We love watching movies about musicians. Or at least Hollywood thinks so. From “Ray” to “Walk the Line” to the recent “Control,” which follows post-punk Joy Division throughout the band members’ truncated careers, there has been an influx of films tracing the personal dramas behind immortalized sounds. Read more...
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November 6, 9:00 pm
Shifting the silver screen music scene
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November 5, 9:17 pm
Voice professor plays dual roles
A typical day for Linda Kerns starts with teaching a singing lesson at Macgowan Hall at 9 a.m. and ends at 11:30 p.m. with signing autographs outside the Pantages Theatre. Read more...
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November 5, 9:15 pm
Soundbite: Jay Z
Countless rappers have been inspired by the 1983 gangster epic "Scarface," pilfering the themes of lavish living and outlandish buying from the film about the excesses of the Cuban drug lord, but Jay-Z has taken cinematic inspiration one step further: He based an entire album on a film that hadn't even come out yet. Read more...
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November 5, 9:12 pm
New social network to stem from Internet show
User-generated online entertainment (a la YouTube) is often dismissed as having a less professional and creative caliber than more traditional media, such as film and television. Read more...
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November 5, 9:10 pm
Off the runway, high fashion stinks
Today and tomorrow, Target is putting on the world's first virtual fashion show. Read more...
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November 4, 9:55 pm
A family for everyone
It's the show that just won't die "“ and apparently, neither will its characters. Read more...
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November 4, 9:46 pm
Weekend Review: Campus MovieFest
The average UCLA student is inundated by the signs and trappings of the movie industry. Read more...