Saturday, December 20


Turning up the heat

UCLA's James Bridges Theater is one of the few theaters in the United States that can accommodate both nitrate and safety film stock, as well as a multitude of video formats, including the latest digital projection of films and presentations in high definition. Read more...

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courtesy of MARC BRENNER
This Sunday at 4 p.m., L.A. Theatre Works, BY Experience and the National Theatre Live will present a live performance of “The Kitchen,” a play set in the 1950s basement kitchen of a restaurant in the West End of London. The live performance at the UCLA James Bridges Theater will then be screened in HD to satellites around the world. Tom Brooke (left) will play Peter, and Rory Keenan (right) will play Kevin.



Washing Away the Silence

Two years ago, when graduate film student Vanessa Yee began brainstorming ideas for her thesis film, her mother was diagnosed with pancreatitis. Afterward, Yee didn't tell her friends or classmates. Read more...


The first-ever Pilipino American Film Festival at UCLA kicks off tonight

When fourth-year nursing student Marie De Austria moved to Anaheim at the age of 13, it was a challenge for her to figure out what it means to be a Filipino American. She said people teased her about her broken English and her accent. Read more...

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Courtesy of SHANE SATO
A still from Gene Cajayon’s film, “The Debut,” starring Dante Basco. “The Debut” will be one of the feature films played at the festival.


The Screen Scene

Successful films require more than just the talent of their creators; they require an audience, and since Melody Storm's days as a student of public relations, she has tried bringing audiences and filmmakers together. Read more...


A Q&A with Beth Behrs, UCLA alumna and star of new sitcom “˜2 Broke Girls’

After graduating from UCLA's Theater, Film and Television program in 2008, alumna Beth Behrs spent years working and auditioning for film and TV before landing her breakout role as Caroline Channing in the freshman CBS sitcom "2 Broke Girls." Daily Bruin reporter Arit John talked to Behrs about the show, her time at UCLA and actually being a broke girl. Daily Bruin: What was your time like at UCLA? Read more...

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