Saturday, May 9



24-Hour Musical mixes theater with charity

Actors run on stage with scripts, some forget their lines, and others just improvise. Putting together a musical in 24 hours may not be perfect, but that's not what matters to them "“ they want to have fun. Read more...

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Fourth-year statistics and theater student Richie Ferris will be performing in 24-Hour Musical on Sunday at 8 p.m. in Ackerman Grand Ballroom.


Screen Scene: “Sanctum”

"Sanctum," James Cameron's latest project (he serves as the film's producer) is a natural disaster film that looks like a horror movie, or a serious "based on true events" film shot in 3-D. Read more...

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Annual world arts and cultures showcase WACsmash! features undergraduate student performances of diverse mediums

When he's on the stage, third-year world arts and culture student Kenji Igus speaks with his shoes. Read more...

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Fourth-year world arts and culture and global studies student Victor Cordon created a piece entitled “I’m Whitewashed. How about you?” for WACsmash!, an annual showcase for the work of undergraduate students in the WAC department. There will be four performances of the student-run production from Friday through Sunday.


Film Television Archive to curate annual film festival, ‘UCLA Celebration of Iranian Cinema’

Just out of jail, four women embark on a crusade to avenge the crimes patriarchy has inflicted upon their lives. Read more...

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Marzieh Vafamehr stars as Marzieh in “My Tehran for Sale,” the first feature film from Iranian director Granaz Moussavi. The film will screen Friday, Feb. 18, at the Billy Wilder Theater as part of the “UCLA Celebration of Iranian Cinema” series.

Credit: UCLA FILM & TELEVISION ARCHIVE