UCLA Performing Arts Legendary jazz pianist Keith Jarrett (center) will perform with renowned bassist Gary Peacock (right) and drummer Jack DeJohnette. “The Caucasian Chalk Circle” at MacGowan The School of Theater, Film, and Television presents a free performance of Bertolt Brecht’s “The Caucasian Chalk Circle” at the Little Theater, Macgowan Hall. Read more...

Sapient Steven Spielberg (center) receives the Stanley Kubrick award in excellence at the 10th annual Britannia Bafta L.A. awards on Nov. 4. By Jacqueline Maar Daily Bruin Contributor In 1977, “Star Wars” opened to audiences across the country, awing them with special effects and new technology. Read more...

  Brent Hopkins Hopkins is just bitter because he lost $5 and never got offered any free stuff. Make fun of him by writing to [email protected] Click Here for more articles by Brent Hopkins For once, I’m going to have to differ with the great Elvis Presley. Read more...

  Photos by HTG Productions Playing George Gershwin, Hershey Felder performs one of the famous composer’s first hits, which was featured in the theatrical production, "Swanee." By Barbara McGuire Daily Bruin Senior Staff In 1919, George Gershwin, was a little known rehearsal pianist who knew he enjoyed music, but wasn’t sure if he could ever make a living from it. Read more...

  PATIL ARMENIAN/Daily Bruin Senior Staff Alison Saar’s "Sapphire" is one of the pieces on display at UCLA’s Fowler Museum from the exhibit, "Women and Body Imaging." By Michael Rosen-Molina Daily Bruin Senior Staff With blue-skinned divas and coral-haired water goddesses, Alison Saar’s feminist take on African art goes beyond the usual stuffy artifacts. Read more...

  Photos courtesy of Rajeev Nirmalakhandan Tami Powers and Christo Dimassis star in "Duncan’s Dilemma," opening Nov. 9 at www.ifilm.com. By Michael Rosen-Molina Daily Bruin Senior Staff Posters and postcards in bars, restaurants and phone booths all over Los Angeles pose the question: “What is Duncan’s Dilemma?” UCLA film student Rajeev Nirmalakhandan executed the massive publicity campaign to promote his new movie “Duncan’s Dilemma.” “It’s much like the Blair Witch phenomenon,” said Nirmalakhandan of the grass-roots publicity campaign. Read more...

  Illustration by Grace Huang By Andie Dingman Daily Bruin Contributor Linda Hamilton’s back, and this time she’s playing the role of a murder victim in the 1940s. Read more...