Guitarist Pat Metheny is no stranger to academia, but after becoming a professional jazz guitarist at age 14, homework and grades were never a priority to Metheny. Read more...

The documentary film genre demands a more sophisticated approach for a new age. “The standard concept of biography in film hasn’t changed that much in 100 years,” said Rani Singh, film curator at the J. Read more...

She’s not an accountant secretly pushing screenplays in between coffee breaks. For a resident in the city of broken dreams, the young Sara Bareilles has been experiencing a considerable amount of success and recognition. Read more...

Comedies and spoofs are central on this year’s menu of UCLA’s theater department play series. Kicking off their 2002-2003 series, third-year master of fine art students in the theater department present Christopher Durang’s “The Marriage of Bette and Boo” and Caryl Churchill’s “Cloud Nine,” directed by professors Larry Arrick and April Shawhan, respectively, starting tonight and running through Nov. Read more...

I recently had an out of this world experience. No, I didn’t use my millions of dollars and boyish good looks to buy my way onto a Russian spaceship like that guy from *NSYNC. Read more...

Jacqueline Ramirez-Johnston, a recent graduate from the UCLA School of Theater, Film, Television and Digital Media has decided to stick with filmmaking for the long run despite the career’s difficulties. Read more...

Six chicken strips and a side dish for $2.99 is not the only deal available to students at the Cooperage. Unknown to most concertgoers, the Coop offers a night of free live music about every other week. Read more...