Monday, May 4

Graduate student’s film earns best animation at Shorttakes festival

For Ben Haist, a future in animation was not always clear. Little did he know the same storyboard he used for his UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television application would bring him substantial recognition at one of the school’s most well-known film festivals. Read more...

Photo: “How to See New York in One Day” follows Melvin, a tourist returning to New York after many years, and his journey to hunt down his beloved red hat, which floats around the city because of a harsh wind. (Courtesy of Ben Haist)


Movie Review: ‘Blended’

Sometimes, the best way to find love is to do it blind. In “Blended,” the newest Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore film, romantic comedy veers into the realm of feel-good family flick. Read more...

Photo: (Warner Bros. Pictures)


Alum, corgis to embark on book deal journey

A new pair of furry celebrities has joined the Internet animal hall of fame alongside the Grumpy Cat and Doge: Corgnelius and Stumphrey. Read more...

Photo: Corgnelius and Stumphrey, already budding stars on the Internet through Facebook, Instagram and Tumblr, will be featured in a new book by author, owner and UCLA alumna Susie Brooks titled “The Life of Corgnelius and Stumphrey: The Cutest Corgis in the World.” (Courtesy of Susan Lee)


Q&A: UCLA alumnus Erich Lane describes Sci-Fest experience, acting

Within the intimate atmosphere of the black box in the ACME Comedy Theatre, tales of alien invasions, post-apocalyptic worlds and chilling tales of supernatural beings unfold. Read more...

Photo: (Courtesy of Dean Davis) UCLA alumnus Erich Lane stars in “Al-i-en The Family,” a play featured in the first annual Los Angeles Sci-Fest, a series of live, one-act theatrical performances centered around science fiction themes.



Student film “The Outlier” with Shorttakes audience

It is another typical day in Atascadero for Steve Harrison: He and his wife wake up at 6 a.m., perform daily barnyard tasks and go on a scenic hike, hand in hand. Read more...

Photo: Fourth-year international development studies student Jack Harrison produced the film “The Outlier,” winner of the audience’s choice award at Campus Events Commission’s Shorttakes Student Film Festival. (Neil Bedi/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA’s EDMC hosts benefit concert to fund cancer research

Two weeks before Elizabeth Matusov was going to tell her about the idea for the concert, Ashley Jensen-Pray passed away. Going forward with the project has been Matusov’s way of giving back to all that Jensen-Pray had gone through and her ability to provide comfort and care to other people during her own fight. Read more...

Photo: UCLA’s Electronic Dance Music Club will host “Message in a Melody,” a benefit concert for pediatric cancer, on Monday in Ackerman Grand Ballroom. Featuring DJ Kastle and performances by student DJs, including Philip Scott (left), the concert is the brainchild of Elizabeth Matusov (center) and aided by the work of club president Andrew Neeld (right). (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin)