As this year’s AFI Fest comes to a close, the time has come to reflect on the final day of feature films and shorts. All of Thursday’s showings, down to the closing-night gala, are meant to be interest-pieces at heart. Read more...
Photo: The final day of AFI Fest featured the exquisite “Youth” (top left), the daring “The Big Short” (bottom left) and the riveting “James White” (right). (Fox Searchlight Pictures, Paramount Pictures and BorderLine Films)
In the rare minutes between rehearsals, the band is still in full swing. Brassy trumpets, smooth bass and snappy drums recreate the rhythm of Frank Sinatra’s classic jazz style late into the night. Read more...
Photo: Students such as fourth-year musical theater student Catriona Fray (right) will perform for the 100th anniversary of Frank Sinatra’s birth. (Kathy Chen/Daily Bruin)
Each week, Daily Bruin A&E will explore the instruments of the World Musical Instrument Collection and their performers that all contribute to the musical landscape of the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music. Read more...
Photo: Adjunct associate professor Chi Li was introduced to the Chinese erhu, a two-stringed fiddle, at the age of 5. She has performed the instrument for audiences and studied the instrument at the China Conservatory of Music. (Julie Hanash/Daily Bruin)
Flip on a news channel and you’re likely to see characters with perfectly coiffed hair making fantastical claims directly to camera. But how far does this connection between political figures and entertainment go? Read more...
Photo: In “Lincoln,” Daniel Day-Lewis (center) plays President Abraham Lincoln. (DreamWorks Studios)
Nikita Bichitty launches into the powwow arena, her steps aligning with the rhythmic drumming and spirited chants, woven fabric flowing from her outstretched arms. Bichitty, now a third-year anthropology student, has traded in her SoCal jeans and T-shirts for colorful Navajo dresses since she was in elementary school. Read more...
Photo: Third-year anthropology student Nikita Bichitty will participate in the American Indian Students fashion show for Native Heritage Week. At the fashion show, Bichitty will feature attire for Fancy Shawl, a traditional Navajo powwow dance. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
Chi Li, UCLA adjunct associate professor and director of the Music of China Ensemble at the Herb Alpert School of Music, brings life to the Chinese erhu, a violin-like fiddle played by various groups in China. Read more...
Photo: (Justine Sto.Tomas/Daily Bruin senior staff)
One Direction has said “Love You Goodbye.” The British boy band is embarking on hiatus for at least a year beginning March 2016. In its fifth and perhaps final album, “Made in the A.M.,” One Direction delivers catchy chorus melodies and emotional indie rock. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Columbia Records)
