The Hilton Head Choral Society will perform two unpublished works by renowned American composer Paul Basler as part of its Musical Masterworks concert, "War and Peace," being presented April 11 and 12 at First Presbyterian Church on Hilton Head Island. (More)

A few key shows remain this week at the Savannah Music Festival: West Coast Jazz Meets Southern Swing (5: 30 p.m. Saturday at the Morris Center), and the Sparrow Quartet with Bela Fleck (Sunday at the Trustees Theater). (More)

March 24-April 4: During his first weekend on the job at Montoni's, Les, being a loser, finds quiet solitude in closing up shop. He wastes time rummaging through various bric-a-brac, racking up the overtime. Funky's retribution will no doubt be swift and fierce. (More)

"Carmina Burana," Carl Orff's settings of lusty poems about life, love and wine written by medieval wandering scholars, have electrified audiences worldwide. (More)

Can't follow all the action and plot twists every day in "Funky Winkerbean?" We read it, so you don't have to. (More)

There have been many great movies made from less-than-great books: "The Godfather," "Jaws" and "There Will Be Blood," for example. Great films made from great books are less numerous, as, really, what can film really bring to a story already perfectly captured on the page? (More)

Joel and Ethan Coen have been the first to admit that "No Country for Old Men" (Miramax, 2007, R), their adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's thriller, remains faithful to the text, right down to enlisting much of McCarthy's original dialogue. (More)

“Them” (Dark Sky, 2006, R): “Them” proceeds with the simplest of premises — a couple is trapped in a remote house, and something is trying to get them — and like a lot of similar horror movies, it’s much scarier the less you understand what’s going on. But until the inevitable big reveal at the end, this French import works well as a brilliant homage to horror master John Carpenter. It uses the camera, sound effects and mood rather than monsters and gore to scare the bejesus out of you. (More)

“Human Giant: Season One” (Paramount, 2007, Not Rated): Like the late, great “Mr. Show,” “Human Giant” is a total see-what-sticks sort of sketch comedy show, with each hilarious episode jam-packed with rapid-fire pop-culture references, in-jokes and sheer anarchy. Shockingly, MTV reportedly almost pulled the plug after this first season, but a 24-hour save-our-show marathon (whose highlights are included on this two-disc set) changed their minds, and season two is just around the corner. (More)

“The Last Emperor” (Criterion, 1987, Not Rated): “The Last Emperor” famously won an impressive nine Oscars, including Best Picture, so one might have assumed a director’s cut wasn’t necessarily in order. One would have been right. While a longer version of the already pretty long “The Last Emperor” did eventually surface, including extra footage filmed for TV broadcast, director Bernardo Bertolucci never blessed it as his preferred version. (More)