Friday, May 29

Film review: ‘The Strangers: Chapter 3’ sabotages suspense with excessive exposition

This post was updated Feb. 10 at 8:31 p.m. Warning: Spoilers ahead. “The Strangers: Chapter 3” arrives with the promise of finality but collapses under the weight of a franchise too eager to explain itself. Read more...

Photo: Three masked individuals are pictured sitting inside of a car, shoulder to shoulder. “The Strangers: Chapter 3” marks the third and concluding installment in the franchise. (Courtesy of Lionsgate)



Alexa Cruz becomes inaugural recipient of Carol Burnett scholarship

For one UCLA student, a celebrated alumnus has offered an extra boost to her educational pursuits. Alexa Cruz, a first-year theater student with an emphasis in musical theater, is the inaugural recipient of the Carol Burnett Endowed Undergraduate Scholarship in Musical Theater. Read more...

Photo: Carol Burnett (left) and Alexa Cruz (right) pose together. On meeting Burnett, Cruz said people emphasized that her name being put alongside Burnett’s spelled future success for her career. (Courtesy of Sebastian Hernandez/UCLA)





Carlos Roa explores identity, diversity through empowering visuals and set designs

This post was updated Jan. 11 at 8:32 p.m. While audience members pondered the statement, “This country was built for me,” Carlos Roa created a visual framework to deepen their reflection. Read more...

Photo: Carlos Roa is pictured wearing a red jacket. Balancing their work as a graduate student and their independent artistic endeavors, Roa was the projection designer for “I Am an American,” a play featured at the REDCAT film festival in downtown Los Angeles. (Crystal Tompkins/Daily Bruin senior staff)



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