Thursday, August 20

In the news:

Film, theater meet on the stage at Francis Ford Coppola One-Act Marathon

Before Francis Ford Coppola completed his graduate studies in film at UCLA, he was a theater student. The writer and director, perhaps best known for "The Godfather" trilogy, got his beginnings at Hofstra University before moving to Los Angeles to pursue a career in the film industry. Read more...

Photo: Directors and playwrights participate in the Francis Ford Coppola One-Act Marathon, a film student performance that will premiere tonight at Macgowan Hall in Studio 1340 at 7:30 p.m.




Improv troupe brings tour to the Hill

It's like watching a movie in which there are several stories all connected, no predictability, and it's based off of the text message you received from your not-so-sober roommate last Thursday night. Read more...

Photo: The Campus Events Commission and the On-Campus Housing Council present the Upright Citizens Brigade Tour Company, a free comedy show featuring long-form improv. The show will be performed in De Neve Auditorium tonight at 8 p.m.


Theatre Review: “Café Le Monde”

In a cafe, three couples are loudly arguing with each other. Their angry voices are silenced when a man starts singing, in full baritone, that famous aria from the French opera "Carmen." "Love is the child of the Bohemian / It has never, never known any law." It is a bit random, but at the "Café Le Monde," randomness is the point. Read more...


Student film opens tonight

In the week before the premiere of his film "Dilated," Film & Photography Society President Brian L. Tan, was in pain. Read more...

Photo: Student film group FPS will premiere their annual film, “Dilated,” directed by Brian Tan, tonight at Ackerman Grand Ballroom.


Not the typical ballet show

Tulle tutus and tiaras are the last things audiences can expect from Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet Read more...

Photo: UCLA Live will present two performances by Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet at Royce Hall Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m.