In an economy in which 85 percent of students in 2010 planned to "boomerang" back home after graduation, recent UCLA graduate Kevin Ung instead moved across the globe last week, alone, to Hong Kong, to pursue the unstable career of filmmaking. Read more...
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Actor Kevin Ip in UCLA alumnus Kevin Ung’s film “Chubby Can Kill,” which will be shown at the Los Angeles Pacific Film Festival entry taking place in Los Angeles this weekend.
First stop, Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival. Next stop, Sundance. Read more...
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Courtesy of Christopher Woon
A still from UCLA alumnus Chistopher Woon’s documentary “Among B-Boys,” which follows a group of Hmong youth that turn to break dancing in Fresno.
From the small, intimate setting of the historic Roxy Theatre located on Sunset Boulevard to the mass migration of music fans to the large, open Hollywood Palladium venue, Los Angeles boasts plenty of sites for music lovers to see their favorite performers. Read more...
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Move aside, Cinderella. Copernicus, the Prince of Sunshine, has another true love to rescue "“ his beloved Prince Helio. Read more...
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Rachel Genevieve and Gina Torrecilla perform in “The Next Fairy Tale,” a musical written by UCLA alumnus Brian Pugach.
courtesy of RONN JONES
Hungry visitors to Cafe 50's are greeted by an old jukebox, walls covered in vintage-framed albums and oldies like Del Shannon's "Runaway" playing "“ though these days the music doesn't come from the jukebox, but from a satellite radio. Read more...
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(From left) Waitress Anna Schultz, cashier Jackie Calderon and manager Daniela “Dani” Calderon stand next to the old-fashioned jukebox at Cafe 50’s in Hollywood. Cafe 50’s is one of several establishments in Los Angeles that evokes a rock “˜n’ roll diner feel.
courtesy of ALEXANDER GALLAGHER–SOLTES
The stars and creators of the IFC sketch comedy show “Portlandia,” Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein, swung on by the De Neve Auditorium for an episode screening of their show, followed by a Q-and-A session with Los Angeles Times television critic Robert Lloyd. Armisen and Brownstein stopped to talk to the Daily Bruin’s Teresa Jue on Portland culture, parodying hometowns and the world’s obsession with birds. Read more...
Its floors gleaming, windows shining and vast toppings bar extending forever into the horizon, Spudnick's looks ready for world domination. Read more...
