Wednesday, April 29

Break away from TV, become free

Kenny Chang Click Here for more articles by Kenny Chang In writing this column, I was about to go into another alternate dimension and talk about fictional characters from movies fighting. Read more...


My Film’s Inspiration

UCLA Film and Television Archives "The Treasure of Sierra Madre (1948)" will be showing tomorrow evening at James Bridges Theater. By CJ Yu Daily Bruin Contributor [email protected] Screenwriter-director Sam Raimi, recently known for his work on the film “Spider-man,” will be on campus tomorrow night as part of an ongoing series sponsored by the UCLA Film and Television Archive entitled “The Movie That Inspired Me.” Raimi, whose career spans over twenty years, has directing credits that include the feature films “The Gift,” and “A Simple Plan,” as well as an executive producing credit for the television series “Xena: Warrior Princess.” Those who are curious about how filmmakers like Raimi got their start in movies will especially benefit from the series at the James Bridges Theater as it allows attendees to ask filmmakers and actors questions about the films they choose to highlight. Read more...


Soundbites

Weezer “Maladroit” Geffen Records With a more aggressive and far less pop-oriented sound than their self-titled last release (a.k.a. the Green Album), Weezer returns with a cross between “Pinkerton” and their original self-titled (the Blue Album). Read more...





The Abstract World of Avery

UCLA Hammer Museum American painter Milton Avery is remembered in a rare exhibit titled “Milton Avery: The Late Paintings,” now at the UCLA Hammer Museum. By Dana Messore Daily Bruin Contributor [email protected] Somewhere, lost in the vast abyss of modern art, lies the abstract world of Milton Avery.  Considered by scholars and art historians to be one of greatest contributors to 20th-century American art, Avery will be featured in an exhibit titled “Milton Avery: The Late Paintings,” at the UCLA Hammer Museum, which serves as the exhibit’s only West Coast venue. Read more...