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February 25, 12:08 am

91st Academy Awards welcomes diversity in selection of winners

Inclusivity and the Academy haven’t exactly gone hand-in-hand over the last 90 years. But Sunday’s Oscars ceremony may indicate a stark shift in trend. The 2019 show marks an unparalleled triumph for African-Americans in the industry. Read more...

Photo: The cast and crew of “Green Book” accepted the best picture award Sunday night at the 91st Academy Awards. “Green Book” star Mahershala Ali (left-most) was crowned best supporting actor, and was among the record-breaking seven black individuals who won awards. (Courtesy of Aaron Poole)

Arts, Theater & Fine Arts

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February 24, 11:22 pm

Drama of human connection, cultural divides to play out in theater production

A woman’s relationships with her mother and girlfriend show that those closest to you are not always the most understanding. The effects of war on personal relationships is the focus of “Unseen,” which runs from Thursday until March 2 in Macgowan Hall. Read more...

Photo: Fourth-year theater student Eliza Faloona (left) and second-year theater acting student Sophie Landeck (right) star in “Unseen,” a play following war photographer Mia after she wakes up unconscious following a massacre in Istanbul. Faloona said the production highlights the ways in which war impacts interpersonal relationships. (Kanishka Mehra/Daily Bruin)

Arts, Theater & Fine Arts

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February 24, 11:17 pm

Graduate student explores concept of framing and perception in art exhibition

Thinking outside the box, Dalena Tran will place her audience inside one, she said. Tran, a graduate student, said the idea of framing – or putting things into focus – is at the center of her solo art exhibition, titled “mornal : stasis – slowing down a mis-ordering of normal.” The exhibition will be open Tuesday and Wednesday at UCLA’s Broad Art Center. Read more...

Photo: Dalena Tran, a graduate student, will present her art exhibition, “mornal : stasis – slowing down a mis-ordering of normal,” at the Broad Art Center. It consists of projections of scenery on three different walls. (Kanishka Mehra/Daily Bruin)

Arts, Film & TV

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February 24, 11:13 pm

Upcoming student film tells a ghost story centered on childlike innocence

This post was updated Feb. 26 at 4:48 p.m. An Instagram comic depicting a ghost intent on taking out the trash inspired the plot of Yimeng Yuan’s video, “The Melancholy of March.” Jumping off the idea of an adorable ghost, the fourth-year art history student is directing a three-minute video following a father and his 8-year-old child on a picnic. Read more...

Photo: Fourth-year art history student Yimeng Yuan’s short film “The Melancholy of March” follows a young child on a family picnic during which he interacts with a ghost his father cannot see. Despite the supernatural turn, Yuan said the film takes a lighthearted tone through the children’s interactions while also exploring a strained father-child relationship. (Xuxin Zhang/Daily Bruin)

Arts, Film & TV

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February 22, 12:16 pm

Silver Screen Wonders

This year’s Oscars ceremony marks an important day in the life of Bruins who worked on nominated films. From prolific production to iconic costumes, find out more about how our alumni fit into the star studded event. Read more...

Arts, Arts Columns, Film & TV

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February 21, 10:45 pm

Second Take: List of best director nominees indicate gender inequity remaining in Hollywood

The number of female best director nominees throughout the 90-year history of the Oscars can be counted on one hand. Although Greta Gerwig’s 2018 nomination for “Lady Bird” seemed to indicate a shift from the Academy’s historical sexism, the 2019 nominees prove Hollywood’s glass ceiling has hardly been cracked. Read more...

Photo: (Qirui Wu, Claire Guo and Franchesca Diaz/Daily Bruin)


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