Sunday, March 1

Entering the spotlight

UCLA may be a new producer of foreign language filmmakers. Of the seven films honored in this year’s Spotlight Awards for directing, two are in foreign languages and were shot in foreign countries. Read more...


Sound bites:

Radiohead “Hail to the Thief” Capitol This is the most fun record the world’s current best band has ever made. It catches Radiohead at a crossroads in its career. Read more...


Screen scenes:

“The Hulk” Starring Eric Bana, Jennifer Connelly Directed by Ang Lee “The Hulk” is a comic book movie, not merely in its superhero subject matter, but also in its split-screen frenzy, which resembles the flipping of pages of animated drawings. Read more...




“˜Soap operetta’ mixes dramatic, musical styles

In their production for Theatrefest 2003, “Felicity is a Cynical Art,” eight UCLA students have confirmed Polonius’ sage advice to Laertes in Shakespeare’s “Hamlet:” “To thine own self be true.” The “soap operetta,” which opens Thursday night in Kerckhoff Grand Salon, is the first production of Giovanni Ortega and Ben Lamoso’s recently formed company, Mezclao, which translates as “mix” from Spanish. Read more...


Entering the spotlight

UCLA may be a new producer of foreign language filmmakers. Of the seven films honored in this year’s Spotlight Awards for directing, two are in foreign languages and were shot in foreign countries. Read more...