Tuesday, June 24

Outdoor film installation fuses ambient music, perceptions of LA during pandemic

This post was updated April 11 at 7:50 p.m. While most museums are closed, The Music Center in downtown Los Angeles hopes to engage its audiences through an immersive visual and musical experience. Read more...

Photo: “A Quiet Scene: L.A.,” a film competition and free outdoor installation, was a project that came to life in a collaboration between The Music Center and dublab. The installation features 71 preselected films that are each paired with one of seven tracks from Roger and Brian Eno’s EP “Luminous.” (Courtesy of The Music Center)


Alumnus’s Oscar-nominated animated short explores social issues, human history

This post was updated April 11 at 7:43 p.m. Opera may be synonymous with a classical music tradition, but the Italian word originally translates to “work.” The etymological connection between systems of music and labor inspired an appropriately grandiose title for “Opera,” a nine-minute animated film directed by UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television alumnus Erick Oh. Read more...

Photo: UCLA alumnus and director Erick Oh spent four years completing his Oscar-nominated animated short film, “Opera,” which consists of 24 different sections. (Courtesy of Erick Oh)





‘Chevy Mystery Show’ episode screening prompts discussion on impact of ‘Columbo’

From anthology to stage-play, movie to pilot, Columbo took the long road to becoming an icon. On Thursday, the UCLA Film & Television Archive hosted a virtual screening of “Enough Rope,” an episode from the 1960 anthology series “Chevy Mystery Show,” where actor Bert Freed brings the scrappy detective Lieutenant Columbo to life. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA Film & Television Archive hosted a screening of “Enough Rope” on Thursday, where actor Bert Freed can be seen bringing the scrappy detective Lieutenant Columbo to life. (Courtesy of Chevy Mystery Show: “Enough Rope”)


Students delve into diverse narratives of popular films in new ‘Iridescence’ podcast

This post was updated April 2 at 11:20 a.m. to reflect increased transparency regarding Raylene Factora’s previous involvement with the Daily Bruin. Two undergraduate students are shining a colorful light on diverse stories in their new podcast, “Iridescence.” The podcast was started this year by third-year communication student Raylene Factora and third-year psychology student Jeremy Hsing. Read more...

Photo: (Emily Dembinski/Daily Bruin)



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