This post was updated Jan. 21 at 8:32 p.m. Outfest is making LGBTQ+ programming more accessible through the launch of its own streaming platform. The nonprofit entertainment organization started Outfest Now in October, which has a library of over 150 movies, shows and short films created by and featuring LGBTQ+ artists. Read more...
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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...
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“Citizen Detective” lives up to its name as audience members become the lead investigators in an unsolved murder case. Launched by the Geffen Playhouse’s online Stayhouse Theater and running until Feb. Read more...
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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: Second-year art student Ana Belcher uses charcoal as her medium of choice. The material is capable of creating sharp contrasts between light and dark, a technique known as chiaroscuro. (Ella Barnes/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Jan. 18 at 7:26 p.m. Cat Wilkins tackles racism with comedy in her screenplay and soon-to-be film “Two-Faced.” Wilkins’ screenplay – written in the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television graduate screenwriting program last year – was picked up by BRON Studios and is set to be Taraji P. Read more...
Photo: UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television alumna Cat Wilkins will be bringing her screenplay “Two-Faced” to the big screen, with Taraji P. Henson slated to direct and star in it. (Ashley Kenney/Assistant Photo editor)
During a time of metamorphosis, some students are turning to the one thing that has remained constant – art. UCLA Design Media Arts is hosting its annual undergraduate exhibition Thursday, with this year’s theme set as “Metamorphosis” to reflect the many changes that have occurred since the start of the new decade. Read more...
Photo: UCLA Design Media Arts is debuting its annual undergraduate exhibit Thursday. This year’s theme is “Metamorphosis,” and many student artists’ pieces focus on the political and social change that has occurred in 2020. (Harold Lee/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Jan. 18 at 7:23 p.m. Chelsy Alcazar helps memories stick. In September, the fourth-year Spanish language and culture student began selling personalized stickers on her Instagram account, @amoreymagia. Read more...
Photo: Fourth-year Spanish language and culture student Chelsy Alcazar uses digital art to help her customers’ memories stick. She sells customized stickers on her Instagram account @amoreymagia that she creates from photos, hoping to touch the hearts of others. She said making stickers has allowed her to combine her passions of business, storytelling and colors all in one endeavor. (Anika Chakrabarti/Daily Bruin staff)
