“JazzReggae” is neither a typo nor the result of a space bar that’s out of order. The lack of spacing suggests a sense of togetherness, connection and unity ““ the very goals of the UCLA JazzReggae Festival. Read more...
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May 17, 9:00 pm
All that Jazz Reggae
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May 17, 9:00 pm
UCLA screenwriting alumnus aces comedies
Director Tom Shadyac has only one demand: the long, curly hair stays, or he goes. “I’m like an old Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young album cover,” said Shadyac of his signature mane. Read more...
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May 17, 9:00 pm
Inner Circle’s asteroid plot unplugged in the Matrix
With the conclusion of “American Idol” all but sure to bring about the end of civilization, I decided drastic measures would be necessary. Rupert Murdoch’s nefarious Inner Circle was using all the phone votes and text messages to hurtle an asteroid, named for recently deceased public TV guru Mister Rogers, toward earth via the FOX Broadcasting satellite. Read more...
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May 17, 9:00 pm
Los Angeles’ Cinephile: Curtis Hanson
Before directing “Wonder Boys” and “8 Mile,” Curtis Hanson won an Oscar for his screenplay “L.A. Confidential,” a film he also directed. In 1999, he became the chairman of the UCLA Film and Television Archive, where he created the “Movie That Inspired Me” series in which celebrities present and talk about movies special to them. Read more...
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May 10, 9:00 pm
A Springtime Showcase
After three quarters of tireless rehearsing, the World Music performance ensembles of UCLA’s ethnomusicology department are finally ready to show their stuff. In this year’s five-night Spring Festival of World Music, the ensembles will perform song and dance from cultures as far ranging as Africa and China. Read more...
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May 10, 9:00 pm
Q&A with Christopher Nolan
After getting up from behind his desk, Christopher Nolan sat in a chair next to a small coffee table and a couch. An enormous “Memento” poster hung over the desk, a smaller “Following” poster over the chair in which he sat. Read more...
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May 10, 9:00 pm
“˜Sin Uncensored’ shows 1930s liberalism
Classic films often get dated from their conservative definitions of morality and prejudices. But this doesn’t necessarily apply to all things old. “We’re talking about 1933, and there’s a nymphomaniac from Brentwood who’s also a kleptomaniac and a sexual deviant,” said UCLA Film and Television Archive programmer Mimi Brody regarding the film “Bloody Money.” That film will screen as part of the UCLA Archive’s retrospective of early 1930s films that contrast the conservatism that came later. Read more...