Marlon Brando and Al Pacino were major influences on the 1965 Indonesian mass killings of communists. At least that’s what Anwar Congo would have you believe. Read more...
Arts, Film & TV
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July 28, 11:51 pm
Movie review: ‘Arcadia’
An old light blue station wagon, a series of motels and an eccentric and volatile father serve as the backdrop for “Arcadia,” a film that traces a family’s journey from New England to their new home in Arcadia, Calif. Read more...
Arts, Arts Columns
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July 22, 1:00 am
Love or Hate: Are the Emmys respectable or irrelevant?
The annual Emmy Awards are rolling around again, with all its requisite surprises and snubs, and a new wave of either outrage or relief is washing over those keeping track of award shows. Read more...
Photo: Kevin Spacey as U.S. congressman Frank Underwood.
Arts, Arts Columns, Lifestyle
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July 22, 1:00 am
Anneta Konstantinides: Transfer students should revel in dorm experience
We pulled up to Hedrick Hall on a warm September afternoon. My mom’s Honda CR-V was packed with clothes, shower caddiesand twin XL sheets. Read more...
Arts, Film & TV
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July 22, 12:36 am
Movie Review: ‘Girl Most Likely’
Imogene Duncan has it all. An attractive boyfriend. Glamorous friends. Invites to swanky parties. Her life on the New York Upper East Side could be straight out of an episode of “Gossip Girl.” Read more...
Arts, Lifestyle
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July 22, 12:00 am
UCLA Unity Club fuels students’ interest in game programming
There’s C++, C#, Java, Python and a handful of other difficult programming languages out there that may dissuade would-be video game programmers from enjoying a potential hobby or starting down a new career path. Read more...
Photo: The Unity Club gathers biweekly to teach students from several different fields about the creation, experience, inspiration and fun of creating their own video games. Credit: Justin Chang, Daily Bruin Photo
Arts, Film & TV
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July 22, 12:00 am
Movie Review: ‘R.I.P.D.’
At this point, the “buddy cop” genre is hopelessly formulaic. The industry has '80s hits such as “48 Hrs.” and “Lethal Weapon” to thank for that. But even “R.I.P.D.,” a film notable for somewhat diverging off the path with a supernatural flair, can’t escape the inevitable course of becoming lackluster entertainment. Read more...
Photo: Jeff Bridges (Left), Ryan Reynolds (Right)