Saturday, March 21

Album review: Harry Styles’ ‘Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally.’ ultimately misses the beat

This post was updated March 8 at 7:59 p.m. Harry Styles’ new record is a half-step in the right direction, but the musician still needs some “Taste Back.” The British superstar’s fourth solo album – titled “Kiss All The Time. Read more...

Photo: Pictured is the album cover for Harry Styles’ fourth studio album, showing the singer with his back to a disco ball. “Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally.” was released on March 6, almost four years since Styles’ last LP. (Courtesy of  Erskine Records Limited, under exclusive license to Columbia Records, a Division of Sony Music Entertainment)


Film review: ‘How to Make a Killing’ fails to make the kill, is weakened by underdeveloped plot

Warning: Spoilers ahead. In A24’s newest thriller comedy, Glen Powell does not just chase the American dream but hunts for it. Powell’s charm as Becket Redfellow in “How to Make a Killing” captures the audience from the opening scene of the new John Patton Ford picture – released Feb. Read more...

Photo: Wearing a hat and collared shirt, Glen Powell as Becket Redfellow glances over his shoulder. John Patton Ford’s latest film, “How to Make a Killing,” was released Feb. 20 and follows Redfellow as he kills each of his estranged relatives to inherit the family’s fortune. (Courtesy of IMDb)


Q&A: Ely Oaks talks Taylor Swift collaboration, live performances, musical influences

Ely Oaks is bending genre barriers. The Austrian-born DJ and producer recently released a remix of Taylor Swift’s single “Opalite” as a collaboration with the pop star. Read more...

Photo: The Austrian-born DJ and producer Ely Oaks is pictured. Oaks is currently on his North American tour after releasing a remix in collaboration with Taylor Swift and will make a stop in Los Angeles on March 6. (Courtesy of Richard Hoffmann)


Student collaboration brings Shivali Pathak’s LA love song ‘You and I’ to life

This post was updated March 6 at 12:22 a.m. Shivali Pathak renders a Los Angeles love story with her debut single “You and I.” Pathak, a second-year public health student from the Bay Area, said she grew up in a household where there was always music playing. Read more...

Photo: Leaning against a tree while holding an acoustic guitar is Shivali Pathak. The second-year student released her debut single, “You and I,” which depicts a love story set in Los Angeles. (Karla Cardenas-Felipe/Daily Bruin staff)



‘Virtue and Vice’ art exhibit explores messages of morality through drawings

This post was updated March 5 at 8:43 p.m. Find “Virtue and Vice” at the Getty Center this spring. “Virtue and Vice: Allegory in European Drawing” is on display at the Getty from March 3 to June 7. Read more...

Photo: Jean-Honoré Fragonard’s “Oh! If Only He Were as Faithful to Me,” is a brush with brown wash and black chalk piece. The Getty’s new drawing exhibition, “Virtue and Vice: Allegory in European Drawing,” opened on March 3 and will run until June 7. (Courtesy of Getty Museum)


Cristian García Zelada makes film education more accessible with Cinema Libertá

This post was updated March 3 at 10:05 p.m. Cinema Libertá blends professional-level film training with a philosophy of access. Peruvian filmmaker Cristian García Zelada has launched Cinema Libertá, a free film school in Peru focused on making film education more accessible in his home country. Read more...

Photo: Peruvian filmmaker Cristian García Zelada is pictured lecturing. Zelada has launched Cinema Libertá, a free film school in Peru focused on making film education more accessible. (Courtesy of Cristian García Zelada)