THURSDAY
Oct. 4
FILM&TV
“Lars and the Real Girl”
James Bridges Theater
7:30 p.m., FREE
Everyone is buzzing about this heart-warming indie starring Academy Award nominee Ryan Gosling as an emotionally troubled man who falls for a life-size doll whom he thinks is a real woman.
“Wes Anderson Retrospective”
Aero Theater
7:30 p.m., $10
If you’re eagerly awaiting the release of “The Darjeeling Limited,” tomorrow wet your appetite with showings of “The Royal Tenenbaums,” “Rushmore.”
MUSIC
K. Sridhar
Skirball Cultural Center
8 p.m., $15-25
You’ll understand Sridhar’s Sufi training as his sarod plucking merges with mystical tabla percussion.
Black Label Society
House of Blues
8 p.m., $32.50
Where have all the guitar solos gone? To the House of Blues, to hang out with Zakk Wylde and Black Label Society.
THEATER&ARTS
“Seymour Hersh: The Road from 9/11 to Abu Ghraib and Beyond”
Royce Hall
8 p.m., $15 for students
As one of America’s most influential journalists, Hersh kicks off the UCLA Live’s Spoken Word series.
FRIDAY
Oct. 5
FILM&TV
“The Princess Bride”
Bing Theater @ LACMA
7:30 p.m., FREE
“Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father prepare to die.” Help celebrate the 20th anniversary of this ’80s cult classic.
“Clue”
Nuart Theater
Midnight, $9.50
Relive this lesser known but hilarious ’80s classic as part of the Nuart’s Cine Insomnia series.
MUSIC
Jon Brion
The Largo
9 p.m., $15
Jon Brion treats pop like a symphony ““ and he manages to improvise all night.
Metric
The Henry Fonda Theater
8 p.m., $16
They crusade against consumerism, but there’s nothing short of accessible in their perfectly packaged doses of rock.
THEATER&ARTS
“Spider Pavilion”
Natural History Museum
9:30 a.m. – 5 p.m., $6.50 students
Check to make sure your date isn’t arachnophobic before heading to this exhibit, which features hundreds of different species of spiders in a natural habitat.
SATURDAY
Oct. 6
FILM&TV
“Shriekfest 2007″
Raleigh Studios, Chaplin Theater
Noon, $8 per film
Catch a days worth of horrifying shorts and features as part of the Los Angeles Horror/Sci-fi Film Festival.
“Toyko Twilight”
Bing Theater @ LACMA
7:30 p.m., $6 for students
A black-and-white Yasujiro Ozu classic following two adult sisters dealing with the reappearance of the mother they’d long believed to be dead.
MUSIC
Detour Festival
Downtown Los Angeles
Noon, $35.50
Justice, Bloc Party, and a slew of 2007’s highlight acts head downtown for this year’s installment of LAWeekly’s Detour Festival.
Cheb I Sabbah
Temple Bar
9 p.m., $15
Cheb I’s technology may be modern, but the sounds he weaves into infectious dance grooves ““ like Arabic instrumentation and sacred Indian music ““ are ancient.
THEATER&ARTS
“Clay”
Kirk Douglas Theatre
2 and 8 p.m., $20-40
A one-man show of hip-hop and theater, “Clay” has made headlines for its innovative dance-performance style.
SUNDAY
Oct. 7
FILM&TV
“Kurt Cobain About a Son”
Nuart Theater
5 p.m., $9.50
The short life of late Nirvana frontman is told entirely in the musician’s own words thanks to 25 hours of never-before-heard interviews.
“Floating”
Billy Wilder Theater
7 p.m., FREE
As part of the “New Chinese Cinema” film series, the archive and Calarts present this film following the life of a rebellious alternative musician.
MUSIC
Turbonegro
Henry Fonda Theater
9 p.m., $18
Think indie-rock’s getting a little too sissy? Look no further than the bizarre Norwegian translation of punk and 80’s glamour that is Turbonegro.
The Shins
Greek Theater
7:30 p.m., $39.50
The Shins’ light and unassuming indie songwriting surprises with subtlety ““ and moments of full-on rock.
THEATER&ARTS
“It’s Magic!”
Kodak Theatre
7 p.m., $29.50 (balcony)
If you’re into tricks, illusions and stunts, come to this magical gala featuring several acclaimed magicians.