Archive for Monday, May 12, 2008
Calendar’s Calendar
First chances, last chances and what not to miss today
First chances, last chances and what not to miss today
Fargo (1996) This Ethan and Joel Coen film was nominated for seven Oscars, including best picture. It won for its screenplay and Frances McDormand’s performance as policewoman Marge Gunderson. William H. Macy and Steve Buscemi also star. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Samuel Goldwyn Theater, 8949 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills. 7 p.m. $3 to $5. (310) 247-3600.
American Graffiti (1973) Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, Cindy Williams, Charles Martin Smith, Paul Le Mat, Mackenzie Phillips, Wolfman Jack, and future stars Harrison Ford and Suzanne Somers re-create teen life in early 1960s California. AFI at ArcLight Sherman Oaks 15301 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks. 7:30 p.m. $9 to $11.50. (323) 464-1478.
Tierney Sutton & the Chris Walden Big Band The two-time Grammy-nominated jazz singer Sutton is with Walden’s big band this time. Jazz Bakery, 3233 Helms Ave., Culver City. 8 and 9:30 p.m. $15-$30. (310) 271-9039.
Med Flory’s SuperSax Jazz Wave Big Band Flory’s SuperSax is a five sax nonet that was originally dedicated to performing the harmonized solos of Charlie Parker. The band is expanded to 15 pieces for this night. Charlie O’s, 13725 Victory Blvd., Van Nuys. 8 p.m. $20. (818) 994-3058.
- Phil Hill, 81; first U.S.-born driver to win Formula One title
- LAX workers go on strike, threatening Labor Day weekend travel
- 99 Cents Only retail chain may face price hike
- LAPD on the hunt for serial killer
- Home of the Week
- With Palin, McCain changes the equation
- Brand DNA and the prototypical Porsche
- Private eye Anthony Pellicano, attorney Christensen convicted of wiretap plot
- The joke is on Dodgers' owners Frank and Jamie McCourt
- Texas delegate waited a lifetime for Obama's moment
- Palin has risen quickly from PTA to VP pick
- Plane landing at Bob Hope Airport in Burbank crashes
- Yucatan beheadings offer a grim lesson
- NFL rookies from USC, UCLA find their way
- McCain's Palin surprise has journalists abuzz
- The perils of Palin
- Obama campaign buoyed by convention
- UCLA accused of illegal admissions practices
- Missing girl's mother held
- Italy mobsters block efforts to clean up toxic trash heaps
