As if Wes Anderson didn't already have the undying respect of fanboys across the world for directing Bottle Rocket, Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums and The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, he has now done the ultimate: convinced Natalie Portman to do her first nude scene for his short, The Hotel Chevalier. The film is a companion piece to Anderson's forthcoming The Darjeeling Limited and stars Portman and Jason Schwartzman. They are ex-lovers who meet......

TUESDAY • Show up when doors open at 8 PM to see Broken Social Scene with Feist at the Henry Fonda Theater. Tickets are $23. • Andy Bell (of Erasure) will be putting together a DJ set, along with Cooler Kids present boygirL and DJ Scarlett Casanova tonight at the Knitting Factory. Tickets are $15 and the show starts at 8 PM. • The New Beverly Cinema has a double feature of Bottle Rocket......

Things are still moving slowly—rain notwithstanding—as everyone recovers from the holiday weekend, so tonight sounds quiet. LAist will certainly be home, curled up watching "House" to keep away from the damp and any residual holiday traffic. All this month, Helen Stellar will be the Monday night house band at The Echo. Admission is free and tonight's openers are Gliss and Univac. At the New Beverly Cinema, tonight is a Wes Anderson double feature with......