There are few among us who can find inspiration in grotesque cartoons that depict death, yet to some a certain beauty lingers in that timelessness. Read more...
Photo: Above is a scene from a new music video titled “Dead All Along,” animated by graduate student Giles Timms. The video depicts the story of Yorick, a boy who travels to a dark fairy world.
To watch the Rogue Artists Ensemble in performance of "Gogol Project" is to rabidly savor each spoken word, mute turn of the eye and flick of the wrist for fear that you'll miss one moment of this rare wonder. Read more...
Those who own recent incarnations of the iPod should not be in any rush to buy the fifth-generation iPod Nano. Read more...
There is a time and a place to preach to the choir. Yesterday evening, the preacher was the David Crowder Band, and the choir was the crowd of praise-music enthusiasts who took over Hollywood's Roxy Theatre on Sunset Boulevard. Read more...
As fall quarter gets started and midterms begin long before the middle of the term, music can set a relaxing mood amid the stress. While a classic "Moonlight Sonata" always aids focus and eases a worried mind, sometimes the studying playlist needs updating. Here are some choice songs to listen to while cramming for exams or writing the first paper of the quarter. Read more...
Profoundly disturbing yet compelling, "Disgrace" unabashedly confronts a vast array of controversies and taboos. Its intensity derives from the film's desire to be deeply affecting. The film is successful in evoking a myriad of emotions; however, the intensity and its lack of a concentrated focus may prevent it from getting the viewership it deserves. Read more...
Photo: “Disgrace” Steve Jacobs fortissimo films
Dark, depressing, yet magnetic, "Coco avant Chanel," as it is known in its original French language, delivered a deeper glance of Coco Chanel as a person rather than her fashion empire. Read more...
Photo: “Coco Before Chanel” Anne Fontaine sony pictures classics
