In a time when most Bruins are getting serious about essays and exams, 12 theater students are working hard to lighten the mood across campus. Read more...
Arts
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February 24, 9:03 pm
Campus improv group fired up for upcoming performance
Arts, Film & TV
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February 24, 9:00 pm
Documentary sheds light on future of film critics
Those getting ready to look for employment can add one more career on their endangered jobs list: film critic. On Saturday, the Billy Wilder Theater will screen "For the Love of Movies," a documentary on the past, present and uncertain future of film criticism. Read more...
Photo: Amy Geller produced the documentary “For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism,” which screens Saturday at the Billy Wilder Theater.
Arts, Lifestyle
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February 24, 9:00 pm
Do genius and anguish go hand in hand?
When author David Foster Wallace committed suicide in September 2008, I was embarrassed to find myself putting my name at the end of a long library waiting list to check out his most famous novel, "Infinite Jest." Read more...
Arts, Film & TV
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February 23, 9:01 pm
Film screening of “The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada” at Billy Wilder Theater honors cinematographer Chris Menges
While a good film is composed of great acting, moving performances and exceptional writing, the film itself would not physically exist without the cinematography. Read more...
Arts
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February 23, 9:00 pm
Fowler Museum to showcase choreo-cinematic films
Both dance and film can draw crowds of people to the theater on a Thursday evening looking to enjoy a night of the arts, but a choreo-cinema fusion may be unconventional for the typical show-goer. Read more...
Photo: Courtesy of HEATHER COKER This still from one of Heather Coker’s films, which will show at the Fowler Museum, depicts a dancer and the combination of body movement and cinematic expertise.
Arts, Film & TV
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February 23, 9:00 pm
Outfest Legacy Project for LGBT Film Preservation celebrates fifth year with movie “But I’m a Cheerleader”
The collaboration between the UCLA Film & Television Archive and Outfest has achieved leaps and bounds within the area of LGBT film preservation in recent years. Read more...
Photo: UCLA FILM & TELEVISION ARCHIVE Jamie Babbit’s “But I’m a Cheerleader” will be screened for Outfest Legacy Project’s fifth anniversary kickoff in collaboration with UCLA Film & Television Archive.
Arts, Music
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February 23, 4:49 am
Ensemble taps faculty, student talent
Combining the talents of UCLA's top instrumental musicians, conductors, and world-renowned faculty members, the UCLA Wind Ensemble will present a concert featuring classic repertoire alongside more modern works, including a rock song turned band piece. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA Wind Ensemble, which brings together the talents of UCLA’s top faculty and student musicians, will be performing Wednesday at Schoenberg Hall under the direction of Thomas Lee. The ensemble, shown during a rehearsal on Wednesday, will perform a variety of numbers from an even broader range of musical genres, often under the direction of student conductors who are rotated in from the ensemble’s ranks.