Reel Roots: UCLA graduate student Roberto Gudino visits Mexico City to connect with its youth through film

Being in Mexico City for the first time sparked all his senses into absorbing the sounds of colloquial Spanish conversation, the city bustle of the busy metropolis and the fragrant aromas from the street vendors.

“(The) neighborhood (I am staying at) is a provincial town, so it’s very old.

Q&A: Chromeo shares stories of life on the road and getting ready for Hard Music Festival

Known for giving the world some “Bonafied Lovin,” Dave 1 (David Macklovitch) and P-Thugg (Patrick Gemayel) of Chromeo are coming back to Los Angeles. The duo is branded by their ’80s funk sound and infectious electronic jams ““ anyone who listens to them will be hypnotized to sing along as their bodies free themselves in uncontrollable jives. With an upcoming performance at this summer’s Hard Music Festival, P-Thugg sat down with the Daily Bruin’s Lynn Chu to talk about their first-time experience closing for Montreal’s International Jazz Festival, expectations for Hard this year and being addicted to life in the fast lane.

Directing couple of “˜Little Miss Sunshine’ return to examine relationships in “˜Ruby Sparks’

Since their 2006 directorial debut, UCLA alumni Dayton and Faris have added another project to their impressive repertoire of work: their new movie “Ruby Sparks,” a modern twist on the Pygmalion myth.