A woman paces through her house, clinging to her phone and she jumps when there’s a knock at the door. In five minutes, fourth-year film student Ryan Elkins’ “Home Late” unfolds a suspense story with a twist ending all in one shot. Read more...
Arts, Film & TV
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November 13, 12:13 am
One-shot film ‘Home Late’ finalist in Campus MovieFest
Arts, Music
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November 13, 12:12 am
Alum Jason Hong follows passion for music, orchestral conducting
Classical KUSC-FM (91.5) plays Antonin Dvorak’s “Carnival Overture,” performed by Fritz Reiner and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, amidst the traffic of the 405 freeway. UCLA alumnus Jason Hong listened to Dvorak’s song every day on his way to UCLA. Read more...
Photo: UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music alumnus Jason Hong recently won second place in The American Prize for orchestral conducting. (Courtesy of rr jones)
Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
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November 13, 12:02 am
CFan Theatre Group’s “Dear Sophia” to premiere this Friday at UCLA
With their expressions stoic, four students stand side-by-side on the dim stage. Stage lights illuminate their faces as they repeatedly utter, one by one, two distinct phrases: “This is the Soviet Union in 1983. Read more...
Photo: The Chinese Fantasy Theatre Group’s fall production, “Dear Sophia,” tells the story of four students attempting to manipulate their teacher. Allison Jia (middle), a third-year chemistry student and the actress who plays Ms. Sophia, said she was drawn to the character for her idealistic vision. (Tamaryn Kong/Daily Bruin)
Arts, Film & TV
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November 12, 6:05 pm
AFI Fest 2014: Day four
AFI Fest, the longest-running international film festival in Los Angeles, has taken off at Hollywood Boulevard. Over the next week, directors from around the world, including new auteurs and renowned award-winners, will be making appearances at the TCL Chinese Theater, the Egyptian Theater and the Dolby Theatre to support their newest projects, with numerous awaiting fans in tow. Read more...
Photo: (American Film Institute)
Arts, Lifestyle
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November 12, 1:43 am
Book talk to cover poet’s representation of South Los Angeles
On a large white screen, a projector illuminates the faces of two young men. Their expressions inhabit a small square on their USC student IDs. The violent, stereotypical names on the IDs present the image’s inescapable message – the racial ignorance that divides the students. Read more...
Photo: Poet Hiram Sims synthesizes photography and poetry in his book “Photoetry: Poetry and Photography from South Central L.A.” Sims will speak at the Bunche Center Library on Thursday for a book talk presented by the Bunche Center for African American Studies. (Tamaryn Kong/Daily Bruin)
Arts, Film & TV
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November 12, 1:39 am
Comedy short film ‘Hold It’ advances to Campus MovieFest finale
The most antagonistic place on campus for Rafe Blood was an elevator in Melnitz Hall. He said these feelings inspired his short film “Hold It,” one of the Jury Award winners of this year’s Campus MovieFest. Read more...
Photo: “Hold It,” directed and written by fourth-year film student Rafe Blood (center), was one of four films that received the Jury Award at this year’s Campus MovieFest competition at UCLA. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin)
Arts, Film & TV
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November 12, 1:36 am
Campus MovieFest finalist ‘Love Light’ explores concept of escape
By the telephone booth on a dark, desolate street side, a weary man equipped with a cigarette calls a hospital, checking on the condition of his ill wife. Read more...
Photo: “Love Light,” directed and written by fourth-year communication studies student Mark Ryan Reyes, was awarded one of four Jury Awards at this year’s Campus MovieFest competition at UCLA. (Courtesy of Matthew Oquendo)