Sunday, April 12

Fulbright Film Festival to highlight members’ work, global network

Filmmakers from all over the world will gather in UCLA’s James Bridges Theater this Saturday to showcase their work at the Fulbright Film Festival. The festival aims to bring more attention to the filmmakers involved in the Fulbright Association – a global network of scholars, professionals, business people and students who aim for diplomacy through educational and cultural exchange. Read more...

Photo: UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television lecturer Thomas Burns is the head organizer of the Fulbright Film Festival, an event that will showcase diverse creations by filmmakers in the Fulbright Association. (Brandon Choe/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Movie Review: ‘Walk of Shame’

All things considered, the circumstances could have been worse for Meghan Miles. The fictional newscaster goes through a lot in “Walk of Shame” as she engages with gang members and police officers alike, but at least she’s not watching herself from the comfort of the local cinema. Read more...

Photo: (Focus World)


UCLA Shenanigans Comedy Club to take the stage for stand-up show

What do you get when put together a microphone, some UCLA students and a stage? The answer: pure Shenanigans. This Friday in Kerckhoff Grand Salon at 9 p.m., The Shenanigans Comedy Club will host a live comedy show titled “Wait, were you always funny?” The lineup features up-and-coming comedians in the industry such as Jamar Malachi Neighbors (“Tosh.0,” “Loiter Squad”), Sherwin Arae (The Laugh Factory’s Fresh Faces), Aaron Weaver (Snubfest) and Melissa Villasenor (“America’s Got Talent”). Read more...

Photo: The Shenanigans Comedy Club will hit the stage of Kerckhoff Grand Salon on Friday night alongside comedians Jamar Malachi Neighbors, Sherwin Arae, Aaron Weaver and Melissa Villasenor in its show, “Wait, were you always funny?” (Jessica Zhou/Daily Bruin)



Student Sartorialist: Statement shoes are worthy wardrobe purchases

It was the 1980s: Duran Duran was on the radio, MTV was still cool and monkey boots were all the rage. Thirty years later, trends have changed and monkey boots, an ankle-length lace-up comparable to Doc Martens, have become just another forgotten shoe style of the past. Read more...

Photo: Footwear like Birkenstock sandals helps the shoe’s owner express a style statement. Columnist Noor Gill argues that buying any pair of statement shoes helps define an outfit, such as that of Dante Matero, a second-year world arts and cultures student. (Gabrielle Cabalza/Daily Bruin)


Jazz group ‘The CD Collective’ to perform in Fowler Out Loud concert series

Within the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, first-year students typically form their own group, second-year students form their own group, and so on. First-year jazz studies student Cody Dear has challenged this dynamic with his latest project, The CD Collective, which mixes ethnomusicology students of different ages with their mutual interests in jazz music. Read more...

Photo: First-year jazz studies students and saxophonists of The CD Collective Hugo Shiboski and Cody Dear will showcase a musical timeline of jazz today for the group’s Fowler Out Loud performance. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin)