When Lou Reed, the singer, guitarist and poet behind the influential rock ‘n’ roll band the Velvet Underground, died Sunday from a liver-related ailment, it almost seemed fitting for a man that gave so much to music, including the beautifully haunting “Sunday Morning,” that he would die on a Sunday morning. Read more...
Arts, Arts Columns, Music
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October 30, 11:51 pm
Throwback Thursday: Lou Reed’s rock ‘n’ roll leaves lasting mark on music
Arts, Film & TV
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October 30, 1:41 am
‘Modern Family’ cast attends fan appreciation event in Westwood
Lucky fans were in for a treat on Monday night at the Regency Theatre in Westwood as tickets were distributed on a first-come, first-served basis for the "'Modern Family' Fan Appreciation Day" hosted by USA Network. Read more...
Arts, Film & TV
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October 30, 1:27 am
Film and Photography Society captures creative visions in festival submissions
As he started his final year at UCLA, Adonnis Asencio’s focus was not on the papers, midterms and projects of fall quarter. It was on a movie. Read more...
Arts, Film & TV
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October 30, 1:25 am
Former Disney Imagineer Marty Sklar brings spirit of innovation to UCLA
Following in the footsteps of past speakers, such as director of “The Lion King” Rob Minkoff, head of the Walt Disney Archives Dave Smith and Tony Award-winning Disney singer Lea Salonga, UCLA alumnus and former editor-in-chief of the Daily Bruin Marty Sklar helped innovate and shape the “Happiest Place on Earth,” more commonly known as Disneyland. Read more...
Arts, Film & TV
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October 30, 12:39 am
Movie review: ‘Mr. Nobody’
It’s a simple question that many people ask themselves from time to time, dwelling in the possibilities: “What if?” “Mr. Nobody,” the science-fiction inspired drama that originally premiered in 2009 at the Venice Film Festival, uses this question as a base to explore the realm of possibilities through the life of one seemingly important man, ironically given the dismissive name of “Mr. Read more...
Arts, Lifestyle
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October 30, 12:30 am
Q&A: UCLA professor discusses research for book on activist art in Japan
In March, professor of history William Marotti published “Money, Trains, and Guillotines: Art and Revolution in 1960s Japan,” a book investigating activist art. Daily Bruin’s Natalie Chudnovsky sat down with Marotti to discuss his research for the book, his take on politics and art and the lecture he gave Tuesday night as part of the Urban Humanities Initiative series. Read more...
Arts, Lifestyle, Music
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October 29, 12:25 am
UCLA student’s new video game music performance group open to all levels
When UCLA cut Masha Lepire’s classical guitar program due to lack of funding last year, she worried that she would never have the opportunity to perform in a formal musical setting again. Read more...