This post was updated March 5 at 8:21 p.m. “Are we in the right place?” is what we thought to ourselves as we approached the gate of what seemed to be someone’s house. Read more...
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March 3, 3:15 pm
Cristian García Zelada makes film education more accessible with Cinema Libertá
This post was updated March 3 at 10:05 p.m. Cinema Libertá blends professional-level film training with a philosophy of access. Peruvian filmmaker Cristian García Zelada has launched Cinema Libertá, a free film school in Peru focused on making film education more accessible in his home country. Read more...
Photo: Peruvian filmmaker Cristian García Zelada is pictured lecturing. Zelada has launched Cinema Libertá, a free film school in Peru focused on making film education more accessible. (Courtesy of Cristian García Zelada)
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February 28, 8:14 pm
Album Review: Mitski’s ‘Nothing’s About to Happen to Me’ is sonically adventurous, diverse
This post was updated March 1 at 8:12 p.m. In hauntingly eclectic glory, Mitski’s new album takeoff has finally happened. The indie singer-songwriter’s eighth studio album, “Nothing’s About to Happen to Me,” released Feb. Read more...
Photo: The cover for Mitski’s new album, “Nothing’s About to Happen to Me,” shows an image of a white cat. The singer’s eighth album released Feb. 27, over two years since her last LP. (Courtesy of Dead Oceans)
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February 26, 11:56 am
UCLA’s Rapid Fire improv troop serves up on-the-fly laughs to Westwood audiences
This post was updated March 1 at 8:08 p.m. The lights come up in a Westwood apartment, and 11 Bruins solemnly rise around the cornucopia, but there is no Katniss in sight – and no script. Read more...
Photo: Members of UCLA’s only exclusively long-form improv troupe, Rapid Fire, gather in a circle. The club consists of nearly a dozen improvisers who perform free 45-minute shows in Westwood apartments along with collaborative shows featuring other college comedy groups. (Aiden Martinez/Daily Bruin)
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February 25, 6:40 pm
Film review: New ‘Wuthering Heights’ offers frustrating, stunning interpretation
Editor’s note: This review contains descriptions of abuse and a miscarriage that some readers may find disturbing. Warning: Spoilers ahead. Emerald Fennell’s “Wuthering Heights” does not adapt Emily Brontë’s classic novel, but dissects, discards and ultimately rebuilds it into something deeply human. Read more...
Photo: Jacob Elordi as Heathcliff (left) and Margot Robbie as Catherine Earnshaw (right) stand together in dark outfits with solemn looks on their faces. Director Emerald Fennell’s “Wuthering Heights” adapts Emily Brontë’s classic novel though ultimately rebuilds it into something distinct. (Courtesy of the New York Times)
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February 24, 2:47 pm
Second Take: Super Bowl LX ads fumbled with heavy AI use, troubling messages
This post was updated Feb. 26 at 8:23 p.m. Super Bowl LX? More like Super Bowl AI. Of the 66 commercials that aired during this year’s Super Bowl, 15 of them featured artificial intelligence. Read more...
Photo: (Animation by Helen Juwon Park/Illustrations director)
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February 24, 2:25 pm
Theater review: Flawed foundation, confused goals cause ‘Sylvia Sylvia Sylvia’ to fall short
This post was updated Feb. 26 at 8:28 p.m. “Sylvia Sylvia Sylvia” is a valentine, a dialectic and a seance, but it is not quite sure which one to believe in. Read more...
Photo: Marianna Gailus as Sylvia Plath (left) and Cillian O’Sullivan as Ted Hughes (right) pose intimately with their foreheads pressed together. Written by Beth Hyland, the award-winning production “Sylvia Sylvia Sylvia” debuted at the Geffen Playhouse Feb. 4. (Courtesy of Jeff Lorch)