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October 8, 4:08 am

Tony Todd to play Jack Johnson in “Ghost in the House”

Introducing first in the black corner, weighing in at 205 pounds, hailing from Galveston, Texas – they call him the Galveston Giant – it’s Jack Johnson. Read more...

Photo: Actor Tony Todd (right) will play boxer Jack Johnson in the play “Ghost in the House: The Life and Times of Jack Johnson,” premiering in Schoenberg Hall Friday. Playing Johnson allowed Todd to reflect on both the athlete’s life and the mirroring of racial tension in America then and now. Johnson learned how to fight in bare-knuckle street fights at nine years old, becoming the first African American world heavyweight boxing champion. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)

Arts, Film & TV, Lifestyle, Music, Theater & Fine Arts

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October 8, 1:00 am

Reels, Notes and Takes: Week 2

There’s no better place to keep a finger on the pulse of arts and entertainment happenings than Los Angeles. The A&E world is alive – it’s always buzzing, sometimes ready to implode with a hint of a surprise album or a celebrity’s controversial statement. Read more...

Photo: (Courtesy of Viz Media, HBO, Little, Brown and Company, Eli Watson on flickr)

Arts, Lifestyle

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October 8, 12:36 am

Ride-sharing service lifts quality of life for drivers

Julio Medina peed his pants while driving for Lyft. The third-year fine arts student picked a couple up, conversed about Eminem, middle school awkwardness and Air Force 1 shoes before dropping them off. Read more...

Photo: Fourth-year environmental science student Michael Binger uses his earnings as a Lyft driver for a spontaneous travel fund. (Alyssa Dorn/Daily Bruin)

Arts, Film & TV

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October 7, 3:03 am

One-take, unscripted German film ‘Victoria’ screened at UCLA theater

Strobe lights pulse hypnotically as the camera pans to Victoria swaying on the dance floor. Only the pumping bass breaks the silence, beating like her heart as she gathers her long hair and tosses it over her head. Read more...

Photo: The film “Victoria” was screened at the James Bridges Theater on Tuesday night. Shot in one take and without a script, the film was directed by Sebastian Schipper and stars Laia Costa as Victoria, a Spanish girl who leaves her life as a concert pianist after being kicked out of musical school. (Adopt Films)

Arts, Theater & Fine Arts

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October 7, 3:02 am

‘Guards at the Taj’ play explores strife, strength of brotherhood

For actor Ramiz Monsef, being hit with a metal folding chair in a previous role was mentally and physically less taxing than his part as Babur in “Guards at the Taj.” Opening Oct. Read more...

Photo: Premiering Oct. 14 at the Geffen Playhouse, “Guards at the Taj” tells the story of two guards named Humayun and Babur protecting the recently completed Taj Mahal. (Courtesy of Katy Sweet)


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