First, she was Bellatrix Lestrange. Then she rap battled USC, went to “The Great Fratsby” and most recently serenaded UCLA students with her rendition of “I’m a Bro.” Now, as her fourth year draws to a close, Spring Sing Company member and fourth-year theater student Kimia Behpoornia is creating her own variety comedy show for […]
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JazzReggae Festival’s Reggae Day celebrates Rastafarian culture
The 28th Annual JazzReggae Festival at UCLA continued Monday with Reggae Day, which presented a strong focus on traditional reggae music and Rastafarian culture. Posters of Bob Marley, T-shirts tie-dyed with red, green and yellow, and Rasta caps – oversized and colorful crocheted hats fashioned by the likes of Marley – flooded UCLA’s Intramural Field. […]
Movie Review: ‘Blended’
Sometimes, the best way to find love is to do it blind. In “Blended,” the newest Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore film, romantic comedy veers into the realm of feel-good family flick. Control-freak Lauren (Barrymore) and dim-witted Jim (Sandler) develop a hatred for one another on a terrible blind date but later unintentionally bring their […]
Q&A: UCLA alumnus Erich Lane describes Sci-Fest experience, acting
Within the intimate atmosphere of the black box in the ACME Comedy Theatre, tales of alien invasions, post-apocalyptic worlds and chilling tales of supernatural beings unfold. In the first-ever Los Angeles Sci-Fest, these beloved science fiction concepts come to life in a series of live one-act theatrical performances. The pieces range from comedic to dramatic […]
UCLA Shenanigans Comedy Club to take the stage for stand-up show
What do you get when put together a microphone, some UCLA students and a stage? The answer: pure Shenanigans. This Friday in Kerckhoff Grand Salon at 9 p.m., The Shenanigans Comedy Club will host a live comedy show titled “Wait, were you always funny?” The lineup features up-and-coming comedians in the industry such as Jamar […]
Students’ film ‘What We Need’ in Sprite Films finals
For a few UCLA film students, it’s time to swap out their signature blue and gold with the iconic lemon-lime of Sprite Films. UCLA students Merlin Camozzi and Rick Perry from the School of Theater, Film and Television are among this year’s six teams of Sprite Films finalists with their film “What We Need.” The […]
UCLA alums, founders of Razzies seek to hold stars to higher standard
Hosted in 1980, the first Golden Raspberry Awards, also known as the “Razzie Awards,” was a humble gathering of people crowded into the small apartment of UCLA alumnus John Wilson for a potluck. Wilson said he set the scene using a cardboard podium and a broomstick with a foam ball taped to the end as […]