In a journal he kept while writing "The Grapes of Wrath," novelist John Steinbeck wrote: "I have very grave doubts sometimes. Read more...
Arts, Lifestyle
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April 28, 9:00 pm
Pens are free to run in writers’ journals
Arts, Film & TV
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April 28, 9:00 pm
Project:Involve film event features shorts by filmmakers from underrepresented backgrounds
The talent development program Project:Involve "“ yielding alumni such as Effie Brown, producer of "Real Women Have Curves" "“ is back with its seventh annual showcase of short films by filmmakers from underrepresented backgrounds. Read more...
Photo: Jarrett Lee Conaway’s “Foolishly Seeking True Love” is one of the films featured in Project:Involve’s seventh annual showcase of short films.
Arts, Film & TV
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April 28, 9:00 pm
Students express their individuality in Hammer Museum art exhibit, “It’s All Been Done Before But Not By Me”
There is a certain line of thinking that asserts that all the great works have already been created, and all new art is just variations on old ideas. Read more...
Photo: The Hammer Museum program “It’s All Been Done Before But Not By Me” begins tonight at 7 p.m. The exhibit features student-submitted art from various mediums such as film, mural, live performance and traditional visual art.
Arts, Lifestyle
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April 27, 9:02 pm
Poké-fever resurges in fans of all ages
From the start, it seemed "Gotta Catch "˜em All" was an ambitious tagline, but not only have Pokémon aficionados done so, they are returning to catch them again. Read more...
Photo: Fourth-year computer science student Abraham Roh poses with his Nintendo DS containing “Pokémon SoulSilver.” Roh, who started playing Pokémon in elementary school, recently resumed playing the game after quitting in middle school.
Arts, Film & TV
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April 27, 9:01 pm
Film shows Indian cinema beyond Bollywood
Even during the infancy of "Bollywood" in Mumbai, the center of India's local film industry in the '30s, many other sub-regions of India were producing their own feature films. Read more...
Arts, Music
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April 27, 9:01 pm
Alumnus leaves his mark in music
Aspiring actors and actresses from all over move to Hollywood, entertainment capital of the world, for their shot at fame and fortune. Read more...
Photo: The Egyptian Theatre will premiere the new film, “Footprints,” written and directed by Steven Peros, and featuring a score composed by UCLA alumnus Christopher Caliendo, pictured above. The film follows a woman with amnesia who wakes up on the footprints in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theatre.
Arts
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April 26, 9:09 pm
Museum of Neon Art displays glowing exhibits by light artists
Tantalizing our eyes since the '20s, neon signs and their glow have decorated store windows, movie theaters and our streets. Read more...
Photo: The Museum of Neon Art in downtown Los Angeles features a collection of vintage neon signs dating back to the ’20s as well as other works by light artists.