Take a look at the best from abroad "“ foreign horror films that made the grade. Read more...
Arts, Film & TV
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October 28, 11:43 pm
Foreign films to give you a fright
Arts, Film & TV
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October 28, 11:32 pm
Must-see horror films for Halloween
Love them or hate them, there's no mistaking that scary movies have a way of significantly affecting people that other movies do not. Read more...
Arts, Lifestyle
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October 28, 11:24 pm
UCSB’s famous Isla Vista Halloween night
UC Santa Barbara is the yin to UCLA's yang. Nestled in the sleepy town of Isla Vista, UCSB boasts beachside housing, the politically incorrect mascot of the heavily-mustached Gaucho and after dark, the title as the unbeatable "party school" of the UC system. Read more...
Arts, Film & TV
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October 28, 11:17 pm
Alumnus’s film, ‘Skin,’ tells about South Africa apartheid experience
The apartheid in South Africa has spurred a great deal of coverage. Whether through film, news outlets or other media, it seems everyone has something to say "“ including Anthony Fabian, who is doing so with his new film, "Skin." Read more...
Photo: UCLA alumnus Anthony Fabian directed his first feature-length film, “Skin,” which premieres in Los Angeles on Friday. The film takes place in South Africa and tells the true story of Sandra Laing, a black woman with white parents who experienced apartheid first-hand.
Arts
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October 28, 11:08 pm
‘Purgatorio’ brings modern twist on Dante to Freud Playhouse
Have you done anything sinful lately? If so, a trip to UCLA Live's production of "Purgatorio," a presentation of a modern purgatory, promises to offer both an examination of sins and a chance for redemption. Read more...
Photo: “Purgatorio,” from Italian theater director Romeo Castellucci and the Societas Raffaello Sanzio theater company, is an experimental exploration of the meaning of suffering and forgiveness. The play, which was co-commissioned by UCLA Live, is based on Dante Alighieri’s poem, “The Divine Comedy,” and will run until Oct. 31 at the Freud Playhouse.
Arts, Film & TV
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October 28, 10:57 pm
Halloween Magic-Lantern Show displays lost art of film production at Broad Art Center
It's easy to imagine the history of modern cinema rightfully beginning with the familiar, silently animated face of Charlie Chaplin. Read more...
Photo: “The Magic Lantern: From Victorian Vision to Modern Media,” currently held at the Arts Library, features lanterns from Professor Erkki Huhtamo’s collection.
Arts, Music
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October 27, 10:16 pm
UCLA Philharmonia set to perform Mozart and Mahler
When the UCLA Philharmonia was first founded in 1936, one of its main goals was to perform the best in both contemporary and rarely performed works. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA Philharmonia is scheduled to perform Mozart and Mahler in Schoenberg Hall on Oct. 29. The group is composed of 75 undergraduate and graduate students.