This Thursday marks the beginning of an exciting Luis Buñuel tribute weekend at the American Cinematheque. Six of the director's films, including his groundbreaking collaboration with Salvador Dali, the surrealist short "Un Chien Andalou," will be featured at both the Egyptian and Aero theaters. more ›

You may have turned a corner recently and encountered the soft, slightly doleful stare of the late Dennis Hopper. We'd heard word about the citywide Hopper takeover, but he still managed to sneak up on one of our Venice-based editors just one block from her apartment this morning. During an AM stroll, she met his gaze and found herself happily face to face with one of her favorite actors. more ›

If you've been waiting for the hype to die down and waiting for the crowds to thin before visiting the Lawrence Weiner retrospective, you've almost waited too long. Weiner's conceptual art show at the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA ends on Monday and this weekend is your last chance to get in and see As Far As the Eye Can See before all those fancy words are stripped from the walls and floors and ceilings. more ›