Wednesday, June 17

Screen Scene

  Gemma La Mana Jack Black (left) and Colin Hanks star in the new movie "Orange County." “Orange County” Starring: Colin Hanks, Jack Black, Chevy Chase Directed by: Jake Kasdan Sometimes the orange falls miles from the tree. Read more...


Burnout, BMX 2 digitally impress; Supercross disappoints

  Acclaim "Burnout" is an arcade racer for PlayStation 2. PlayStation 2 ““ Burnout Acclaim Entertainment Rated E for everyone Burnout takes a new approach to racing games by forcing its racers to weave through crowded city streets populated with slow-moving traffic while avoiding collisions. Read more...


Professor to give speech on medicine, healing skills

Dr. Robert Frank, Jr., professor of medical history and history at UCLA will be speaking at the UCLA Hammer Museum today at 7 p.m. Professor Frank will lecture on how Western medicine has used text and image to communicate and preserve the skills of healing and preventing disease. Read more...


Blind Faith

  Photos from UCLA Performing Arts The Blind Boys together in the days of yore. The group started in 1939 when the original members met at the Talladega Institute for the Deaf and Blind in Alabama. Read more...


American fugitive cast as actor in “˜Kandahar’

  UCLA Film and Television Archives Iranian filmmaker Mohsen Makhmalbaf “˜s "Kandahar" screens today at the James Bridges Theater. By Azadeh Farahmand Daily Bruin Contributor A real life American terrorist and fugitive, Hassan Tantai, appears in select movie theaters as a star in Iranian director Mohsen Makhmalbaf’s latest movie “Kandahar.” At a time when the United States carries the torch in the fight against terrorism, “Kandahar,” which screens at the UCLA James Bridges Theater this Thursday, brings a series of startling surprises in a true-to-life turn of events. Read more...


UC Kilborn

  Photos from CBS Craig Kilborn, seen above with his trademark flawless smile, will be playing host to oodles of UCLA students in his UCLA-themed basketball show tonight on CBS. Read more...


Sound Bites

U2 “All That You Can’t Leave Behind” Interscope Records Self proclaimed and critically acclaimed, U2 is an undisputed music heavyweight once again. “All That You Can’t Leave Behind” helped redeem the band after its questionable pop satires and over-the-top experimentation on past albums “Zooropa” and “Pop.” Bono, Larry, the Edge and Adam pull off their best material since “Achtung Baby!” by remembering that “Where the Streets Have No Name” edge. Read more...