French and American tastes could be described as oil and water. Frogs' legs and a penchant for coffee and cigarettes are far removed from the fast-food nation mixed with celebrity pop culture that America may be known for. Read more...
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April 21, 9:17 pm
Fashion Review: Jean Paul Gaultier for Target
Arts, Film & TV
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April 20, 9:00 pm
Psychoanalysts dissect writer’s films
Among Hollywood's so-called "difficult" writers, those who insist upon a level of intellectual effort that isn't required to understand the human-Na'vi conflict, Charlie Kaufman is perhaps uniquely focused on finding new ways to represent psychological reality. In his most successful films "“ "Being John Malkovich," "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind," "Adaptation" and "Synecdoche, New York" "“ Kaufman often seems to be thinking out loud, on the screen, as he works through his stories. Read more...
Photo: Screenwriter Charlie Kaufman’s film, “Synecdoche New York,” stars actor Philip Seymour Hoffman (left) as Caden Cotard, who spends years building a replica of New York City in a warehouse.
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April 20, 9:00 pm
Performances highlight Pilipino culture
In hopes of educating viewers about political issues concerning the Philippines, the Pilipino Performance Night at the Fowler Amphitheater will be highlighting a variety of talents and individuals dedicated to a cause that is close to their roots. With participants that span across campus and beyond, the event is largely a collaborative effort to inform students about the many injustices that are currently occurring and manage to escape mass knowledge. Read more...
Arts
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April 20, 9:00 pm
Student’s senior honors thesis hits the stage
Jacqueline Hoang's senior honors thesis quickly became more than a mere school project. Her theatrical adaptation of a John Keats poem became a personal mission in which she invested her time, a great deal of money and all of her effort. Read more...
Photo: Actors Chris Fleischman, Jordan Simkovic, Lisa Douglass and Kyle Blythe will perform this weekend in Jacqueline Hoang’s thesis production of “Lamia,” a Greek tragedy about passion, love and lust. The fourth-year English student’s senior honors thesis is an adaptation of John Keats’ poem of the same name.
Arts
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April 20, 9:00 pm
Mural painting ““ live
It is not often that one has the privilege of witnessing art being created live. However, beginning today, in honor of the 40th anniversary of Ethnic Studies at UCLA, a live mural painting by renowned artist Gronk will take place at the Fowler Museum. Read more...
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April 19, 9:00 pm
Avant-game program features experimental shorts that reconceptualize video game graphics
Purgatory, desolation and loneliness aren't the first words that come to mind when the carjacking video game "Grand Theft Auto" is mentioned. Read more...
Photo: Peggy Ahwesh’s 2001 15-minute film “She Puppet” was inspired by Lara Croft, the main character in the “Tomb Raider” video game franchise. The film is one of several that will be screened tonight at the Avant-game festival at James Bridges Theater.
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April 19, 9:00 pm
Pulitzer Prize-nominated play “˜Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo’ explores deeper issues of miscommunication and life after death
In 2003, during the first year of the Iraq War, The Associated Press ran a small piece which detailed an incident at the Baghdad Zoo. Read more...
Photo: Glenn Davis as Tom (front) and Brad Fleischer as Kev in “Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo,” directed by Moisés Kaufman, at the Center Theatre Group.