"I have abdicated the throne of my own being," an aging, beautiful queen mourns, her agony portrayed in high definition on the screen. Read more...
Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
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October 26, 2:32 am
Theater Review
Arts
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October 26, 1:52 am
UCLA group Mariachi de UCLAtlan provides opportunity to celebrate Dia de los Muertos in traditional form at Fowler Museum
While the rest of the campus is getting into the Halloween spirit, Fowler Museum will be preparing to host a holiday celebration of its own. Read more...
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Mariachi de UCLAtlán, with special guest Baile Folklórico, celebrates Dia de los Muertos with traditional Mexican songs. On Thursday, the group will be performing mariachi music in honor of family members who have passed.
Courtesy of ROMEO GUZMAN
Arts, Film & TV
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October 26, 1:47 am
Campus MovieFest gives aspiring moviemakers filmmaking opportunity
Lights, camera, action "“ most of us are well-versed with the basic terminology of film production, the intricacies of what goes on behind the scenes of filmmaking. Read more...
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Starting Wednesday, students can get equipment from Campus MovieFest and will have a week to make a five-minute film to submit to the movie festival. Last year’s winners, UCLA’s The Wait List, submitted a short called “The Butterfly King.”
Credit: CAMPUS MOVIEFEST
Arts, Arts Columns, Film & TV
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October 26, 1:43 am
REEL LIFE: ‘Paranormal Activity 2’ spooks and satisfies moviegoers, even those new to series
As the final days of October approach, the season for tricks, treats and things that go bump in the night is upon us: It's midterm season. Read more...
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In this undated film publicity image originally released by Paramount Pictures, a scene from the low-budget blockbuster “Paranormal Activity” is shown. “Paranormal Activity 2″ was released Friday, Oct. 22 to high-grossing box numbers.
Credit: PARAMOUNT PICTURES
Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
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October 25, 1:27 am
Painting with sand
Living so close to many of California's most famous beaches, residents of Los Angeles get a lot of one-on-one face time with sand. Read more...
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The Hammer Museum, along with Ari Bhöd, will be showcasing The Mandala Project. The two-week program will feature the construction of a Tibetan sand mandala by a team of traditionally trained Lamas from the Thubten Choeling Monastery in Pharping, Nepal.
Credit: AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR TIBETAN CULTURAL PRESERVATION
Arts
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October 25, 1:23 am
Playboy features collegiate feats
Playboy readers who don't get stuck on adult film actress Sasha Grey's feature, "The Notorious Star Bares More Than Her Soul," can see that October was a good month in Playboy for Bruins. Read more...
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Former UCLA Extension creative writing student Timothy Tau took second place in Playboy’s annual College Fiction Contest. His story “Land of Origin” received a $500 prize and is featured in the October issue.
Arts, Arts Columns
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October 25, 1:21 am
POP PSYCHOLOGY: Untapped potential in children’s films
Some intriguing news surfaced on Entertainment Weekly's website Thursday, revealing that Elton John and Lady Gaga are collaborating on an original song. More intriguing, though, by several notches on the scale, is what the song is for: "Gnomeo and Juliet," an upcoming children's animated film from Touchstone Pictures, which reimagines Shakespeare's greatest love story with rival families of garden gnomes. Oh how silly, you might say, but why should we care? Read more...
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“Gnomeo and Juliet” is an animated retelling of “Romeo and Juliet” with garden gnomes. Gnomeo is voiced by James McAvoy, while Juliet is voiced by Emily Blunt.
Credit: TOUCHSTONE PICTURES