Thursday, June 19

Out of Focus: 1980s ‘Bad Timing’ is forgotten gem

Sex, lies and obsession play out in the somber streets of a rainy Vienna in director Nicolas Roeg’s 1980 baroque masterpiece “Bad Timing.” From its opening scene, in which paintings by Austrian artist Gustav Klimt appear alongside the jazz-tinged music of singer Tom Waits, “Bad Timing” comes on like a fever dream of Freudian psychoanalysis and a popular detective novel. Read more...

Photo: Art Garfunkel of Simon and Garfunkel and Theresa Russell star in Nicolas Roeg’s “Bad Timing,” a thrilling love story between a young psychology professor and his pill-addicted love interest. The film will be screened at The Cinefamily on Friday night. (Courtesy of The Criterion Collection)



Mixology: Valentine’s Day drinks

With Valentine’s Day on the horizon, it’s time to plan a night out. In this week’s Mixology, columnist Ashley Jakubczyk talks about the best picks for a Valentine’s Day cocktail in Westwood and how to celebrate if you plan on staying in instead. Read more...

Photo: Soleil Westwood



Mixology: Whiskey

There are loads of trendy and diverse cocktails out there with complex and confusing flavors. Sometimes, though, it’s great to sip on a classic drink that’ll never quite go out of style. Read more...


Trending Now: Students leaps ahead of stores in high-waisted trend

Like history, fashion trends tend to repeat themselves. Wearing high-waisted bottoms is simply one of the many trends that continues to resurface over time. High-waisted bottoms first came to be in the 1940s, when more women gradually entered the work force and traditional pants as well as skirts were seen as too revealing. Read more...

Photo: Courtesy of Amy Lee A trend most prominent in the 1980s, high-waisted shorts have made a revival both on the fashion runways and on campus today.


Out of Focus: The films of Anthony Mann come to Westwood

Modern cinema is indebted to Anthony Mann, even if few are aware of it. Working under strict production codes and B-picture budgets, Mann crafted a string of brilliant movies in the 1940s and 1950s that chronicled outsiders and anti-heroes long before they became popular. Read more...

Photo: “The Furies,” a Western starring Walter Huston and Barbara Stanwyck, is one of a selection of films by director Anthony Mann screening at UCLA’s Billy Wilder Theater from Jan. 31 to March 30. The series is titled “Dark City, Open Country: The Films of Anthony Mann.”



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