After spending four years pitching on the mound for UCLA baseball, alumnus Bobby Roe finally completed a pitch of a different kind – one that landed him his directorial debut for the movie “The Houses October Built.” Roe’s film blurs the line between what’s real and fiction by splicing real footage of the actors’ visiting actual haunted houses with enacted scenes. Read more...

Photo: UCLA alumnus and former Bruin baseball player Bobby Roe recently released his directorial debut “The Houses October Built,” a horror film that follows five protagonists looking for the most extreme haunted houses. (Courtesy of Karey Rinkenberger)

Running from Oct. 17 to Nov. 3 at the Billy Wilder Theater, the second “China Onscreen Biennial” presents a collection of Chinese films, complemented with visual art slideshows and panels featuring directors and other special guests. Read more...

Photo: On Oct. 17 to Nov. 3, the second “China Onscreen Biennial” film series will be shown at the Billy Wilder Theater. The series presents a collection of Chinese films, such as “The Sun Also Rises” (pictured above), complemented with visual art slideshows and panels featuring directors and other special guests. (UCLA Film and Television Archive)