This post was updated Feb. 27 at 10:43 p.m. The Academy eagerly awaits to fete this year’s sublime innovations. Bringing the gold back to the Dolby Theatre, the 2025 Academy Awards will once again celebrate cinema’s most acclaimed works Sunday. Read more...
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This post was updated March 4 at 8:24 p.m. With newfound internet fame, the Whistling Club at UCLA is blowing away the student club scene. Formed during the 2023-2024 school year by president Jean Pierre “JP” Etcheverry, the Whistling Club has garnered recent attention because of Etcheverry’s efforts to make Instagram reels of the club’s performances. Read more...
Photo: Members of the Whistling Club at UCLA harmonize together during a club meeting. The club was founded in the 2023-2024 school year by third-year political science student Jean Pierre Etcheverry. (William Johnson/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Feb. 27 at 7:24 p.m. Lisy Christl faithfully brought Vatican vestiges to the silver screen. Edward Berger’s political thriller “Conclave,” which captures clashing ideologies and personalities amid the voting process for the next Catholic pope, is nominated for eight Academy Awards at Sunday’s ceremony, including Best Picture. Read more...
Photo: Ralph Fiennes clasps his hands together in a still from the 2024 drama film “Conclave.” The film will be up for eight Academy Awards on Sunday, including Best Picture. (Courtesy of Focus Features)
Fusing traditional Indian sounds with Western pop, Vedika’s newest single proves that the two genres can complement one another. Embracing her cultural roots, Vedika Sinha – who performs as Vedika – released her latest single, “take it as a compliment,” on Feb. Read more...
Photo: Vedika Sinha sits on a multicolor couch in front of a dark wall with multiple posters. Sinha is a third-year music industry student and released her latest single “take it as a compliment” on Feb. 19. (Brandon Morquecho/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Vampires, werewolves and ghouls, oh my! From creature-features to slasher-thrillers, UCLA’s horror cinema club Shining Stars brings more than horror screenings to its members – it also offers a tight-knit, like-minded community. Read more...
Photo: Pictured is Drew Barrymore as Casey in the 1996 slasher thriller “Scream.” The UCLA film club “Shining Stars” screens a new horror movie every Friday night and aims to build a welcoming community. (Courtesy of IMDb)
This post was updated Feb. 25 at 11:28 p.m. Warning: spoilers ahead. Despite a few unforgivable curses, “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” flies high in Los Angeles. Read more...
Photo: Emmet Smith (left) and Aidan Close (right) play Albus Potter and Scorpius Malfoy, respectively, in “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.” The play is currently running at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre. (Courtesy of Matthew Murphy)
It is time for television viewers to enter “The Pitt.” The Max series, which has released eight episodes since its debut last month, is shaking up the medical drama category by exploring the emergency room in new ways. Read more...
Photo: The cast and crew of “The Pitt” sit in front of a panel of journalists on the show’s set at Warner Bros. Studios Burbank. The new medical drama began releasing episodes on Max last month, with each episode chronicling a portion of a 15-hour emergency room shift at a Pittsburgh hospital. (Courtesy of Warner Bros. TV/Evans Vestal Ward)
