This post was updated Sept. 29 at 9:30 p.m. Fall releases are dropping like leaves. With records evoking nostalgia and maturing careers, artists are setting a cozy tone for the autumn season. Read more...
Photo: (Katelyn Dang/Illustrations director)
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September 27, 5:42 pm
Holiday pays homage to silent films, sheds light on impact of genre
National Silent Movie Day is cutting through the noise for silent films. In its inaugural celebration this year, NSMD will celebrate the cinematic form Sept. 29 and encourages audience participation by hosting movie screenings, sharing film titles on social media and launching online campaigns. Read more...
Photo: (Ashley Shue-Lih Ko/Daily Bruin)
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September 27, 1:39 pm
Performance review: One-man show ‘The Enigmatist’ delivers engaging puzzles, illusions
This post was updated Sept. 29 at 9:30 p.m. Warning: spoilers ahead. Mind-blowing illusions and puzzles supplement a story of romance and discovery in “The Enigmatist.” Showing at the Geffen Playhouse until Nov. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Jeff Lorch)
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September 26, 9:50 pm
‘Tearless’ VR project tells story of comfort women in Korea
This post was updated Oct. 9 at 11:00 p.m. Some stories are painful past the point of tears. In her latest virtual reality project, “Tearless,” director and UCLA film professor Gina Kim continues to tell the story of “comfort women” in Korea subjected to sexual violence at the hands of the United States military from the 1950s. Read more...
Photo: Director and UCLA film professor Gina Kim’s latest 3D VR film “Tearless” seeks to educate viewers around the history of comfort women in South Korea, immersing viewers into the scenes themselves. (Courtesy of Cyan Films)
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September 24, 3:12 pm
Comedic play ‘Our Man in Santiago’ combines humor, American history
This post was updated Sept. 26 at 9:35 p.m. Espionage hijinks meet American history in “Our Man in Santiago.” After its initial debut was shut down because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the comedic play returns to Theatre West for a five-week run from Sept. Read more...
Photo: Written by Mark Wilding and starring alumnus Nick McDow Musleh, “Our Man in Santiago” follows the true story of CIA activity in 1973 Chile but remolds the narrative into a spy-thriller comedy play. (Courtesy of Charlie Mount)
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September 23, 3:01 pm
Graduate student’s art exhibit speaks on diasporic communities through soil
LaRissa Rogers is resculpting her history with soil. In her show “On Belonging: The Space In Between,” the fine arts graduate student uses soil and other tactile elements to explore her relationship to land and belonging. Read more...
Photo: Fine arts graduate student LaRissa Rogers road tripped across the country, collecting soil at state borders to become part of her show “On Belonging: The Space In Between.” (Antonio Martinez/Daily Bruin)
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September 23, 2:30 pm
Q&A: ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ cast, crew discuss transition from stage to screen
This post was updated Sept. 26 at 9:54 p.m. Five years after its Broadway debut, “Dear Evan Hansen” is hoping to last forever on the big screen. Read more...
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