Diane Arbus’ influence on modern photography may be unmistakable, but one of the 20th century’s most iconic photographers has been largely ignored by museum curators. The full spectrum of her works rarely enters the consciousness of even her biggest admirers. Read more...

The hangman’s noose descends upon Macgowan Hall next week in the form of “The Crucible,” playwright Arthur Miller’s parable of paranoia and persecution set in Puritan Massachusetts. Read more...

Zero. That’s how many applicants the UCLA theater directing graduate program admitted this year. Even though this year’s magic number is only two less than last year, zero does send a loud and clear message that the graduate directing program is not an easy fortress to breach. Read more...

“The Reckoning” Directed by Paul McGuigan Paramount Classics Potential punch lines and clever witticisms aside, it seems almost too ironic that Paramount Classics decided to release “The Reckoning” just a week after the opening of “The Passion of the Christ.” Both films deal with the foundations of Christianity, but in almost exclusively opposite ways, and end up having equally opposite setbacks. Read more...

Filmmaker Cynthia Newport has had dance in her blood since she first stepped onto a dance floor. Now she has a film to show for it. Read more...

Actors normally don’t take snapshots of each other during rehearsal, but for UCLA dorm residents acting in English Professor Frederick Burwick’s theatrical production, every moment of this rare experience must be captured. Read more...

Zaera-Po Perloff Hall Facility March 4, 6:30 p.m. The dean of the Berlage Institute in Rotterdam and principal of Foreign Office Architects in London, Alejandro Zaera-Polo will be lecturing about what it took to construct the Yokohama Port Terminal, along with other topics on architectural design and urban planning. Read more...