“Son of Saul” may be the most courageous project of this year’s AFI Fest from a production perspective. László Nemes, a first-time director, tackles a story set during the Holocaust, with a maddeningly encroaching camera and a deeply dark script. Read more...
Photo: Day six at AFI Fest saw bleak films like “Son of Saul” (top left), “Land and Shade” (top right) and “The Club” (bottom) take center stage. (Sony Pictures Classics, Burning Blue and Music Box Films)
The climax in movies is a beautiful thing. If a film can funnel the intricacies of its plot into one moment of breathtaking resolution, it makes the viewer’s experience more rewarding. Read more...
Photo: Day five at AFI Fest saw the brilliant climaxes of “Carol” (top left) and “A War” (bottom left), while the ending “The 33” (right) falls flat. (Film4 Productions, AZ Celtic Films and Warner Bros. Pictures)
In the war zone that is the fall TV season, it’s important to pick out the gems hidden in the media mesh. Each week, A&E columnist Sebastian Torrelio will profile one new show and one returning show that share a connection, detailing how they may make those after-school hours more meaningful. Read more...
Photo: “Master of None” is a new Netflix original series created by and starring comedian Aziz Ansari, from “Parks and Recreation” fame. (Courtesy of Netflix)
When traveling to a foreign country for the first time, the opportunities for exploration and discovery are seemingly endless. This quarter, A&E columnist Maryrose Kulick stepped off American soil to study abroad in Edinburgh, Scotland. Read more...
Photo: A trip to London offered glimpses of street performers, flower markets and historical sites, such as William Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre and St Paul’s Cathedral (pictured). (Maryrose Kulick/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Randall Arney’s job as a director is to take stories and retell them, incorporating his own actors and visions into the script. He has grown fond of Irish plays in particular, he said, because of their prose and emotion. Read more...
Photo: Geffen Playhouse artistic director Randall Arney’s (left) latest production, “Outside Mulling,” premieres Tuesday night. The play stars Dan Donohue (center) and Jessica Collins (right) as two lifelong neighbors in rural Ireland. (Alyssa Dorn/Daily Bruin)
As night descends, comedians present jokes in a parking lot about fatherless children and the weirdness of babies. “The hardest part about being raised by a single mom is having to keep away guys that keep hitting on her. Read more...
Photo: After watching dance teams practice in parking lots, third-year English student Nathan Mosher (top) and third-year computer science student Austin Nasso were inspired to co-create the Roadkill Comedy Show. The group hosts stand-up comedy performances in Parking Structure 7 twice a month. (Bailey Greene/Daily Bruin)
Guillaume Sutre can still see traces of the impact that World War I left on his native Douai, France. Read more...
Photo: UCLA violin professor Guillaume Sutre (left) will perform violin and piano sonatas Tuesday with Steven Vanhauwaert (right) to commemorate Veterans Day. (Efren Piñon/Daily Bruin)
