“Revolutionary" is an interesting little word. It's quite the lofty idea, but it seems to be used for far more than it should be. Yesterday, I had a milkshake that was so good it was revolutionary. No I didn't; a milkshake can't be revolutionary "“ neither can a new restaurant or method of brewing coffee. Read more...
Arts, Arts Columns, Film & TV, Music
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February 27, 10:43 am
B-Sides: _TV needs a purely music channel; hopefully Sean “˜Diddy’ Combs’ Revolt will fill this void_
Arts, Arts Columns, Film & TV, Lifestyle
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February 20, 11:57 pm
Remote Life: Markings at Bunche Hall incite togetherness among avid TV show fans
If you're not a fan of the shows "Sherlock," "Doctor Who" or "Game of Thrones," you might have walked by the chalk writings at Bunche Hall without giving them much thought. Read more...
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The columns outside of Bunche Hall are one of a few locations on campus that have been marked with writings that tie in with the show “Sherlock.”
Arts, Film & TV
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February 16, 1:01 am
Miniature magic: Melnitz Movies, Terasaki Center to present monthly Japanese film series
Being a few inches tall has never before been such a tall order. In the Japanese animated film "The Secret World of Arrietty," Arrietty and her family have to find a way to surmount the problems associated with their size, while still remaining hidden from the humans living above them. Read more...
Arts, Film & TV
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February 14, 12:05 am
“˜Dirty Looks’ connects filmmakers across coasts
Tonight, the Hammer Museum will be screening a film series titled "Dirty Looks: Long Distance Love Affairs." The group of films are part of a New York-based roaming screening series that couples East and West Coast queer experimental filmmakers of the past and present. Read more...
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Courtesy of JONESY
“Dirty Looks: Long Distance Love Affairs” will feature the work of artist and filmmaker Jonesy. One of his pieces is the five-minute long “Beauty Must Suffer,” which was created in 2010 in color and with sound.
Arts, Arts Columns, Film & TV
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February 14, 12:00 am
Remote Life: Going to the movies a better date choice than watching TV
What better day for me to write about television than Valentine's Day. I love TV, and Valentine's Day is all about love, right? But the more I thought about the mechanics of Valentine's Day and dating in general, the two seemed less and less compatible. Read more...
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SPYGLASS ENTERTAINMENT
Channing Tatum and Rachel McAdams star in the romance film, “The Vow.” Films, more than television shows, seem to be be a better date activity.
Arts, Film & TV
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February 13, 12:36 am
“˜Spencer Tracy: That Natural Thing’ series recalls overlooked actor’s talent
To most modern movie stars, putting out 75 films in only 37 years would be quite a remarkable task. For Spencer Tracy, whose acting career lasted from 1930 to 1967, it wasn't. Read more...
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UCLA FILM & TELEVISION ARCHIVE
Spencer Tracy (right) in “The Power and the Glory” (1933). The film has been restored by the UCLA Film & Television Archive, which is presenting a film series on Tracy titled “Spencer Tracy: That Natural Thing.”
Arts, Film & TV
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February 10, 1:01 am
More than 40 films of Russian avant-garde artist Dziga Vertov are revived in cinema series
In a scene from the 1924 silent film "Kino-Eye," a slice of beef from the marketplace flies back into the cow. The audience sees the cow's skin come back on the bone and a knife cut across the cow's throat in reverse, bringing the cow back to life, back to the stockyard and then finally to the countryside from where it came. Read more...
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UCLA Film and Television Archive