Tuesday, August 4

Documentary short film screening highlights Native American stories

Most of the time of the time that Sky Hopinka is on a road trip, he says he has a camera with him. He used his latest footage of beautiful landscapes to help him create his most recent documentary short, “Jáaji Approx.” The UCLA American Indian Studies Center, in collaboration with the Sundance Institute, is presenting “Native Documentary Short Films,” at the Autry Museum in Griffith Park on Saturday, where Hopinka, along with other Native American filmmakers, will screen their works. Read more...

Photo: Shannon Speed, UCLA American Indian Studies Center director, helped organize “Native Documentary Short Films,” which features documentaries showcasing native narratives.(Jennifer Hu/Daily Bruin staff)



Concert review: Jamestown Revival at the El Rey Theatre

Members of Jamestown Revival exuded a cool western spirit, dressed in jeans, button-up shirts and leather boots. Pianist Zach Chance wore a brimmed hat and guitarist Jonathan Clay a tan vest, bringing a folk energy to the El Rey Theatre on Thursday. Read more...

Photo: Texas-derived duo Zach Chance and Jonathan Clay, known collectively as Jamestown Revival, brought Americana music to the El Rey Theatre on Thursday night as part of the band’s The Wandering Man Tour. (Laura Uzes/Daily Bruin)


Actors step into and out of multiple characters in play ‘The 39 Steps’

Four actors cycled through imaginary and real hats inside a classroom in the Luskin School of Public Affairs building, changing their appearance and demeanor on a dime. Read more...

Photo: Four students, Ben Ellerbrock, Danielle Kay, Jeremy Elder and Matt Curtain, play 32 different characters in ACT III Theatre Ensemble’s upcoming performance of “The 39 Steps.” (Esmeralda Lopez/Daily Bruin)


Fashion Friday Fall Week 7

Autumn in Los Angeles is wrapping up. The temperatures still reach mid-day summer highs, but colder nights call for jackets and long sleeves. UCLA students show off their fall style and personal accessories, from colorful hairstyles to individualized shoe choices. Read more...

Photo: (Daniel Leibowitz/Daily Bruin)


Movie review: Arrival

Amy Adams’ performance in “Arrival” is out of this world, but the film’s antiquated gender ideals are less than alien. In the new military space thriller “Arrival,” Adams delivers a stunning portrayal of Louise Banks, a linguist employed by the military to translate alien language. Read more...


Second Take: Recent space films shouldn’t lose sight of human emotion

Cinema recently revived its search for success across the final frontier. In the next two months, an influx of movies either in or about outer space will be released, including the military-thriller “Arrival,” the Christmas-slated melodrama “Passengers” and the teen romance “The Space Between Us,” in which a boy from Mars falls in love with his Earth-bound pen-pal. Read more...

Photo: (April Ding/Daily Bruin)