Saturday, May 9


Richard Brooks’ films to be spotlighted at Billy Wilder Theater

To commemorate the controversial work that came out of Brooks' autonomy, the UCLA Film & Television Archive is now presenting a two-month-long program at UCLA's Billy Wilder Theater featuring a collection of Brooks' films. Read more...

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Burt Lancaster and Shirley Jones in writer/director Richard Brooks’ 1960 drama “Elmer Gantry,” based on the novel by Nobel Prize winner Sinclair Lewis.


Laurel Canyon, with its bohemian flair and refuge for rock legends, is the perfect place to visit

Cruising Mulholland Drive at night, it seems like you're driving on top of the world. This may be because the glimmering lights of the Valley below are the only distinguishable stellar forms after the smog covers the actual stars. Read more...

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The Laurel Canyon Country Store is a general market and coffee stop on Laurel Canyon Boulevard.

Courtesy of ALEXANDER GALLAGHERSOLTES



Springing into a new TV season

As the professors in your classes go through the syllabuses, you probably have a little more time than usual to catch new TV shows. Read more...

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Also pictured L-R: Bret Harrison, Alphonso McAuley, Michael Rosenbaum and Odette Annable. ©2011 Fox Broadcasting Co.

Credit: David Johnson/FOX


Alumna Anna Khaja wins Ovation Award for lead actress in self-written play “˜Shadeed: The Dream and Death of Benazir Bhutto’

Pretending to be someone else takes finesse. Now imagine juggling eight characters in the course of one night. Read more...

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UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television alumna Anna Khaja won the 2009-2010 Ovation Award for Lead Actress in a Play. She won for her performance in “Shaheed: The Dream and Death of Benazir Bhutto.”

Courtesy of Maia Rosenfeld


Los Angeles Theatre Ensemble presents Shakespeare’s classic tragedy “˜Othello’

Tom Burmester had a mission statement. The Los Angeles Theatre Ensemble, founded by Burmester in 2004 after he graduated from UCLA with a master of fine arts in directing, had a "commitment to strike a balance between … the works of new playwrights and revisiting timely and important classics." Read more...

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Chase McKenna (left) and John Brooks as Desdemona and Othello in the classic Shakespeare play “Othello” showing at the Powerhouse Theatre through April 16.

Courtesy of Tom Burmester