This post was updated Oct. 10 at 7:51 p.m. Tarell Alvin McCraney is facing the future of the Los Angeles theater scene. The Academy Award-winning screenwriter and playwright was recently named the new artistic director of the Geffen Playhouse. Read more...
Photo: Tarell Alvin McCraney smiles for his photo. The Academy Award-winning screenwriter and playwright was recently named the new artistic director of the Geffen Playhouse. (Courtesy of Erik Carter)
New television releases are arriving with the cool, autumn wind. Alongside the changing leaves, the fresh stirring shows of the season are sure to put audiences in the spirit of fall. Read more...
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This post was updated Oct. 1 at 10:38 p.m. Bookworms will be raking in riveting reads this fall. With sweater weather finally here, readers can snuggle up with their favorite blanket and a good book. Read more...
Photo: (By Ashley Ko/Illustrations Director)
The March on Washington is being revisited through a cinematic lens 60 years later. On Thursday, the UCLA Film & Television Archive will be hosting a virtual screening of “The March,” the 1964 documentary capturing the historic political demonstration at the height of the Civil Rights Movement. Read more...
Photo: A still from “The March” is shown. The 1964 documentary will be presented virtually by the UCLA Film & Television Archive on Thursday in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington. (Courtesy of NARA)
This post was updated Sept. 25 at 5:22 p.m. Scattered with news clippings and hot pink spray paint, CEC and CAC’s latest Bruin Bash is dripping in ink. Read more...
Photo: Rapper Young Nudy smiles in front of a lit stage. The East Atlanta, Georgia, local was announced as the 2023 Bruin Bash headliner. (Courtesy of Scott Dudelson/Getty Images)
The Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers arrived at a tentative deal on Sunday. Negotiating parties for the WGA and AMPTP reached a tentative agreement on a new three-year contract, according to an emailed statement sent to WGA union members Sunday night. Read more...
Photo: Two members of the Writers Guild of America stand at the Warner Bros. Studio picket line. The WGA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers arrived at a tentative deal on Sunday. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Setting the streets of Westwood aglow, The Nimoy had an opening night like no other. Home to UCLA’s Center for the Art of Performance (CAP), the newly-renovated historic theater greeted guests with a shimmering marquee for its inaugural performance last night. Read more...
Photo: Surrounded by the ensemble, Grammy Award-winning poet J. Ivy performs the first part of his “Poetry Uncut” series for UCLA’s Center for the Art of Performance at The Nimoy. Following last night’s inaugural performance, J. Ivy will return to The Nimoy to host three more installments throughout the 2023-2024 season. (Julia Zhou/Assistant Photo editor)
