This week, the Allah-Las and KCRW DJ Anne Litt will play at the Hammer Museum as part of the Made in L.A. Music series. KCRW and the Hammer collaborated on the music series, which will be held in conjunction with the museum's ongoing biennial exhibition "Made in L.A.," which features visual artists. Read more...
Arts, Film & TV
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July 8, 10:05 pm
Bruins earn top awards at the Palm Springs International Shortfest
UCLA's School of Theater, Film and Television was recently well-represented at the Palm Springs International Shortfest. The event has been deemed North America's largest festival for short films with 324 total this year, including live- action, animated and documentary. Mark Columbus, Jules Nurrish and Julio Ramos, all from UCLA's School of Theater, Film and Television, won awards for their films, "The Battle of the Jazz Guitarist," "Kiss Me" and "Behind the Mirrors (Detras del espejo)," respectively. Read more...
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Mark Columbus, Jules Nurrish and Julio Ramos won awards for their short films at the Palms Springs International Shortfest in June.
courtesy of JULIO RAMOS
Arts, Lifestyle
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July 8, 10:14 am
Cinematic Sites
Hollywood is known as the movie capital of the world, but the city of Los Angeles itself has been featured in decades of film production as well. Read more...
Arts, Film & TV
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July 8, 10:11 am
UCLA Library preserves audiovisual mementos of the past
From middle school projects and high school love letters to grocery lists and newspaper clippings, records of day-to-day life are found everywhere. Read more...
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Siobhan Hagan works in the UCLA Library’s preservation department as an audiovisual preservation specialist.
Arts, Music
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July 8, 10:09 am
Speaks Out: Over the summer months, many musical artists stop by California. What concert would you most like to see?
Brian Schnebeck
Third-year, philosophy
"I'm going to Outside Lands and I'd like to see Passion Pit, Portugal. Read more...
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Brian Schnebeck
Arts, Music
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July 8, 10:04 am
DJ and UCLA alum David Dann finds success with debut album
House music DJ and producer David Dann didn't let a rejection from UCLA or multiple record labels taint his dreams of being a UCLA graduate and chart-topping artist. Read more...
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UCLA alumnus David Dann self-released his debut album, “To Each His Own,” earlier this year. It beat out Skrillex, Tiesto and Kaskade on the iTunes top 10 dance albums chart. (courtesy of Peter Hotaridas)
Arts, Film & TV
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July 1, 11:25 pm
William McDonald becomes chair of the Department of Film, Televion and Digital Media
This week, McDonald will achieve yet another feat in the department that once rejected him by becoming the chair of the Department of Film, Television and Digital Media, taking over for Barbara Boyle, who stepped down from the position after nine years. Read more...
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Courtesy of William McDonald