Calendar

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.

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