BY SHREYA AIYAR Bruin contributor [email protected] A line stretches out of the door of a dim, chandelier-lit restaurant, where an assembly line of chefs expertly tosses pizza dough and tops the pies with colorful vegetables, chunky tomato sauce and assorted meats according to each customer’s preference. Read more...
Arts, Music
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October 18, 12:01 am
Album review: ‘NEW’ by Paul McCartney
The 46 minutes of Paul McCartney’s latest album, “NEW,” are a testament to one of the last standing heroes of classic rock music. It’s part Beatles, part Wings, and an extra ounce of a tender and mature Paul McCartney the world hasn’t seen yet. Read more...
Photo: Virgin EMI Records
Arts, Music
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October 18, 12:00 am
Opera singer asks, ‘Do You Dream in Color?’
The lights dim, and mezzo-soprano opera singer Laurie Rubin walks onto the stage. The orchestra, waiting for the conductor’s cue, freezes in a moment of silent anticipation. Read more...
Photo: Mezzo-soprano vocalist Laurie Rubin’s memoir and poem, “Do You Dream in Color?” inspired composer Bruce Adolphe to craft an orchestrative piece based on Rubin’s work.
Arts, Arts Columns, Film & TV
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October 18, 12:00 am
Love|Hate: Is the horror genre thriving or dying out?
There are fewer than two weeks until Halloween, and it’s time once again to get back in the spirit of frights and fears. Per usual, the entertainment world has a big effect on how the faux-holiday turns out; costumes of the season’s favorite characters find their way into the evening’s attire. Read more...
Arts, Film & TV
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October 18, 12:00 am
Movie review: ‘Escape Plan’
Everyone willing to go to the theater to see “Escape Plan,”the newest vehicle for glamorizing Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger as they spin into their late 60s, is going to receive exactly what they expect. Read more...
Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
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October 17, 12:28 am
Graduate acting program’s new head sets stage for recalibration of curriculum
It’s been two years since UCLA’s graduate department at the School of Theater, Film and Television accepted any actors into its program. In the wake of Tony Award-winning Professor Mel Shapiro’s retirement as the head of UCLA’s graduate acting program, Michael Hackett, chairman of the Department of Theater, and other faculty members of the graduate theater department spent two years in search of a new head of acting to recalibrate the program. Read more...
Photo: The graduate department at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television launched its recalibrated acting curriculum under the leadership of a new head of acting. The program focuses on ensemble building and training students for the contemporary world.
Arts, Arts Columns, Music
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October 17, 12:24 am
Throwback Thursday: Singer-songwriter’s career spans decades in spite of mental illness
One of my most cherished possessions is a coffee-stained T-shirt that reads “Hi, How Are You” on the chest. Below the words is a drawing of a frog-like alien, which stares pensively out at everyone who walks by. Read more...