This post was updated Nov. 12 at 7:10 p.m. Independent Filmmaker Day is going virtual to keep the creative juices flowing for students and industry filmmakers at large. Read more...
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Arts, Arts Columns, Music
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November 12, 4:39 pm
Life and Hip-Hop: How women’s role in the industry allows for empowerment, breaking norms
The impact of music extends far beyond the play and pause buttons. Formed in the 1970s as an underground movement, hip-hop has expanded into various art forms and musical subgenres – with rap specifically being one of the most popular musical styles among today’s youth. Read more...
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Arts, Arts Columns, Film & TV
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November 12, 2:01 pm
West Wing Reflections: Lies remain ever-present unchecked part of politics if no accountability
Garnering 95 Emmy nominations and 26 wins in its seven seasons, “The West Wing” is an NBC television drama that depicts an era in which the president of the United States is a Catholic Democrat and Twitter does not yet exist. Read more...
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Arts, Interactive Page
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November 12, 11:29 am
From Molecules to Masterpieces
What can a brick be used for? Building a chimney or paving a road, perhaps. Or maybe it could also function as a comfortable bed for a Barbie doll. Read more...
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Arts, Arts Columns, Lifestyle
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November 10, 8:59 pm
Video game review: Storyline, improved combat make ‘Assassin’s Creed Valhalla’ best of series
This post was updated Nov. 15 at 6:09 p.m. Eat, raid and plunder. These central tenets of Viking life are recreated faithfully and grandiosely in “Assassin’s Creed Valhalla,” in which players live out the violent and exploratory lives of Scandinavian warriors in full detail. Read more...
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Arts, Film & TV
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November 10, 4:47 pm
Alumnus’ film ‘Murder Bury Win’ digs into nature of competition, price of winning
This post was updated Nov. 15 at 6:06 p.m. Competition brings out the best and the worst in people – board games are no different. Written and directed by UCLA alumnus Michael Lovan, the dark comedic thriller “Murder Bury Win” is making its way through the festival circuit, a journey that includes the recent Seattle Film Summit on Nov. Read more...
Photo: Alumnus Michael Lovan is the writer and director behind the new thriller “Murder Bury Win,” a film making its way through the festival circuit with a stop at the Seattle Film Summit on Nov. 7. (Lauren Kim/Daily Bruin)
Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
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November 9, 7:47 pm
Digital art exhibit uses shared screens to share themes of humanity, isolation
Art students are sharing more than just their screens in a new virtual gallery. This year, UCLA’s design media arts graduate program took its fall exhibition online with the theme “Share Screen.” From Oct. Read more...
Photo: With the theme of “Share Screen,” the 2020 fall exhibition for UCLA’s design media arts graduate program is going online. It contains eleven artworks compiled from graduate students like Zheng Fang, Sam Malabre and Dasul Kim. (Anika Chakrabarti/Daily Bruin staff)