WEEK IN PREVIEW

MOVIES

“American History X,” a drama about the consequences of prejudice, stars Edward Norton (facing camera) and Edward Furlong as brothers in a family torn apart by hate. Also featuring, from left, Beverly D’Angelo and Jennifer Lien, the film, directed by Tony Kaye, opens Wednesday.

THEATER

A Noise Within presents Lillian Hellman’s “Another Part of the Forest,” about a father’s underhanded dealings at the end of the Civil War that were the groundwork for the machinations of his avaricious “Little Foxes” 20 years later. The two plays run in repertory beginning Friday.

ART

Breathing new life into the historic Art Deco May Co. department store, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art opens LACMA West today, a satellite space for the Southwest Museum’s renowned collections of Native American art as well as an alternate exhibition space for the county museum itself.

MUSIC

Meeting of Angels, at Irvine Barclay Theatre Friday, matches the classical Indian ragas of sitar player Ustad Nishat Khan and the Gregorian chant of France’s Ensemble Gilles Binchois--two traditions that share modality, spirituality and ethereal sound, and which may have similar origins.

MUSIC

With sets and costumes refurbished since 1990, L.A. Opera’s production of Verdi’s “Falstaff” returns to the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion on Wednesday, through Nov. 14. Baritone Gregory Yurisich, above, sings the title role; his adversarial merry wives are Ashley Putnam, Suzanna Guzman and Stephanie Blythe.

POP MUSIC

It’s been a while since the KISS army has had occasion to mobilize, but with the original foursome back in full makeup, and with the added incentive of the Smashing Pumpkins as opening act, Dodger Stadium looks like a fine place for the hard-rock squadrons to bivouac on Halloween night.

JAZZ

A hero in the jazz world after winning the annual Thelonious Monk contest a few years ago, Joshua Redman remains one of the most popular players in modern jazz. The tenorman brings his enthusiastic group to the Henry Fonda Theatre on Friday night for some straight-ahead improvising.

VIDEO

Christina Ricci came into her own with her astonishing portrayal of an amoral pregnant teenager who plays havoc on several lives in Don Roos’ biting black comedy “The Opposite of Sex.” The film, which also stars Lyle Lovett and Lisa Kudrow, makes its debut at video stores on Tuesday.

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Early Warning: D.L. Coburn’s Pulitzer-winning drama “The Gin Game” will play Dec. 1-13 at the Wilshire Theatre, with Julie Harris and Charles Durning.