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FILM & TV: After the War, Before the Wall: German Cinema,
1945-1960 UCLA Archive April 26-29

The UCLA Film and Television Archive’s film series
continues with films made in Germany’s reconstructionist
period. They recoil from the war and Nazism in different ways; the
heimatfilms such as “Sissi” show a fantasy pre-war
idyllic world while “The Murderers are Among Us” is a
postwar film about picking up after the psychological chaos of the
Holocaust. Tickets are $7 and $5 for students. “My
Schoolmate” and “The Hooligans” screen April 24,
while “I Often Think of Piroschka” and
“Sissi” screen April 26. “Bonjour Kathrin”
and “Kirmes” screen April 27, and “The Murderers
are Among Us” and “The Blum Affair” screen April
29. Go to www.cinema.ucla.edu or call (310) 206-FILM for more
info.

The Legacy of Rainer Werner Fassbinder Los Angeles County Museum
of Art April 24-26

Fassbinder was one of the most prolific filmmakers of his time
and certainly one of Germany’s most important. Films from his
late career are being screened each night at 7:30 p.m. Saturday
night also features “Imitation of Life,” a film by
Fassbinder’s friend Douglas Sirk. General admission is $8 and
$6 for students with ID. Tickets can be purchased at the box office
or by calling 1″“877″“522″“6225. For more info, go
to www.lacma.org.

Gloria Grahame, Woody Allen and David Lynch New Beverly Theater
April 25-26

The New Beverly Theater features classic films. Grahame will be
seen in “The Big Heat” and “In a Lonely
Place” on April 24. Two of Lynch’s enigmatic classics,
“Wild at Heart” and “Blue Velvet,” will
screen April 25 and 26. Allen is providing the general hilarity
with his takes on Latin American politics in “Bananas”
and redubbed Japanese spy movie, “What’s Up, Tiger
Lily?” screening April 27-29. Tickets are $6 for general
admission and $5 for students. Screenings are shown in double bills
at various times. Call (323) 938-4038 or go to
www.michaelwilliams.com/beverlycinema for more details.

“Treasure Planet” James Bridges Theater April 25

It’s not so much a magic carpet ride as it is a science
fiction spaceship treasure hunt, but this revision of
“Treasure Island” is enjoyable enough. Screening for
free through the Graduate Student Association, the film is good
family fare. Tickets are free at the box office in the James
Bridges Theater. Screening begins at 7:30 p.m. April 25, and the
box office opens an hour before showtime. Call (310) 206-8512 or
visit www.gsa.asucla.edu/~melnitz for more details.

MUSIC: Asha LA Vocal Concert Tom Bradley International Hall
April 26

Asha is a non-profit action group that strives to provide basic
education to underprivileged children in India. This concert is the
first of its kind at UCLA. It features Rose Muralikrishnan, one of
the leading vocalists in South Indian Carnatic Music tradition.

chambermusic@ucla Schoenberg Hall April 24

This is part of a yearlong series that celebrates the talents of
the music department faculty. Tonight they perform the music of
Bartok and Poulenc. Tickets are $10, $7 for students and seniors.
Call the CTO at 310-825-2101 for more information.

Matt Sharp Kerckhoff Grand Salon April 29

The former Weezer bassist/Rentals frontman will be previewing
material off his upcoming solo debut along with Rentals material.
With the night dubbed “Pillowcore,” attendants are
encouraged to bring their own pillows for a laid back night of laid
back music.

Annie Lennox Royce Hall April 29

Former Eurythmics leader, and “Walking on Broken
Glass” hitmaker is on tour in anticipation of her
soon-to-be-released long player “Bare.” She will make a
stop at campus next week. It will be her first set of new material
since 1995’s “Medusa,” which featured the hit
“No More “˜I Love You’s.'”

Cursive, No Knife, Books on Tape El Rey April 25

Cursive’s emotive indie-rock stylings have been molded
into a steady combination of passion and pop songcraft, and their
latest Saddle Creek-released offering, “The Ugly
Organ,” is a testament to their ambition and creative fervor.
L.A.-based Todd Drootin, as Books on Tape, is sure to get the night
grooving with his spastic electronic antics.

Sarah Conley and Court Alexander The Fowler Museum April 24

If you just can’t wait until next Friday’s Spring
Sing and you have to get your ears on some UCLA singer-songwriters,
the Fowler Museum is giving you the chance as it brings students
Sarah Conley and Court Alexander to perform as part of the Fowler
Out Loud! series tonight at 6 p.m.

THeater & Arts: “Crazy Money” UCLA’s
Little Theater April 24-26

M.F.A. student Natalia Futasova directs 19th Century Russian
playwright Alexander Ostrovsky’s comedy. In a play combining
money, love, obsession and deception with the top-notch savvy of
the theater department, how can you go wrong? For more information
call the CTO (310) 825-2101. April 24, 25 and 26 at 8 p.m.

M.F.A. Exhibition No. 3 New Wight Gallery April 24-May 8

This is third in a series of Master of Fine Arts exhibitions of
work by 2003 M.F.A. candidates from the UCLA Department of Art.
Nancy de Holl, Sara Jordeno, Antonio Adriano Puleo and Michael
Rashkow showcase their artwork. Free admission. Opening Reception:
5 to 8 p.m., April 24, New Wight Gallery, 11000 Kinross Ave.
Gallery hours: 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

WAC Senior Projects: Group D Kinross Building April 28

At 2 p.m. in the 126 Kinross Building, world arts and cultures
senior-year undergraduate students present their performances,
installations and presentations. Free (seating is limited).

Bill Viola: The Passions The Getty Center Through April 27

This weekend marks your last chance to experience the emotional
roller coaster of Bill Viola’s video installations at the
Getty. They are inspired by the medieval and renaissance art housed
by the Getty but, trust us, Viola has created works of video that
are all his own. Admission is free, parking is $5, no reservations
needed for students.

Ansel Adams at 100 LACMA Through April 27

This weekend is the last opportunity to see a retrospective of
more than 100 Ansel Adams photographs. This master American
photographer probably already has a black and white landscape up in
your apartment so here’s your chance to learn more about him.
Tickets are $10-15.

Lewis Hyde and Richard Rodriguez Hammer Museum April 24, 7
p.m.

As part of the Hammer’s free series of conversations, Hyde
and Rodriguez, the two writers who are known to challenge
conventions in Western Culture, will be speaking and bantering in
the museum. Hey, it’s free ““ and you just might learn
something.