At the historic Ricardo Montalban Theatre in the heart of Hollywood, an audience of nearly 500 cheers wildly as a director receives the Audience Choice Award. Read more...
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Director Elias G. Mael is shown on the set of his first feature film, “Against the Grain,” winner of the Audience Choice Award at the 2012 Hollywood Black Film Festival. “Against the Grain” began production within months of Elias’ graduation from the UCLA film school. (courtesy of Raymond Liu)
Ten years ago, a couple of friends at UCLA got together with a common interest in mind: singing. Read more...
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Members of the UCLA a cappella group Scattertones rehearse for “Scatterversary,” a commemorative concert this Sunday that will celebrate the group’s 10th anniversary and feature performances from members and alumni.
Forget about money, sex and alcohol. This trip to Sin City abandons the raging nightlife and drops tourists into the center of Las Vegas' social and economic devastation. Read more...
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Performers practice for the play “Neon Boneyard” written by screenwriter Tyler McClain. This and two other plays will be part of the The New Play Festival written by playwrights from UCLA’s master of fine arts program and will be showcased at Macgowan Hall starting today.
November is the month when serious award hopefuls begin making themselves known. Variety magazine, for instance, released on Saturday a list of 30 films it considered to be the top contenders for the major categories at the Academy Awards. Read more...
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“Moonrise Kingdom,” directed by Wes Anderson and starring Jared Gilman and Kara Hayward, tells the story of two penpals who fall in love and plot their runaway together. The movie was listed by Variety magazine as one of the top contenders at the upcoming Academy Awards.
A king shouts to the world to drive him mad. Read more...
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Olivier award-winning actress Kathryn Hunter (left) and director Helena Kaut-Howson (right), members of the Royal Shakespeare Company, come to UCLA for a workshop performance of “Exploding Lear.”
Getting lost in the moment, dreaming and sharing this sense of community make So Many Wizards who they are and essentially culminate in the release of their dreamy debut album, "Warm Nothing." Read more...
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UCLA alumnus Nima Kazerouni started out as a solo artist before gaining the talent of UCLA alumnus Erik Felix, bassist Geoff Geis and guitarist Melody Carillo to create So Many Wizards.
After soaking in rain, the brave hero is dismissed by the princess in a failed attempt to profess his love for her. Read more...
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Fourth-year microbiology, immunology and molecular genetics student Grace Lau and fourth-year political science student Yalda Mostajeran practice improv as members of the LCC Theatre Company.
