Sunday, April 26

Billy Wilder symposium to showcase orphan films

When you hear the word "orphan," you most likely think of Annie, Oliver Twist or Harry Potter. But the UCLA Film & Television Archive sees the word as a rare film it wants to acquire. Read more...

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A KTLA news film of a César Chávez press conference is just one of the orphan films that will screen at the eighth biennial Orphan Film Symposium.

CREDIT:UCLA FILM & TELEVISION ARCHIVE


Live Largo at the Coronet Theatre

Walking down La Cienega Boulevard in West Hollywood, you might not notice the alleyway entrance to Largo at the Coronet, a 280-seat theater where the likes of singer-songwriter Fiona Apple and comedian Sarah Silverman have performed. Read more...

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Largo at the Coronet has featured artists like Fiona Apple.
Courtesy of ALEXANDER GALLAGHERSOLTES


UCLA alum Joseph Holmes to give reading of self-published novel “˜Four Letter World’

Five years ago, Joseph Holmes, political science undergraduate and urban planning doctorate alumnus, was sitting in a coffee shop with five of his friends. Read more...

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Alumnus Joseph Holmes recently published a new novel titled “Four Letter World,” about a 31-year-old attorney in San Francisco who worries about losing opportunities as he gets older. He will read a selection of the novel, which he published himself, on Wednesday in the Public Policy building.