“Starsky & Hutch” Ackerman Grand Ballroom Today and Friday, 7:00 and 9:30 p.m. Campus Events’ unofficial Ben Stiller week begins with $2 screenings of this enjoyable, if uninspired, action-adventure buddy comedy. Read more...

“Il Trovatore” Composed by Giuseppe Verdi Dorothy Chandler Pavilion When an opera is on the list of standards for operatic repertoire, artists may find themselves looking for ways to give it a personal spin while preserving the originality of the piece. Read more...

The German philosopher Friedrich von Schelling once said that architecture is frozen music. This week, the Getty Center and the Los Angeles Philharmonic will complicate the analogy a bit and continue their groundbreaking collaboration on the Building Music Project, a series of symposia, panel discussions, lectures, and performances exploring the relationship between architecture and music. Read more...

Wilco “A Ghost Is Born” Nonesuch Every year, a handful of albums vie for places on critical top-10 lists, while some rare masterworks are so universally loved that their placement at the top is a crowning and not a contest. Read more...

“Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” Directed by Alfonso Cuarón Warner Bros. Pictures All the signs are there: Harry Potter is growing up. This third installment in the series of films based on the immensely popular books by J.K. Read more...

It all started something like this: Coworker: Let’s go skydiving. My head: Don’t say yes, don’t say yes. My mouth: Alright, let’s go. My head: Oh, crap. Read more...

Kill Verona “Trauma” Livewire Records With intense, driving guitars and emotional vocal delivery, Kill Verona’s new EP “Trauma” is a true gem in its genre. It is emo-rock, reminiscent of the early Get Up Kids, with an updated sound in the vein of Thursday and the Deftones. Read more...