Columbia Pictures Heath Ledger, playing
a knight named William, charges the screen in "A Knight’s Tale,"
which plays Thursday at a sneak preview sponsored by Campus
Events.
Radiohead Listening Party
The Campus Events Commission will host a Radiohead Listening
Party in the Kerckhoff Grand Salon, next to Kerckhoff coffeehouse,
on Tuesday, May 1, at 8 p.m. Passes are required.
The party will give fans an opportunity to hear
Radiohead’s new album, “Amnesiac,” before it hits
stores on June 5.
Most of the album tracks were written and recorded during the
“Kid A” sessions.
There will be food, drinks and prizes.
For more information, contact Campus Events at (310)
825-1958.
The Sugarhill Gang plays Westwood
The Campus Events Commission will bring The Sugarhill Gang to
play at Westwood Plaza at 12 p.m. on Wednesday, May 2. The concert
is free to the public. The Sugarhill Gang is known for changing the
face of hip-hop with its song “Rappers Delight,” the
first rap song to reach the top 40.
For more information, contact Campus Events at (310)
825-1958.
“Parachute Kid” exhibition
There will be an exhibit on “Parachute Kid” at the
Covel Grand Horizon Ballroom on Wednesday, May 2 from 7 p.m. to 9
p.m. The gallery will feature an exhibition of various
paraphernalia related to Weiko Lin’s play “Parachute
Kid” and life in poverty.
For more information, contact Michelle Lee at
[email protected].
“A Knight’s Tale” at Avco
Theater
The Campus Events Commission will present a sneak screening of
“A Knight’s Tale” at the Avco Theater on Wilshire
Blvd at 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 3.
Tickets are available at the Campus Events Office in Kerckhoff
319.
The movie tells the story of William, a young squire who meets
an unknown writer, Chaucer. He convinces Chaucer to forge genealogy
documents that establish William as a knight, allowing him to enter
the country’s jousting competition. Romance and action
abound.
The cast includes Heath Ledger, Mark Addy, Paul Bettany, Laura
Fraser and Rufus Sewell.
For more information, contact Campus Events at (310)
825-1958.
Campus Events shows “Shrek”
The Campus Events Commission will present a sneak screening of
“Shrek” in Westwood on Wednesday, May 2, at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets for the event are available at the Campus Events Office in
Kerckhoff 319.
The story concerns a misanthropic ogre named Shrek who only
wants to be left alone, but finds his life invaded by a host of
irritating fairy tale characters who have been expelled from their
kingdom by the mean, old Lord Farquaad.
Determined to get rid of his unwelcome house guests, Shrek makes
a deal and sets out to rescue the beautiful Princess Fiona to be
Farquaad’s bride.
The cast includes Cameron Diaz, Eddie Murphy, John Lithgow,
Linda Hunt and Mike Myers.
For more information, contact Campus Events at (310)
825-1958.
Ackerman Movies
“You Can Count on Me” will show at Ackerman Grand
Ballroom on Thursday, May 3 and Friday, May 4 at 7 p.m.and 9:30
p.m. Tickets are $2 at the door.
In the film, an orphaned pair of siblings come together in the
house that their parents left for them. Sammy is a perfectionist
career woman and a single mother, but her brother Terry is the
exact opposite. When they come together, they learn how to get
along so as to keep the family together.
The cast includes Jon Tenney, Laura Linney, Mark Ruffalo,
Matthew Broderick and Rory Culkin.
For more information, contact Campus Events at (310)
825-1958.
Briefs compiled from wire reports by Michael Rosen-Molina, Daily
Bruin Senior Staff.