Dreamworks Records Rufus Wainwright is performing at the Wilshire Ebell Theater Friday. By Anthony Bromberg Daily Bruin Senior Staff Take the sounds of Broadway musicals, Wagner operas, hip poetic imagery lyrics, melodic piano and occasionally guitar lines, lots of textural sounds and sweet impassioned pop vocals, and that is some sense of where Rufus Wainwright’s music comes from. Read more...
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March 6, 9:00 pm
Artist reaches audience with “˜Poses’
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March 6, 9:00 pm
“˜Hunger’ focuses on social injustices
By Phoebe Bronstein Daily Bruin Contributor Nine actors, a dedicated director and the darker side of humanity surround the upcoming production of Tadeusz Rosewicz’s “The Hunger Artist Departs.” The UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television debuts its production of this play tomorrow night. Read more...
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March 6, 9:00 pm
Pearce, Jones branch out with “˜Time’
DreamWorks L.L.C. and Warner Bros. Guy Pearce stars as time traveler Alexander Hartdegen in "The Time Machine," opening Friday. By Phoebe Bronstein Daily Bruin Contributor When the names Orlando Jones and Guy Pearce come up, people usually think 7up and “Memento.” But after his last two movies, Pearce might be associated with epic action-adventure stories like the “The Count of Monte Cristo” and the newly released “The Time Machine.” Jones would be better known for his role in the comedy “Evolution,” or his old comedy stints like “MadTV” or those soft drink commercials. Read more...
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March 6, 9:00 pm
A&E Briefs
FILM The 1985 Richard Donner cult classic “The Goonies” will be showing in the Ackerman Grand Ballroom tonight and Friday night at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Read more...
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March 5, 9:00 pm
Playful Bradbury
Ray Bradbury By Siddarth Puri Daily Bruin Contributor He’s 81 and still going strong. He still runs to the typewriter every morning to quickly transcribe the numerous ideas that come to him in his sleep. Read more...
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March 5, 9:00 pm
DJ Z-Trip’s mixes combine different genres, themes
By Ruvin Spivak Daily Bruin Contributor Imagine a DJ mixing Pat Benatar over The Pharcyde or “Dust in the Wind” to a hip-hop beat. Mixes such as these are what have launched DJ Z-Trip out of the underground and into the mainstream. Read more...
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March 5, 9:00 pm
Country music ain’t what it used to be; it’s “˜totally’ pop
Anthony Bromberg If you have any other issues you need to come to terms with you can e-mail Anthony at [email protected]. Click Here for more articles by Anthony Bromberg Put on your bronco-bustin’ boots, your 10-gallon hat, your belt buckle fully equipped with your name on it (spelled correctly much to your surprise), and take a drink of whiskey, because it’s time to listen to some country music. Read more...