Each week, columnist Ashley Jakubczyk will talk about a new mixed drink, where to get it in Westwood and how you can concoct your own version at home. Read more...
Photo: The cranberry mojito is offered in Westwood at Palomino Restaurant & Bar.
Arts, Music
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January 22, 12:01 am
Album Review: ‘Mind Over Matter’
When Young the Giant released its catchy singles “My Body” and “Cough Syrup” off its 2010 eponymous debut, it quickly found its way to mainstream popularity, putting the California-based indie rock band on the list of bands to watch. Read more...
Arts, Film & TV
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January 22, 12:00 am
TFT student’s ‘Of Love, My Siren’ inspired by Chinatown
Chinese dragons, fortune cookies, flashing pagodas. Classic icons of San Francisco’s Chinatown illuminate the screen as a sultry nightclub singer takes the stage in a crowded speakeasy. Read more...
Photo: “Of Love, My Siren” is the thesis film of UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television student Chelsey Dubiel. The story centers on the romantic relationship of lovers Leu and Tony, set in the backdrop of San Francisco’s Chinatown.
Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
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January 21, 1:28 pm
Theater Review: “Penny Plain”
Dim blue lighting barely filters through tiled paneling, illuminating ever so slightly the miniature faces of half-seen marionettes. A platform, reminiscent of a structurally sound tree house, fills center stage. Read more...
Photo: CAP UCLA
Arts, Film & TV
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January 21, 12:54 am
Out of Focus: Classic noir film “Laura” returns to big screen
Film noir, a genre characterized by dark lighting, seedy characters and raging sexuality, became an American movie mainstay in the early 1940s. Influenced by the stylized cinema of the German Expressionists and the white-hot violence of 1930s pulp magazines like “Black Mask,” film noir would leave an indelible mark on film. Read more...
Photo: One of the definitive mystery and noir films of the 1940s, Otto Preminger’s “Laura” stars Dana Andrews as Mark McPherson, a detective who falls in love with Laura (Gene Tierney), a woman who’s murder he is investigating.
Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
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January 21, 12:49 am
UCLA students interpret “Recess” in Broad Art Center exhibit
Upon entering New Wight Gallery, a transparent sheet filled with multitudes of identical doll heads wearing different colored hats stands out. However, under closer inspection, one realizes the hats are actually condoms. Read more...
Photo: Julia Wang “Plastic” On display at UCLA’s New Wight Gallery from Jan. 16 through Jan. 30, “Recess” ranges from inviting and playful works to provocative and interpretive ideas of the aging process. The exhibit’s pieces, such as Julia Wang’s “Plastic,” pictured here, contrast the innocence of childhood play with mature themes of adulthood.
Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
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January 17, 12:00 am
Synthesis Dance Theater to showcase broad range of styles
After four years of dancing together, Grace Matteson and Taylor Whitakers’ years of close friendship inevitably surface in the synchronization of their movements. “We have connected so much outside of dancing that now we connect in the dance,” Matteson said. Read more...
Photo: Synthesis Dance Theater is a group of student dancers who have different backgrounds in hip-hop, ballet, contemporary and jazz. On Friday, its showcase will feature 10 dances that explore a broad range of dance styles.