“300” did an excellent job of porting the graphic side of Frank Miller’s graphic novel to the big screen, compensating for a surprising amount of flaws in its novel side. Read more...
Photo: (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
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March 7, 12:00 am
In a Working Theater, UCLA alumni push limits
After graduating in 2009, UCLA alumnus Matt Soson and his prospective acting career suffered from a string of rejections and one-dimensional roles. Disappointed by the quality of material he encountered, Soson drained the entirety of his savings and recruited fellow UCLA alumni for his play “The Lights Are Off.” Written and directed by Soson, the play premiered as part of Hollywood’s 2012 Fringe Festival. Read more...
Photo: UCLA alumni Matt Soson, Emily Yetter and Zack Hamra are all are a part of Soson’s production company, a Working Theater. (Neil Bedi/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Arts, Film & TV
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March 6, 12:43 am
Movie Review: ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’
“The Grand Budapest Hotel” Directed by Wes Anderson Fox Searchlight Pictures 4.0 Paws Two idiosyncratic protagonists must contend with murder, a prison break and a ski chase, among other predicaments in the thrilling, stylish, madcap adventure that is Wes Anderson’s “The Grand Budapest Hotel.” The film recounts how Zero Moustafa (Tony Revolori), who was once a lobby boy, gained ownership of the titular hotel. Read more...
Photo: (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
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March 6, 12:33 am
Expressionist Taiwanese artist’s work comes to Kerckhoff
When first-year political science student Carmen Crow walked into Kerckhoff Hall to get a cup of coffee, a large abstract painting of black and blue swirls caught her attention, and diverted her from her original path to caffeine. Read more...
Photo: X-Power Gallery is an art gallery comprised of works by Taiwanese artist Lee Sun-Don and Ma Sing Ling. Art lead of the X-Power Gallery, Weping Kuo, and volunteer Iris Shah will be in the gallery all week in Kerckhoff Art Gallery. (Joseph Chan/Daily Bruin)
Arts, Music
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March 6, 12:29 am
The Kitchenette to offer taste of reggae at Fowler
On some days, the Kitchenette, a group of seven UCLA musicians, can be heard cooking up covers of reggae hits or rehearsing original rocksteady and ska-influenced melodies in Schoenberg Hall. Read more...
Photo: The Kitchenette, composed of seven members from UCLA band The Big Kitchen, will perform music inspired by early rocksteady and reggae artists at the Fowler Museum Thursday as part of the Fowler Out Loud series. (Courtesy of Sansanee Boonyad)
Arts, Music
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March 5, 12:06 am
House duo GLSS manufactures ‘Soul Feel’ EP
Layered into a deep house bass beat, a voice arises out of a mellow, pulsing intro. A multi-pitched looping lyric, “If you’re not the one then, then why does my soul feel?” is followed by a flurry of vocal work and assorted sounds. Read more...
Photo: Third-year Design | Media Arts student Philip Scott is half of San Francisco-based house duo GLSS, which released its “Soul Feel” EP Feb. 25.(Courtesy of POPGANG)
Arts, Music
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March 5, 12:00 am
Album Review: ‘G I R L’
While sex has long been a common theme in pop culture, Pharrell Williams wants to bring a little more to the table. “G I R L,” a 10-track –plus one hidden – album, including the Billboard No. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Columbia Records)