Westwood, lock your doors before watching this one. On Friday, writer-director John Lee Hancock’s newest feature “The Little Things“ premiered in select theaters and on HBO Max. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Nicola Goode)
Arts Columns
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January 31, 12:46 pm
Maker’s Medium: Art student explores precision, permanence through printmaking
The mastery of materials is fundamental to the artistic process and the career goal of any artist in their chosen medium. Every method requires a different skill set and can evoke different reactions in viewers. Read more...
Photo: Fourth-year art student Chereen Tam started off as a sculptor but is now a printmaker. She prefers the medium for its ability to produces many identical copies of one piece. (Ariana Fadel/Daily Bruin)
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January 28, 5:22 pm
Content Overload: Recognizable content positions HBO Max as powerful new streaming service
With the COVID-19 pandemic, many have seen a drastic change in how and where they consume entertainment. While movie theaters have been the more prominent mode of content consumption compared to streaming services in the past, the latter seems to have caught up, if not exceeded, in relevance lately. Read more...
Photo: (Photo illustration by Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor. Clockwise from top: Courtesy of Macall Polay, courtesy of Chiabella James, courtesy of Clay Enos and DC Comics, courtesy of New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. Pictures, courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures, courtesy of Nicola Goode. Center: Courtesy of Glen Wilson. Logo: Courtesy of WarnerMedia)
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January 24, 10:19 am
‘WandaVision’ season 1 recap – episode 3
Black and white pictures and ’60s style beehives are swapped for colorful blouses and sleek straight hair in “WandaVision” episode three, but the mystery remains. Released Friday, the latest episode of Marvel’s newest series picks up right where it left off in episode two – with the superhero couple suddenly expecting a baby. Read more...
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January 22, 5:27 pm
Maker’s Medium: Student uses black and white photography to explore psychological spaces
The mastery of materials is fundamental to the artistic process and the career goal of any artist in their chosen medium. Every method requires a different skill set and can evoke different reactions in viewers. Read more...
Photo: Fourth-year art student Allison Poerschke specializes in black and white film photography. She takes inspiration from surrealism and most of her work focuses on psychological spaces. (Sakshi Joglekar/Daily Bruin staff)
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January 20, 6:31 pm
Video game review: Rereleased ‘Scott Pilgrim’ game struggles to combine nostalgia and originality
This post was updated Jan. 24 at 8:45 p.m. “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game” was originally released in 2010 – and the game’s creators should have left it in the past. Read more...
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Arts, Arts Columns, Music
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January 20, 4:57 pm
Life and Hip-Hop: Global influences on genre unite artists to impact sound
The impact of music extends far beyond the play and pause buttons. Formed in the 1970s as an underground movement, hip-hop has expanded into various art forms and musical sub-genres – with rap specifically being one of the most popular musical styles among today’s youth. Read more...
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