In 1979, two students, Ed Neumeier and Michael Miner, attended UCLA for film. Though they did not know it at the time, the two would later team up to write the famed 1987 science fiction classic "RoboCop." Read more...
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Alumni Ed Neumeier (left) and Michael Miner, writers of the famed 1987 science fiction classic “RoboCop,” will attend a special screening of their film tonight at the James Bridges Theater in Melnitz Hall as part of the film’s 25th anniversary celebration.
Late at night in a dark church basement, Nerris Nassiri, the assistant director, had the challenge of working on one of the most difficult scenes during the Hooligan Theatre Company's rehearsal. Read more...
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UCLA’s Hooligan Theatre Company will present Agatha Christie’s murder mystery “And Then There Were None” this weekend at the Kerckhoff Grand Salon.
Bright lights and loud beats fill a stage as performers in colorful costumes arrive right on cue. Read more...
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The Indian Student Union Culture Show will feature a skit focusing on a group of UCLA seniors struggling over independence and beliefs.
During his senior year at Santa Monica High School, Jason Pitts asked a girl to prom by serenading her on the acoustic guitar in the middle of third period, complete with back-up singers and someone playing the shaker. Read more...
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Jason Pitts is known for his guitar stylings, poetic lyrics and catchy melodies. On Thursday night, the first-year undeclared student will perform as part of the Fowler Out Loud concert series.
Film scholar Mark Shiel studies the relationship between films and their influence on the cities in which they are shot. In his new book, "Hollywood Cinema and the Real Los Angeles," Shiel tackles the heart of the motion picture industry in Los Angeles and describes the impact Hollywood cinema has had on the city. Shiel will discuss his new book tonight at 7 p.m. at the Hammer Museum. The Daily Bruin's Stanton Sharpe spoke with Shiel about how he began his research in Hollywood cinema and Los Angeles, his advice for film students and the London film scene. Read more...
Even though there are no words in a symphony concert, graduate student conductors Ryan Dudenbostel and Jorge Uzcategui believe music is a conversation between instruments and can tell a story of triumph. Read more...
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Graduate student Jorge Uzcategui is one of the conductors that will lead the UCLA Symphony as it performs Carl Nielsen’s “Helios” overture among other classical pieces.
When the time came to audition for a cappella groups at UCLA, the decision was easy for Eleanor Fang, a third-year environmental science student. Instead of choosing a group that focused only on performance elements, Fang chose YOUTHphonics, a coed a cappella group on campus that brings a cappella lessons to high school students with minimal performing arts opportunities. Read more...
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YOUTHphonics will perform at its annual spring concert on Friday in De Neve Auditorium.
Courtesy of Eleanor Fang
