Alain Mabanckou's career has led him out of his native Republic of Congo to France and onward to the United States. Read more...
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UCLA French Professor Alain Mabanckou will read his first English-translated collection of short stories, “Memoirs of a Porcupine,” Tuesday.
After achieving widespread fame during their lifetimes, some public figures are later reincarnated in films about their lives and careers. Read more...
Lead guitarist and songwriter Charlotte Caffey will be coming to UCLA as a part of Professor David Leaf's Music Industry 105 class, open to the public on certain Mondays, as one of his weekly musical guests. Read more...
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Charlotte Caffey from the Go-Go’s will speak as a part of David Leaf’s Music Industry 105 course. She will be joined by Peter Asher and Jay Boberg.
Over the last 75 years, the name UCLA Live has evolved from the Department of Fine Arts Productions to UCLA Presents to UCLA of Performing Arts to UCLA Live as of 10 years ago. Come May 22, the name shall transform once again and become the Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA. Read more...
For Jennifer Zhang, it wasn't a matter of if her screenplay would be made into a film, it was a matter of when. Read more...
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UCLA alumna Jennifer Zhang wrote and produced recent horror film “Dead Inside,” which is set to screen as an official selection of the upcoming Los Angeles United Film Festival. Zhang pitched the film to a group of Google engineers who subsequently formed DMN Films to produce the film.
Rushing up and down Bruin Walk, I often have days when I wonder how I will find the time to eat. Read more...
If one were to find one of the few remaining Blockbuster stores, spin around and throw a stick at random, it would likely either hit or land near a film starring Jason Segel. Read more...
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