Jennifer Bastien

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• Halloween Magic-Lantern Show displays lost art of film production at Broad Art Center

  Oct. 29, 2009 at 1:57 a.m.

  It’s easy to imagine the history of modern cinema rightfully beginning with the familiar, silently animated face of Charlie Chaplin.

• Despite setbacks, Campus MovieFest contestant offers ‘Smile’

  Oct. 23, 2009 at 12:45 a.m.

  It’s not unusual for artists to sweat for their craft. On Oct. 17, fourth-year history student Michael Niktaris was sweating for the Campus MovieFest. Donning corduroy pants and a flannel shirt on a hot day atop a parking garage on Broxton Avenue, Niktaris was filming a dance scene for his five-minute short film, having only come up with the story idea three days prior.

• Eco-friendly theme park comes to L.A.

  Oct. 19, 2009 at 1:02 a.m.

  When you think of Disneyland or Magic Mountain, the word “environmental” doesn’t exactly come to mind.

• Los Angeles Hayride promises to be traditional and hellish

  Oct. 6, 2009 at 2:45 a.m.

  In Los Angeles, it may be hard to observe the change in seasons, but hayrides, commonly found on the East Coast, can provide thrill-seekers with a simpler, more traditional, but still scary take on Halloween.

• Alumna to star in one-woman show

  Oct. 5, 2009 at 1:36 a.m.

  You’ll often hear college students complain about assignments that are just busy work, time fillers, not worth their ever-important and rapidly disappearing free time.

• Screen Scene: A Serious Man

  Oct. 2, 2009 at 12:58 p.m.

  The Coen brothers really can’t make a bad movie, so it’s hard to know how to judge their films. If you were to base it on the amount of pleasure proportional to the amount of pain you feel while watching it, then “A Serious Man” may not come out on top.

• Musical theater to honor mogul

  Oct. 2, 2009 at 1:52 a.m.

  Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, the famous duo responsible for such classics as “The Sound of Music,” and “Oklahoma!” are often credited with laying the foundation for musical theater, and this month, Reprise Theatre Company will honor Rodgers for his contribution to the musical theater genre.

• How to throw the perfect bonfire

  Aug. 3, 2009 at 2:03 a.m.
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  Alumna showcases the art in recycling

  May 19, 2009 at 12:06 a.m.

  The fast track to success may not always be the best way to get there.

• Play revives classic motifs

  April 24, 2009 at 2:42 a.m.

  For those who have taken English 10A at UCLA, reading old translations of Anglo-Saxon poems such as “The Seafarer” and “The Wanderer” is not just a recommendation, but a requirement, and a difficult one at that.