Two-time Academy Award winner Jane Fonda has been announced as the commencement speaker for the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television’s 2014 graduation ceremony. The announcement was made on Thursday by Teri Schwartz, dean of the School of Theater, Film and Television, who will be presiding over the June 13 event in Royce Hall. Read more...
Arts, Film & TV
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May 29, 7:23 pm
Jane Fonda to speak at School of Theater, Film and Television commencement
Arts, Arts Columns, Lifestyle
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May 29, 12:00 am
Student Sartorialist: Doing more with less using crop tops, cutoffs and cutouts
Crop tops, cutoffs and cutouts are all trends that you don’t need to look very hard to find in Southern California. Not only are they in many stores that cater to the young adult demographic, but I’ve also spotted them all across our campus, to a point where I almost feel that the trend has become inescapable. Read more...
Photo: Second-year biology student Belle Chuang, among other UCLA students, incorporates the crop-top trend into her personal style. In addition to crop tops, cutoffs and cutouts are all trends that are gaining popularity on the UCLA campus. (Kasey Angsioco/Daily Bruin)
Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
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May 29, 12:00 am
Shakespeare Company at UCLA modernizes ‘Much Ado About Nothing’
While the belligerent relationship between the characters Beatrice and Benedick has been played out on stages across the centuries, the Shakespeare Company at UCLA’s “Much Ado About Nothing” revives the classic feud in an era known for bouffant hair, rock music and liberation. Read more...
Photo: The Shakespeare Company at UCLA, a student-run independent theater group, will transport William Shakespeare’s comedy “Much Ado About Nothing” to 1960s England in the company’s newest production, running from May 30 to June 1. The company’s adaptation separates characters into the Mods and the Rockers, two subcultures divided by their lifestyles. (Shakespeare Company at UCLA)
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May 29, 12:00 am
Movie Review: ‘We Are the Best!’
Punk is not dead. At the very least, it’s still alive in the rebellious attitudes and short haircuts of three girls from 1980s Stockholm. In Lukas Moodysson’s 2013 Swedish drama “We Are the Best!,” adapted from the graphic novel “Never Goodnight,” by Moodysson’s wife Coco Moodysson, three preteens give a new meaning to the term “punk.” The film follows the journey of outcast best friends Bobo (Mira Barkhammar) and Klara (Mira Grosin), who are alienated from their classmates and family because of their self-cut short hair and adamant persistence to be punks. Read more...
Photo: (Magnolia Pictures)
Arts, Lifestyle
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May 28, 12:14 am
Bruins generate ‘likable’ Facebook pages
One could say the UCLA campus and student body is now more likable due to a rise in UCLA-specific Facebook pages. In the last few months, UCLA Facebook pages such as “People of UCLA,” “UCLA Streetsnaps & Lifestyle” and “UCLA Snaps” have gained attention and popularity on campus by featuring the stories and images of UCLA students and faculty online. Read more...
Photo: Victoria Chang/Daily Bruin
Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
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May 28, 12:11 am
New troupe debuts ‘Crimes of the Heart’
Seven UCLA theater students are taking a risk with site-specific theater and no professional advisement and hoping it pays off. Presenting a site-specific production of “Crimes of the Heart” at 449 Landfair Ave. Read more...
Photo: “Crimes of the Heart,” directed by third-year theater student Gaston Perez, tells the story of three sisters, bonded by their misfortunes. The play is the first production from The Treehouse Theater Company. (Kelsey Kong/Daily Bruin)
Arts, Arts Columns, Film & TV
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May 28, 12:01 am
Out of Focus: Egyptian Theatre to showcase Buñuel’s best films
From the smoke-filled cafes of 1920s Paris, where his landmark film “Un Chien Andalou” was concocted with Salvador Dalí, to the poverty-stricken slums of 1950s Mexico, Luis Buñuel crafted a variety of masterpieces that would cement his status as one of the world’s greatest filmmakers. Read more...
Photo: Legendary filmmaker Luis Buñuel crafted films that blended surrealism with naturalistic elements in films such as 1967’s “Belle de Jour.” A selection of Buñuel’s films will be shown this week at the Egyptian Theatre. (Janus Films)