Characters and finalists alike aimed for the stars at the Fine Cut Festival of Films. The festival celebrated its 20th year during a private ceremony Thursday night at the Landmark Theatre. Read more...
Photo: Erin Lau’s film, “The Moon and the Night,” about a family’s financial struggles took home the most prestigious award at Fine Cut Festival of Films on Thursday for its attention to storytelling. (Ashley Kenney/Daily Bruin)
The magic of film has always brought people together, and with the start of a new school year, Bruins can be sure to rely on movies to create new bonds. Read more...
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This post was updated Sept. 29 at 3:13 p.m. Mary Leipziger photographed an old man sitting in front of a white cow, finding in it a sense of mysticism. Read more...
Photo: Mary Leipziger’s newest exhibit, “India through a Jewish Lens,” opened Thursday at Hillel at UCLA. It depicts Leipziger’s travels to India, including to Delhi, Mumbai and Jaipur.(Tanmay Shankar/Assistant Photo editor)
The lost city of Atlantis isn’t located at the bottom of the ocean – there’s an entrance in Downtown Los Angeles, if you can figure out how to activate the portal. Read more...
Photo: The “Atlantis” escape room submerges visitors in another world outside the space’s Downtown LA location with its technology-based clues. (Ashley Kenney/Daily Bruin)
Watching “The Exorcist” late at night as a child gave Maximillian nightmares – and a lifelong love of horror films. Since then, the artist has transferred that appreciation into “I Like Scary Movies,” an interactive art installation that transports visitors to iconic scenes from five horror films: “Friday the 13th,” “It,” “The Shining,” “A Nightmare on Elm Street” and “Beetlejuice.” The exhibit, which runs through Nov. Read more...
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Frankie Quinones can switch from one personality to another within one costume change and a few minutes. The comedian – who has appeared on Funny or Die, Comedy Central and HBO – will be performing his one-man variety show at The Wiltern on Friday. Read more...
Photo: Comedian Frankie Quinones will be performing his one-man variety show at The Wiltern, incorporating several original characters such as Creeper, a Cholo and fitness guru, and Juanita Carmelita, a suburban Latina drama queen. (Courtesy of Frankie Quinones)
Dramatists wouldn’t dare write characters as disparate and lively as Sandra Day O’Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg in the same play, said Jonathan Shapiro. The two trailblazing Supreme Court justices are almost cliche in their contrasts in real life – O’Connor is a Christian Republican from Arizona, known for being outgoing and athletic, while Ginsburg is a shy, introverted New York-born Jewish Democrat. Read more...
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