It seems to come all too easily for Ben Lee. Since the age of 13, singer/guitarist Lee has marched down the road to widespread fame with a grace that almost resembles nonchalance. Read more...

For many young filmmakers trying to catch their first big break, the hardest part is getting known. “That’s what it’s all about, getting your name out there and getting your work out there,” said Peter Hunziker, a UCLA undergraduate film student. Read more...

Film might be at the end of its reel. Replacing the familiar clicking of films past is the hum of computers and digital cameras. Artists, distributors and theater chains are growing increasingly interested in digital cinema, with one organization or another holding its own digital cinema conference every month (the next one’s on May 3rd and sponsored by Independant Feature Project/Los Angeles, if you’re interested.) But amid all this talk of monumental change, the UCLA School of Theater, Film, Television and Digital Media remains tentative toward these signs of the times, and it remains to be seen what will become of film in the age of ones and zeros. Read more...

Armed with the heavy fuzz of reverb guitar and vocal harmonies reminiscent of early ’60s acts, The Raveonettes are forcing a new sound out of the roots of American rock ‘n’ roll. Read more...

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Oh, to be young and talented. Or in the case of the dancers of Nederlands Dans Theater II, performing April 12 and 13 in Royce Hall, to be young and employed by the junior branch of one of the most well respected dance companies in the world. Read more...