“Stranger by the Lake” can be placed comfortably in opposition to last year’s Palme d’Or winner “Blue Is the Warmest Color.” While the latter found success in fitting lesbian lovers into a conventional romance, the former delights in the transgressive surrealism of its premise, taking cues from Hitchcock in its intertwining of love and death. Read more...
Arts, Podcasts
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January 23, 4:16 am
Paws, Play, Rewind! – Episode 2: The Good, the Bad, and the Razzies
Paws, Play, Rewind! – Episode 2: The Good, the Bad, and the Razzies
"Paws, Play, Rewind! – Episode 2: The Good, the Bad, and the Razzies"
Paws, Play, Rewind! is back for episode two to talk about the best A&E news found in the wild, wild West(wood)! Every week Daily Bruin Radio will sit down with the always-entertaining minds at Daily Bruin A&E to discuss the latest and greatest in pop culture and campus happenings. Read more...
Photo: Madeleine Isaacs
Arts, Music
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January 23, 1:52 am
Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Ensemble to perform at Fowler
Josh Johnson, a saxophone player, received a Thelonious Monk compilation for Christmas in seventh grade. Little did he know that years later, he would be developing his repertoire as a jazz musician in the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz, learning from some of the greatest living jazz musicians of our time. Read more...
Photo: A highly selective band of seven jazz musicians, the Thelonious Monk Institute Ensemble will perform Thursday as part of UCLA Fowler Museum’s Fowler Out Loud concert series.
Arts, Music
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January 23, 12:42 am
Album Review: ‘Transgender Dysphoria Blues’
This isn’t a coming-of-age album; it’s a coming-of-self album. For a band like Florida Panhandle punk rock group Against Me!, music has always been about bringing out raw emotion that’s not afraid to sound ruthless or slightly cacophonous. Read more...
Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
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January 23, 12:34 am
Q&A: Wayne McGregor talks choreography and FAR production
From teaching the young stars of “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” how to dance to choreographing Radiohead’s “Lotus Flower” music video and working for the Royal Ballet in London, British choreographer and director Wayne McGregor has played a lot of different roles in the world of dance. Read more...
Photo: British choreographer Wayne McGregor brings his dance show to Royce Hall Friday and Saturday, inspired by cognitive research, the age of Enlightenment and the French philosopher Diderot.
Arts, Music
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January 23, 12:23 am
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra to perform at UCLA
Aaron Jay Kernis uses the idea of medieval mysticism and visions of angels as inspirations for his composition “Musica Celestis,” and the end product is an ethereal piece of string music. Read more...
Arts, Music
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January 22, 12:34 am
Alumnus, front man of Rough Church shreds religiously
The original version of this article contained an error and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. At four years old, UCLA alumnus Greg Franco was tapping out rhythms on pots and pans. Read more...
Photo: UCLA alumnus Greg Franco (right) will perform Jan. 24 at Taix’s 321 Lounge with his band Rough Church, featuring violinist Kaitlin Wolfberg.