This post was updated Feb. 7 at 2:18 p.m. Francis Ford Coppola’s career as a notable filmmaker and winemaker inspired Eunice Chiweshe Goldstein. Like Coppola, Goldstein is a UCLA alumna, actor, screenwriter, director and producer. Read more...
Arts, Film & TV
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February 6, 5:42 pm
Event analyzes roles of race, gender in testimonies against Supreme Court nominees
The rage of vulnerable populations is often stoked when injustice is made visible, said author Rebecca Traister. Such was the case with the congressional testimonies of Anita Hill and Christine Blasey Ford. Read more...
Photo: Anita Hill’s congressional testimony against Clarence Thomas is the topic of the documentary “Anita,” which was screened at the Hammer Museum on Tuesday night and accompanied by a discussion between UCLA professor Kimberlé Crenshaw and author Rebecca Traister. (Creative Commons photo by Gage Skidmore via flickr)
Arts, Arts Columns, Film & TV
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February 5, 10:47 pm
Second Take: When fans don’t distinguish actors from characters, they start swooning over criminals
A dozen roses used to be a romantic gesture. But they no longer seem to be the way to a girl’s heart. Instead, recent trends in television and film suggest that menacing stalkers, and even killers, might constitute modern romance. Read more...
Photo: On the Netflix series “YOU,” Joe Goldberg (Penn Badgley) is a local bookstore manager who stalks, kidnaps and murders in an attempt to woo his love interest. Dangerous characters like Joe have been fetishized by fans on Twitter, potentially perpetuating abusive behavior. (Courtesy of Netflix)
Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
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February 5, 10:25 pm
Favianna Rodriguez’s ‘Butterfly Effect’ to advocate for free, boundless art
Favianna Rodriguez originally created an artwork of monarch butterflies to advocate for freedom of migration back in 2012. Seven years later, her butterflies are the namesake for an on-campus panel discussion. Read more...
Photo: Favianna Rodriguez, a self-taught artist, said she believes art should include the voices of as many people as possible. As executive director of CultureStrike, she said she works to include migrant rights in the subject matter of various art forms. (Courtesy of Favianna Rodriguez)
Arts, Lifestyle
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February 5, 10:13 pm
Award-winning authors to speak about unique experiences’ influence on their work
Young people think they must have everything figured out right after college to achieve success, said Jesmyn Ward. But the author hopes that by sharing the stories of her experience with fellow writer Mitchell Jackson, they can help dispel the myth of what is possible for students’ futures, she said. Read more...
Photo: (Jennie Wang/Daily Bruin)
Arts, Arts Columns, Lifestyle
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February 4, 10:16 pm
Budding Los Angeles: Promise of a booming industry is bringing investment firm interest to cannabis
Thirty years ago, buying cannabis was difficult, expensive and illegal. Buying cannabis in 2019 is somewhere between picking up a prescription from a pharmacy and buying beer from a liquor store. Read more...
Photo: (Cody Wilson/Daily Bruin)
Arts, Lifestyle, Theater & Fine Arts
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February 4, 10:14 pm
‘SNL’ alum returns from 10-year career hiatus with own show, “Older and Wider”
Julia Sweeney took a break from Hollywood to raise her daughter in the Chicago suburbs. Years later, the actress and comedian returned to Los Angeles with several stories to tell, ready to launch back into show business. Read more...
Photo: “Saturday Night Live” actress Julia Sweeney’s “Older and Wider” is running at the Geffen Playhouse from Tuesday to Feb. 17. The show presents topics like feminism, religion and cancer with a humorous spin, Sweeney said. (Courtesy of Timothy M. Schmidt)