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)
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March 4, 12:00 am
Out of Focus: “Je t’aime, je t’aime” combines science fiction, romance
You close your eyes and the past comes flooding back to you: the bitter recollection of some bygone afternoon, the sight of the scene and the scent of your lover. Read more...
Photo: An inspiration for “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,” Alain Resnais’ forgotten masterpiece “Je t’aime, je t’aime” explores human desire through science fiction. (Courtesy of Bleeding Light Film Group)
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March 3, 11:21 pm
Winter video game preview: Releases embrace older technology
Though the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One have finally settled into their new spots in the eighth generation of video gaming, it doesn’t seem like the developers have settled in with them. Read more...
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March 3, 12:00 am
Costume design panel shares experiences in the industry
In the last year, filmmakers have lit Katniss Everdeen’s dress on fire, shown us the lavish jeweled outfits worn to Gatsby’s parties and ensured the clothing of the ’70s be portrayed accurately in “American Hustle.” However, in the words of Deborah Landis, chair and founding director of the David C. Read more...
Photo: Costume designers from notable films of the last year, including Michael Wilkinson of “American Hustle” were in attendance at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television’s “Sketch to Screen” panel. (Angie Wang/Daily Bruin)
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March 3, 12:00 am
Mixology: Long Island Iced Tea
Each week columnist Ashley Jakubczyk discusses a new mixed drink, where to get it in Westwood and how you can concoct your own version at home.– – –One tale claims that Old Man Bishop, a Prohibition-era man, combined whiskey, maple syrup and a slew of other spirits into a refreshing concoction that was later perfected by his son, Ransom. Read more...
Photo: An equal mix of rum, gin, vodka, tequila and triple sec, Long Island Iced Tea takes its name from its iced tea-like amber hue. O’Hara’s on Gayley Avenue offers its version of a Long Island for $10. (Sidhaant Shah/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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March 3, 12:00 am
Movie Review: ‘Jodorowsky’s Dune’
“Jodorowsky’s Dune” Directed by Frank Pavich Sony Pictures Classics 4.5/5.0 paws David Lynch’s “Dune,” the most well-known adaptation of the famous Frank Herbert science fiction novel of the same name, is a fairly insignificant, messy, incoherent film. Read more...
Photo: Sony Pictures Classics
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February 28, 1:43 pm
2014 Oscar music nominees celebrated in concert at UCLA
The lights dim, the audience quiets down and the brilliant stage at Royce Hall is lit up with giant, golden Oscar statuettes at each corner. In walks the Academy Symphony Orchestra, and the audience roars with excitement. Read more...
Photo: The Academy Symphony Orchestra takes its place on the stage of Royce Hall before the Oscar Concert commences. (Samantha Mannis/Daily Bruin)