Thursday, July 9

Bruins’ pilot may turn full-fledged show

It's not every day that you hear about Bruins becoming writers and producers while they're still students at UCLA. Read more...

Photo: Alex Diaz (left) and Julie Sagalowsky (right), who are graduate students in directing, created and wrote a sitcom picked up by Family Channel Canada.


Hollywood embraces trends in a third dimension

Films released in three-dimensional format are not a new concept, but the recent influx of 3-D action-adventure and animated films is causing the movie and television industry to quickly transition to capitalize on the stunning success of these 3-D films, from "Avatar" to "Alice in Wonderland." Read more...

Photo: In this film publicity file image released by Warner Bros. Pictures, Sam Worthington portrays Perseus in a scene from “Clash of the Titans.” The ancient Greek action remake has debuted at No. 1 for the weekend. Adding Thursday night preview screenings, the movie has totaled $64.1 million, making it one of the newest 3-D releases to do well at the box office. Industry experts acknowledged that the trend of releasing 3-D films has resurfaced after decades of losing popularity.




Engineers showcase talents in competition

There are people, undoubtedly, who believe that engineering and belly-dancing are mutually exclusive. But these are people who have never sat in the audience at the Engineering Society's E-Week Idol, the talent competition that occurs tonight on the first night of Engineering Week. Read more...

Photo: ENGINEERING SOCIETY of UCLA Members of UCLA’s Engineering Society are preparing for tonight’s “E-Week Idol,” a talent competition that showcases the group’s non-engineering skills and artistic endeavors. The event is part of Engineering Week.


Break out the colors, fight the power with art

She sold her first painting when she was 15 years old. Read more...

Photo: Courtesy of SAHRA NGUYEN “Terror in the Streets” is a piece from UCLA alumna Sahra Nguyen’s exhibition “Riot in the Sky,” which will be at the Kerckhoff Art Gallery starting at 5 p.m. tonight until Friday. The exhibition was brought to campus by the Cultural Affairs Commission.


Bruins make film debut

Facebook and a cappella may seem like an odd pairing, but not for the gentlemen of Bruin Harmony. Read more...

Photo: Bruin Harmony performs “I Shall Be Free” at the 2009 Spring Sing. The a cappella group will appear in David Fincher’s upcoming film, “The Social Network.”