The Metropolitan Museum of Art opened its doors to actors, musicians and athletes under one condition: the celebrities must dress to fit the theme of “Camp: Notes on Fashion,” as in unnatural, exaggerated ensembles. Read more...
Arts, Film & TV, Lifestyle
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May 7, 4:55 pm
2019 Met Gala: Styles that embodied camp, ones that failed to meet the mark
Arts, Arts Columns, Film & TV
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May 6, 5:11 pm
‘Game of Thrones’ season 8 recap – Episode 4: ‘The Last of the Starks’
The battle against the White Walkers may be over, but the fight for Westeros is just beginning. “The Last of the Starks,” episode four of the final season, begins with a moving funeral scene as the survivors at Winterfell burn their dead. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of HBO)
Arts, Film & TV
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May 5, 11:45 pm
Green Screens film festival aims to educate UCLA community on environmental issues
Cultured meat, or meat grown in a lab using animal cells, is an up-and-coming sustainable alternative to products of the traditional meat industry, said Paul Kurek. Read more...
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Arts, Film & TV
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May 5, 4:21 pm
‘Booksmart’ screening, Q&A with Olivia Wilde opens up dialogue on female friendship
The night before graduation turns into two best friends’ quest to attend their first –and last –high school party in Olivia Wilde’s directorial debut, “Booksmart.” Bruin Film Society hosted a screening of the upcoming film at the James Bridges Theater on Saturday evening, followed by a Q&A with Wilde and writer Katie Silberman. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Francois Duhamel/Annapurna Pictures)
Arts, Arts Columns, Film & TV
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May 3, 5:20 pm
Movie review: ‘Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile’ vindicates oft-forgotten female figures
Extremely Well Done, Shockingly Empathetic and Visually Stimulating. A credit to the filmmakers and not the subject himself, Netflix’s latest flick skillfully demonizes a horrific man by giving a voice to his many victims. Read more...
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May 2, 11:04 pm
Event discusses Jewish costume designers stitching together fabric of iconic films
Fashion designers leave their labels on their creations. But costume designers don’t have the same privilege, said Deborah Nadoolman Landis. Landis, the founding director and chair of UCLA’s David C. Read more...
Photo: Costume designer Michael Kaplan worked on films such as “Fight Club” and “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.” He will be one of the featured designers at “Jewish Thread: The Hidden History of Costume Design in Hollywood,” which intends to highlight the work such designers have contributed to the field. (Courtesy of Michael Kaplan)
Arts, Arts Columns, Film & TV, Theater & Fine Arts
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May 1, 11:14 pm
Art to Heart: Intersection of art and math generates visually complex representations of nature
Art, the universal language, can transcend space and time to reach a diverse audience. We hear this all the time, but do we truly feel the weight of these words? Read more...
Photo: This true 3D fractal was created with Mandelbulb 3D software. Fractals – figures in which smaller parts exist at various scales within a larger piece – are closely related to geometric artworks that show self-similarity, like mandalas. (Courtesy of Keith Anderson/Fractaled Visions)