Regarding “Gen Z Rises Boldly After Tragedy” [Feb. 24]: It is yet to be proved whether Generation Z represents a changing of the guard. A massive march does not necessarily indicate what they are going to do, or will be capable of doing in the future. These are just high school kids and they still....

The week before the Academy Awards ceremony can be a hectic time in Hollywood, a mad rush of events. One day before Sunday’s Oscars show, comedians Nick Kroll and John Mulaney will be hosting the Film Independent Spirit Awards for the second year in a row. Taking place during the afternoon in a...

Do classical music people still look down on music composed for film? It was a question considered by Laura Karpman, an Emmy-winning composer and one of the curators of "The Oscar Concert" on Wednesday night at Walt Disney Concert Hall. "It's an old way of thinking," Karpman said before the co..

With the clock ticking down to the Academy Awards telecast, there were no glamorous ball gowns or golden statuettes to be seen backstage at the Dolby Theater late this week. Before any stars turned up to rehearse for Sunday’s ceremony, crew members were busy putting the finishing touches on the...

Across Times, Bodies and Space: Films by Vivienne Dick A collection of work by Irish feminist and experimental filmmaker Vivienne Dick, from her 1970s “No Wave” Super 8 films through her more recent digital videos. Discussion with Dick and author Vera Dika. REDCAT, Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theate..

Paul Tollett, the president of Los Angeles-based concert promoter Goldenvoice, has outlined the future of the company’s tastemaking FYF Festival, which occurs annually in the area surrounding the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and last year featured headliners Missy Elliott, Frank Ocean, Bjork and...

Talking to academy members the past couple of weeks, I heard an earful about all the problems they had with various best picture contenders — “Why’d she have to … that fish?” lamented one voter of “The Shape of Water’s” interspecies sex scene — but not so much about the ways they loved the nominated..