Perhaps more than any other industry, the world of film and television relies heavily on personal connections, so the idea that a group of graduating UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television students would be their own best connection could seem counterintuitive. Read more...
Photo: In the web series ‘Losing It,’ written by Vika Stubblebine and Samantha Cardona, the protagonist Jillian struggles with the importance of becoming an adult, and what that might imply.
The hot July sun beats down on the bronze tigers, coyotes and other animal sculptures that have taken residence along Century City’s Avenue of the Stars. Read more...
Photo: Twenty-two sculptures of animal figures designed by UCLA alumna Gwynn Murrill decorate the center median of Century City’s Avenue of the Stars.
A wooden sculpture depicts a woman kneeling and holding a seat. She wears blue glass beads around her neck, and a contemplative gaze crosses her elegant features as she looks inward with downcast eyes. Read more...
Photo: UCLA professor Mary Roberts helped organize “Shaping Power,” a LACMA exhibition featuring art from the Luba Kingdom of Central Africa.
If your inner 10-year-old rejoices at the thought of monsters fighting robots, then “Pacific Rim” is the film for you. “Pacific Rim” is Guillermo del Toro’s childhood fantasy brought to life, and the director has said he hopes it will reintroduce the Kaiju genre popular in the ’50s (“Kaiju” literally translates to “strange beasts”) to a new generation. Read more...
The true horror fan has been currently subjected to a great scare depression. Studios continue to pump out cliche and moronic horror films filled with minimal, cheap scares and stories that provide no depth to this revered genre. Read more...
Here’s a look at some of the most anticipated films fighting for the weekly crown in the months before fall quarter. Read more...
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Back in the day, rappers wanted to be, and at times were, gangsters. Now the name of the game is transcendence: Rappers aim to be gods. Enter “Magna Carta... Holy Grail.” Read more...
Photo: courtesy of Roc-A-Fella Records
