Last May, when costume design Professor Deborah Landis was invited to conduct a workshop at a film school in Cuba, she had no idea what to expect. Read more...
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Deborah Landis, founding director of UCLA’s Copley Center for the Study of Costume Design, has worked on numerous films including “Animal House,” “Blues Brothers” and Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” video. (courtesy of Natasha Rubin)
Many people have probably wondered what they would be like if, say, they hadn't gone to UCLA, made their particular set of friends or picked their chosen major. Italian artist Roberto Cuoghi certainly isn't new to these musings. Read more...
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Roberto Cuoghi’s portrait “Untitled, 2010″ is featured at the Hammer Museum. (credit: Galleria Massimo De Carlo, Milano)
Something about the colorful, pixilated print is familiar, and yet, it's not immediately clear why. Then the faint outline of Paul Cezanne's face emerges from the yellow, red and green patterns. The piece, "Cezanne," is a digitally altered version of Cezanne's famous self-portrait and hangs along similarly remastered works of some of the most well-known names in Western art. The artwork is part of "His Masters' Tools," an exhibition currently on display through May 29 at the Fowler Museum. Read more...
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“Cezanne” by alumnus Allan deSouza is now displayed at Fowler Museum. (courtesy of Talwar Gallery, NY)
Sometimes we go to the movies for their predictability: We want happy endings from Nora Ephron and huge explosions from Michael Bay. Read more...
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“The Dilemma” stars Vince Vaughn and Kevin James as best friends. (credit: Universal Pictures)
Let's be honest: Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher make movies people want to see for the simple reason that we want to be them. Portman is no Megan Fox "“ most girls love her, want to be her and aren't offended that guys want her too "“ and the equivalent holds true for Kutcher. Of course we want to see them in a romantic comedy together, no matter how potentially formulaic it may be. Read more...
Wallace Shawn, the playwright and actor, will speak Saturday at Royce Hall. Read more...
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Actor and playwright Wallace Shawn will lecture Saturday at Royce Hall.
Courtesy of JARED RODRIGUEZ
I was in Italian class, it was early in the morning, and I was tired. Never a good combination when trying to speak a foreign language coherently. Read more...
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Credit: RACECAR LOTTA RECORDS
