Anyone fearing that "Machine Gun Preacher" will simply be a Gerard Butler-driven shoot-'em-up is in for a very pleasant surprise. While the movie is by no means for the faint of heart, "Machine Gun Preacher" is poignant, subtle and beautifully directed by Marc Forster. Read more...
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September 22, 12:00 am
Soundbite: "Major/Minor"
Veteran rock band Thrice has yet to release a subpar album over the course of a career that has included ambitious masterpieces such as the poetic and elemental "The Alchemy Index" and the raw "Beggars." Thrice's new album, "Major/Minor," is the band's best album since "The Alchemy Index" and is a promising start to the fall music season. Read more...
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September 21, 11:57 pm
L.A. Theatre Works to kick off season of record plays with “˜A Doll House’
By establishing UCLA as its new home, L.A. Theatre Works has given students the opportunity to witness not only an onstage performance, but also the interworkings of a nationally broadcasted radio show. Read more...
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September 21, 11:55 pm
“˜Bedia Selects’ exhibits deeper visions of Central African art at Fowler
While all artists create their own works of art, Cuban American artist José Bedia is making the jump from artist to curator at the UCLA Fowler Museum. Read more...
Arts
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September 21, 11:52 pm
Curated by UCLA graduate students, “˜Circulate, Exchange: Nugget & Gravy’ features works inspired by the marketplace
Earlier this year, Josh Cho spent two months rummaging through dumpsters behind commercial photography labs for something no one else seemed to want: discarded photographs. Read more...
Arts
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September 21, 11:47 pm
Concert Review: Bruin Bash (Starting Six, Kendrick Lamar, Childish Gambino and Major Lazer) Drake Stadium
This year's Bruin Bash concert certainly did not lack in enthusiasm. But it did lack in musical variety and fell short of success despite a standout performance by Childish Gambino. Read more...
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Childish Gambino (aka Donald Glover, star of NBC’s Community) performs on the stage set up at Drake Stadium for Bruin Bash.
Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
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September 13, 11:49 pm
“˜Gray Column’ at Getty Museum reflects De Wain Valentine’s lifelong fascination with plastics
A visitor walking into the J. Paul Getty Museum's new exhibition "From Start to Finish: De Wain Valentine's Gray Column" will notice a quote from artist De Wain Valentine printed across the wall: "I would like to have some way, a magic saw, to cut out large chunks of ocean or sky and say "˜Here it is.'" In the center of the room stands the towering, prismatic sculpture known as the "Gray Column," the form Valentine, who once taught at UCLA, chose to represent his vision. Read more...
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De Wain Valentine’s creation stands tall at the J. Paul Getty Museum reflecting his fascination with light, the sky and the ocean. The exhibition is part of the “Pacific Standard Time” initiative, featuring works by L.A.-based artists. (Credit: Getty Museum)