“Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” is the best J.K. Rowling creation since “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.” For the most part the film matches, if not betters, the best wizarding world installments, and Rowling succeeds in bringing the wonder back to her world that was so desperately lacking in the brooding monotony of the last few “Harry Potter” movies. Read more...
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Dimyana Hanna was shocked to find a 7-inch gash torn into one of her favorite pairs of jeans. However, after browsing the UCLA Free & For Sale page, the fourth-year neuroscience student came across a post from Mercedes Stanfield, advertising an on-campus sewing service. Read more...
Photo: Fourth-year theater student Mercedes Stanfield makes clothing alterations for other UCLA students to make money. She started her business out of her Courtside dorm room in spring 2016. (Esmeralda Lopez/Daily Bruin)
A swelling grand piano and silky strings echo behind the scene as a man in a glittering jacket softly serenades a woman dressed in a leotard. Read more...
Photo: Music Director Rebecca Wade coordinated rehearsals between the 26 students in the orchestra of HOOLIGAN Theatre Company’s “Pippin.” (Kristie Hoang/Daily Bruin)
Boxing movies have one theme in common: They are always about the underdog. “Bleed for This” tells the true story of Vinny Pazienza (Miles Teller), a boxing champion who returns to the ring after suffering a neck injury. Read more...
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Elijah Green no longer had time to watch cartoons when he entered the adult world. But adult pressures often contribute to great artistic works, Green said. Read more...
Photo: HOOLIGAN Theatre Company’s fall musical, “Pippin,” is a show within a show. All characters but the titular Pippin openly portray actors messing with Pippin’s life. (Kristie Hoang/Daily Bruin)
Westwood’s bars, or lack thereof, can easily grow old for thirsty college students in search of a taproom suited to their tastes. Daily Bruin senior staffers Erin Nyren and William Thorne embark on a bar-sampling journey to uncover the best watering holes in Los Angeles. Read more...
Photo: The homey bar Mom’s in Santa Monica offers the White Light with lychee liqueur (left) and the cherry-topped Downtown Manhattan (right). (William Thorne/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Melissa Navarro, with her curled hair tucked into a bandana, performed a ska song during her audition for a Rockabilly-singing Latina character from East Los Angeles. Read more...
Photo: First-year theater student Melissa Navarro is particularly interested in portraying strong female characters such as Sheila from a short film “Whittier Boulevard.” (Rohan Kumar/Daily Bruin)
