Crowd roars pulse through the halls of Ackerman Union on an energetic Tuesday night. UCLA students rushed upstairs to discover GLSS, a duo consisting of UCLA’s Philip Scott and UC Davis’ Brandon Whitney, opening for popular Los Angeles DJ duo, Classixx. Read more...
Arts, Arts Columns, Music
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November 1, 12:00 am
Love | Hate: Is James Blake a maverick or just morose?
Musician James Blake burst suddenly into public view with his strange and original take on dubstep, before the puttering blares of today changed the genre forever. Read more...
Arts, Film & TV
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November 1, 12:00 am
Movie Review: ‘Ender’s Game’
The poster for “Ender’s Game,” hoping to symbolize a science fiction story as representative of 1980s young adult interest in adventure and violence just as “The Hunger Games” is today, states in dramatically large design, “This Is Not a Game.” Not since “Pacific Rim” has a movie advertised such an amusingly ridiculous tagline. Read more...
Arts, Music
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November 1, 12:00 am
‘Music in the Rotunda’ to feature classical guitar duet
Under the dome of Powell Library sit two UCLA alumni with classical guitars rested on their knees. As they begin to play, the two guitars interweave baroque-era melodies and the acoustic sounds swiftly bounce off the rotunda and fill the second floor of the library. Read more...
Photo: Classical guitar alumnus Payam Larijani, who first performed in Powell Library over a decade ago, is returning to the second floor rotunda tonight with alumna Tiffany Wu for the first performance of Powell Library’s “Music in the Rotunda” series.
Arts, Film & TV
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November 1, 12:00 am
Movie Review: ‘Free Birds’
As Halloween comes to a close, the holidays finally turn their head, ready to embrace children with the joy of the season – at least, children who aren’t taken to see “Free Birds,” the animated debut feature by Reel FX, hoping to stuff some Thanksgiving into the hectic end-of-the-year movie schedule. Read more...
Arts, Film & TV
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October 31, 12:00 am
Movie Review: ‘Dallas Buyers Club’
To the surprise of many, Matthew McConaughey may turn out to be one of the better actors of his generation. He’s always had the charisma, but sometime in the last few years, some gear shifted in him – that charisma is now being used in much more multifaceted ways, and the effect is something like a revelation. Read more...
Arts, Lifestyle
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October 30, 11:58 pm
Halloween attractions to haunt in Los Angeles
It’s that time of year again, when people take to the streets to consume copious amounts of candy and act spooky. Fortunately, UCLA’s location in West Los Angeles is ideal for hitting famed Halloween-themed neighborhoods and events, so Bruins won’t have to go far to take a well-deserved midterm study break. Read more...