Movie trailers are like free samples at Costco: The good ones excite you and leave you wanting more, while the bad ones make you cringe. Each week, A&E columnist Matthew Fernandez will dissect movie trailers and analyze the Hollywood fare to come. Read more...
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UCLA ethnomusicology graduate student Ryan Koons plays the nyckelharpa, which is a traditional Swedish string instrument. He performs “Harppolska,” a song composed by Olov Johansson. Read more...
When the original “Kung Fu Panda” lost the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature to “Wall-E” eight years ago, I felt that film’s heart, humor and action had been cheated by the Pixar name and slightly better animation. Read more...
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Ryan Koons removes the nyckelharpa from its case leaning against the wooden wall of his family’s cabin in Maryland. As his fingers climb the small keys along the side of the instrument, his parents join in on the folksy tune and music fills the small, dimly lit room. Read more...
Photo: Ethnomusicology graduate student Ryan Koons plays string instruments like the violin and the Swedish nyckelharpa (above), a cross between a viola and a piano with 16 different strings and around 37 wooden keys. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Just in time for the nitty-gritty action of the 2016 presidential election to roll around, Frank Underwood from “House of Cards” and his highly competent and trustworthy (read: evil) political team are returning to Netflix. Read more...
Photo: Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright star as Frank and Claire Underwood, respectively, in Netflix’s original series, “House of Cards.” (Courtesy of Netflix)
Kristin Hwang is a stage manager and a mother of 20. She comes across as a stern mother, commanding her cast and stage crew children from a gallery high up in the theater. Read more...
Photo: Beyond the actors and stage of UCLA Theater Film and Television’s “Eurydice,” stage manager and second-year theater student Kristin Hwang (left) coordinates her 20-person crew for a cohesive, smooth production from start to finish. (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin senior staff)
An unfamiliar and haunting melody snuck up on Chris Pree the same way it always did. He would be walking to class, talking to friends or trying to do his homework when a tune would tangle itself around his thoughts. Read more...
Photo: With the help of his grandmother and church choir, second-year theater student Chris Pree honed his singing and performing skills at his church in Washington, D.C. Pree released his mixtape, “Here&Now,” a compilation of poetry set to R&B tunes composed on his keyboard, on New Year’s Day. (Efren Piñon/Daily Bruin)
