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October 6, 1:42 am

Across the Pond: Glastonbury headliner Kasabian earned success with steady improvement

There’s something about the British Isles that consistently produces musical greatness; it is inherent to the country, its people and its culture. Popular culture has been defined by bands and artists from the UK; they have consistently created new genres and musical subcultures – from the Beatles’ psychedelic rock in the ’60s all the way through to the explosion of dubstep and drum ‘n’ bass in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Read more...

Photo: Kasabian is a British band able to channel Oasis, the Stone Roses and Blur at its best. They will play at the Wiltern Theater in Los Angeles on Oct. 8. (Courtesy of Charlie Gray)

Arts, Arts Columns

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August 4, 12:48 am

TFT alum tells history seventeen years in the making

After seventeen years in the making, Migdia Chinea is finally telling a story of her native Cuba. Chinea, who received a graduate degree in screenwriting from the School of Theater, Film and Television at UCLA, has worked as a writer on multiple television shows, including “Superboy,” “The Incredible Hulk,” “The Facts of Life” and “Punky Brewster.” She has also directed a few of her own short films, “The Kninth Floor,” “Anonymous (Street Meat)” and her latest, “Old Havana and the Great Pimp of San Isidro.” “Old Havana and the Great Pimp of San Isidro” is a historical fiction story of 1910 Havana centering around a man named Alberto Yarini, the titular “Great Pimp of San Isidro.” At this time the U.S. Read more...

Photo: Migdia Chinea, an alumni of the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, directs a shot for her short film “Prince of Old Havana,” which portrays the life of Alberto Yarini, otherwise known as “The Great Pimp of San Pedro.” The film was shot mainly in her home in Glendale, California. (Courtesy of Sian Chen)

Arts, Arts Columns, Film & TV

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June 2, 12:34 am

Out of Focus: Brilliance of ‘Days of Heaven’ lies in filmmaker’s reliance on visuals

The golden hour in filmmaking is a brief and fleeting time of day directly before sunrise and after sunset when the sky is painted in lush yellows and warm reds. Read more...

Photo: Terrence Malick’s film “Days of Heaven” tells the story of a poor laborer who flees to the Texas Panhandle after an accidental murder. The 1978 picture will be screened at UCLA’s James Bridges Theater on Monday. (Paramount Pictures)

Arts, Arts Columns, Lifestyle

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June 2, 12:33 am

Ice Cream Mondaes: Scoops Westside

The walls of Scoops Westside are lined with collages made up of bits of colored tile. However, the mosaic I found most interesting wasn’t in the front in the house, but rather in the back: a monochromatic piece found next to building materials and broken restaurant equipment that gather behind doors marked “Employees Only.” It was a mosaic of labels stuck to the industrial freezer. Read more...

Photo: Columnist Kevin Truong ventured out to Scoops Westside to sample the creamery’s rotating daily flavors. (Christopher Hoo/Daily Bruin senior staff)

Arts, Arts Columns, Lifestyle

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May 29, 12:00 am

Student Sartorialist: Doing more with less using crop tops, cutoffs and cutouts

Crop tops, cutoffs and cutouts are all trends that you don’t need to look very hard to find in Southern California. Not only are they in many stores that cater to the young adult demographic, but I’ve also spotted them all across our campus, to a point where I almost feel that the trend has become inescapable. Read more...

Photo: Second-year biology student Belle Chuang, among other UCLA students, incorporates the crop-top trend into her personal style. In addition to crop tops, cutoffs and cutouts are all trends that are gaining popularity on the UCLA campus. (Kasey Angsioco/Daily Bruin)


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