“Horror” is a surprisingly loose term in Hollywood nowadays – where one “Paranormal Activity” provides shocks and scares, “Insidious” focuses on the genre’s subtlety. Where a “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” reboot fails at its 3D, masked villain element, a “Scary Movie” sequel fails with monsters more Charlie Sheen-like in appearance. Read more...
Arts, Film & TV
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September 27, 1:39 am
Movie review: ‘Metallica: Through the Never’
Concert movies in today’s cinema are notably ingenuous. The behind-the-scenes material of films such as “One Direction: This is Us” seems staged and appears like just another stop ontheir PR campaign. Read more...
Arts, Film & TV
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September 27, 1:27 am
TFT panel has ‘The Write Stuff’
Even in a city as industry intensive as Los Angeles, there can be a certain mystique to the working processes of Hollywood film and TV. “The Write Stuff: Your Future in Television,” a panel of UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television alumni who’ve worked in television, aimed to dispel that mystique by providing answers to one of the most elusive and attractive questions: How does one break into the business? Read more...
Photo: On Wednesday, Melnitz Hall’s James Bridges Theater was host to “The Write Stuff.” A panel of UCLA TFT alumni in the writing industry answered questions on how to succeed in the television business.
Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
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September 27, 1:21 am
‘Flowers for Algernon’ production adapted for hearing impaired
With a scenic design complete with modular interchangeable panels and an updated script, the stage adaptation of “Flowers for Algernon,” presented by Deaf West Theatre, speaks to more than one audience. Read more...
Photo: UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television alumna Sarah Lilly stars in a bilingual production of “Flowers of Algernon,” put together by Deaf West Theatre.
Arts, Film & TV
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September 27, 1:19 am
Love or Hate: Do sexually themed films expand culture or limit originality?
It's been a banner year for American cinemas and sex, arriving at a point where anything worth talking about in film (or so it seems) has to do with this curious new obsession with the flesh. Read more...
Arts, Lifestyle
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September 27, 12:46 am
Santa Monica ferris wheel gets new look at Glow art event
There is a noticeable presence to the Santa Monica Pier’s Pacific Wheel. During the day, it absorbs the sun’s rays as the world’s only solar-powered ferris wheel. At night, it transforms this energy into a rotating mass of colored lights, broadcasting its whereabouts miles across the Santa Monica beachfront. Read more...
Photo: Victoria Vesna, a professor for UCLA Design | Media Arts, created an original piece of art to present as a keynote at the Santa Monica Glow art event Saturday, where participants will also occupy the Santa Monica Pier’s ferris wheel.
Arts, Music
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September 26, 2:24 am
UCLA professor plays with floor tiles to make music
Michael Chwe walks into his garden on a bright midsummer morningand dons a smock made out of a black trash bag. He covers his eyes with a translucent plastic mask and places a respirator over his nose and mouth. He is ready to get to work. Read more...