Thursday, July 2

‘Expensive Friends’ short wins Campus MovieFest Jury Award

Andrew Butte was waiting for his neighbor to return some borrowed matches when inspiration hit. Struck by all the comedic things that could occur in the short space of time between when someone leaves and returns, Butte said he unconsciously began formulating the plot for his next short film. Read more...

Photo: (Gaby Cabalza/Daily Bruin)


The pLAces you’ll go: Temescal Canyon

There are more than 500 square miles of city surrounding UCLA’s campus, which takes up a minuscule fraction of that mileage. For such a big place, Los Angeles at times seems impossible to navigate. Read more...

Photo: Temescal Canyon provides Angelenos with comfortable hikes of the Chaparral Hills, featuring skyline views of Los Angles and the Pacific Ocean. (Alyssa Dorn/Daily Bruin)



Beatboxer to perform at Fowler Museum’s Family Jam

UCLA alumnus Carlo Nick Paredes’ passion for beatboxing began early, in middle school, after he watched one of his classmates trying to lay down a beat on the playground. Read more...

Photo: UCLA alumnus and beatboxer Carlo Nick Paredes (right) will perform at Fowler Museum’s “Family Jam: City Sounds’ Beat Boxing” on Sunday. (Courtesy of Arkae Tuazon)


Phi Delta Epsilon’s Anatomy Fashion Show uses art to help hospital

Models will walk down the runway appearing inside out, with the body’s anatomical parts on full display. This year marks the first annual Anatomy Fashion Show, coed pre-med fraternity Phi Delta Epsilon’s philanthropic event, on Sunday in Ackerman Grand Ballroom. Read more...

Photo: UCLA’s coed pre-med fraternity Phi Delta Epsilon will hold its Anatomy Fashion Show on Sunday in Ackerman Grand Ballroom. (Bijun Liang/Daily Bruin)


AFI Fest 2014: Day five

AFI Fest, the longest-running international film festival in Los Angeles, took off at Hollywood Boulevard. Over the past week, directors from around the world, including new auteurs and renowned award-winners, made appearances at the TCL Chinese Theater, the Egyptian Theater and the Dolby Theatre to support their newest projects, with numerous awaiting fans in tow. Read more...

Photo: (American Film Institute)