Sounds can often be deceiving. Listen to The Rum Diary and try not to picture epic noise-making bands like Scotland’s Mogwai. Mogwai is resoundingly serious, larger than life, and has that certain panache for being different and artsy that is often associated with successful indie rockers. Read more...

Cock fighting in Oklahoma and the reformation of marijuana laws ““ not only is Nov. 5 voting day, it’s also the opening day for UCLA’s second-year master’s of fine arts acting workshop. Read more...

The full-length documentary film is that elusive Hollywood art form which from time to time rises to the mainstream with releases such as “Bowling for Columbine” and “The Kid Stays in the Pictures.” This weekend, through the School of Theatre, Film, Television and Digital Media, UCLA students have the opportunity to gain first-hand knowledge of what goes into making a documentary from Academy Award winning documentarian Freida Lee Mock, and it’s free. Read more...

Looking around UCLA, protesters and dissidents fill the campus. However, it’s often easy to forget the people who fought for their beliefs on the same soil generations ago. Read more...

No lights, no actors, no crew ““ artists like Kristin Solid take the term “independent filmmaker” to the next level. As a third-year graduate student in the UCLA film, television and digital media department’s Animation Workshop, Solid has written, directed, and animated several award-winning short films. Read more...

It’s easy to think that upon its inception the Internet was a brand new concept, but cellist Yo Yo Ma believes that like most things in the world, it is an old idea reinvented with new technology. Read more...

“I Spy” Starring Eddie Murphy and Owen Wilson Columbia Tristar Pictures What “I Spy” lacks in plot and originality, it makes up with genuine laughs and the great comedic duo of Eddie Murphy and Owen Wilson. Read more...