their art is heading. Read more...

If it’s true that art students constantly search for the authentic, they might want to take a break on Oct. 22. In Royce Hall, “Masked Rituals of Kerala, India” might just be the most authentic thing in Los Angeles on a Friday night. Read more...

Some say imitation is the best form of flattery. If this is the case, then Americans have been paying foreign filmmakers the biggest compliment to date. Read more...

Larry Flynt’s office looks as gaudy and flashy as you would expect of a porn king ““ but the mahogany desks are real wood, and the gold leaf isn’t spray-painted yellow. Read more...