Joel and Ellie’s bumpy journey across America continues. In “Please Hold to My Hand,” the fourth episode of “The Last of Us,” Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey) finally get their hands on a vehicle and make their way toward Wyoming, where Joel thinks his brother Tommy (Gabriel Luna) is located. Read more...
Photo: Bella Ramsey (left) and Pedro Pascal (right) play Ellie and Joel in HBO’s “The Last of Us.” Episode four of the series premiered on Feb. 5. (Courtesy of Liane Hentscher/HBO)
Arturo O’Farrill is transcending musical borders. On Monday, the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra founder and associate dean of diversity, equity and inclusion at the Herb Alpert School of Music will be joining the Conga Patria Son Jarocho Collective to perform music from “Fandango at the Wall in New York” at Schoenberg Hall following a documentary screening about recording a live record at the United States-Mexico border. Read more...
Photo: Arturo O’Farrill poses with the Grammy Award he won for Best Latin Jazz Album at this year’s ceremony. This marks O’Farrill’s fourth win in the category and fifth overall. (Courtesy of Getty Images for the Recording Academy)
This post was updated Feb. 5 at 11:36 p.m. This year’s Grammy Awards was a dazzling night of achieving firsts and breaking records. After last year’s ceremony was relocated to Las Vegas, music’s biggest night returned to Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. Read more...
Photo: Beyoncé gives her acceptance speech after winning Best Dance/Electronic Music Album for “RENAISSANCE.” This win solidified her status as the most awarded artist in Grammy history. (Courtesy of Getty Images for the Recording Academy)
This post was updated Oct. 5 at 9:07 p.m. Berit Gwendolyn Gilma delivers innovative 3D visions in a deluxe box set. The design media arts alumnus earned a Grammy nomination as art director of the limited package for “Big Mess,” the 2021 album by film composer and industrial rock singer-songwriter Danny Elfman. Read more...
Photo: Dressed in black Berit Gilma looks forward in a portrait. This year, the design media arts alumnus is nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package for her work as Art Director on Danny Elfman’s album, “Big Mess.” (Courtesy of Sven Gutjahr)
This post was updated March 28 at 10:13 p.m. The film “Lioness” communicates the fundamental freedoms the women in Iran are denied. Written and directed by alumnus Arrad Rahgoshay, “Lioness (A Freedom Project for Iran)” stresses the humanitarian violations and injustices of the Islamic Republic of Iran, spearheading themes of freedom by displaying tenacious female figures. Read more...
Photo: Three woman look down in “Lioness.” The short film was written and directed by alumnus Arrad Rahgoshay. (Courtesy of “Lioness”)
This post was updated April 26 at 5:16 p.m. Thiago Leoni is bringing his filmmaking career to life, one frame at a time. The alumnus said he was drawn to storytelling since he was a child growing up in Brazil. Read more...
Photo: Thiago Leoni is seen through a rearview mirror. The Brazilian alumnus’ first short film is titled “Querido Espaço” or “Dear Blank” in English. (Courtesy of Thiago Leoni)
After taking a quick trip to Vegas last year, music’s biggest night is flying back to Los Angeles. Premiering live from Crypto.com Arena, the 65th Annual Grammy Awards will honor this year’s biggest musical releases on Sunday. Read more...
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