Thursday, December 18

Screen Scene The Twilight Saga: New Moon

The question, at this point, is not whether to take the "Twilight" series seriously "“ if you don't have pictures of Robert Pattinson on your walls, feel free to laugh when the vampires sparkle in the sunlight. Rather, the real question is whether "Twilight" is taking itself seriously anymore. Read more...



Movie sheds light on transnational families

Some children have not seen their father in 10 years; he regularly sends money home, and they know he does it to support his family. Read more...

Photo: GETTY IMAGES The effects of immigration from Mexico on the people left behind is the subject of the “Those Who Remain.” This documentary from 2008 will screen on Nov. 18 at the James Bridges Theater and is co-presented by the UCLA Latin America Institute.


Film stirs memories of a revolution

In the minds of many Westerners, the end of communism in Eastern Europe was realized when the Berlin Wall came down 20 years ago. Read more...

Photo: AGORA PRODUCTIONS Protestors look on during the Velvet Revolution, which took place in the Czech Republic 20 years ago. The peaceful revolution is the subject of “The Power of the Powerless.”


Bruins bring scripts to spotlight

An aging Holocaust survivor goes head-to-head with Jeopardy's Alex Trebek. Read more...

Photo: courtesy of TODD CHENEY Theater Film and Television playwrights Erica Jones, Jacob Burstein-Stern and Adam Simon stand outside of the Chancellor’s residence on Friday.



Apocalypse theory behind “˜2012′ lacks truth

Mark your calendars and prepare to see something big; "2012" is coming. Read more...

Photo: The new release “2012” is inspired by a popular myth about the apocalypse based on the end of the Mayan Long Count calendar around Dec. 21, 2012. UCLA professors, among others, have debunked this rumor.



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