From 2005's "Sin City" to this summer's upcoming "Jonah Hex," stories from graphic novels are more frequently jumping off the page and onto the big screen. As the people behind the films profit from these large-scale productions, so do the people associated with the books. Read more...
Photo: courtesy of DAN SMITH Aaron Johnson (left) and Chloe Moretz (right) play Dave Lizewski and Mindy Macready in the film “Kick-Ass.”
Sounds of atabaque and surdo drums playing sacred music that tells the tales of African slaves and traditional Bulgarian a cappella folk songs accompanied by contemporary instruments will be coming from UCLA. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA Brazilian Ensemble performs in 2006. They play sacred music, brought to South America by African slaves. Musicians were persecuted by the Brazilian government and church for communicating polytheistic values.
There is nothing quite like a Zac Posen ensemble "“ classic yet modern, classy yet undeniably flirtatious. Read more...
In the 10 years that Random Voices have been performing, their main concert event is the one they will host on Saturday: the ninth annual California A Cappella Festival. Read more...
Photo: Random Voices, one of the all-girl a cappella groups at UCLA, will participate in the ninth annual California A Cappella Festival taking place Saturday. There will be two performances at Ackerman Grand Ballroom.
The advent of the "Planet Earth" series may have died down, but the phenomenon of the nature documentary has taken an exciting (and humanistic) turn with Focus Features' new film "Babies." Read more...
Before Francis Ford Coppola completed his graduate studies in film at UCLA, he was a theater student. The writer and director, perhaps best known for "The Godfather" trilogy, got his beginnings at Hofstra University before moving to Los Angeles to pursue a career in the film industry. Read more...
Photo: Directors and playwrights participate in the Francis Ford Coppola One-Act Marathon, a film student performance that will premiere tonight at Macgowan Hall in Studio 1340 at 7:30 p.m.
I am not a crook. But on Monday, April 12 at 8:32 a.m., I felt like one. Read more...
