Monday, May 11


Screen Scene: “Looking for Eric”

When a movie opens with a strong, stand-alone line, it becomes sort of like the film's thesis. A line like this establishes the essence of a film before we know anything about it. In "Slumdog Millionaire" we had "It is written," followed by Jamal Malik fulfilling his destiny. Read more...



‘Daria’ brings sarcasm back to DVD stands

Sitting around on the couch Sunday night in a post-"Pretty Wild" stupor, my friends and I surfed channels as we discussed the full-frontal nudity in the episode, the mother's attempt at pole dancing in front of her daughter's date and the hit band Wicker, when something on TeenNick stopped us dead in our tracks. Read more...


Independent student theater ensembles act out

Color & Light Theatre Ensemble, Act III Theatre Ensemble and Hooligan Theatre Company are hardly underground theater endeavours "“ from "Sweet Charity" to "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels," their presence on campus is apparent. However, as little as three years ago, only one of these ensembles was in existence. Read more...

Photo: Dancers rehearse for Act III Theatre Ensemble’s production of “Sweet Charity” last February. The show’s cast and crew were completely made up of students.


Spicing up the Fowler Out Loud series with Salsa Night

While popular dance shows such as "Dancing with the Stars" have helped revive the feisty and flirtatious salsa dance to a hot dance floor genre, few of us actually know the first thing about the Latin art form. Read more...

Photo: Fowler Out Loud will present Salsa Night in conjunction with the Salsa Society at UCLA and the Latin American Student Association.


Middle Eastern groups unite for comedy

These days, news headlines are often dominated by stories of conflict and unrest in the Middle East. Read more...

Photo: Ronnie Kahlil, above, and Ryan Shrime of the Middle Eastern comedy festival will be performing in Northwest Auditorium tonight.