Friday, March 20

Film review: ‘How to Make a Killing’ fails to make the kill, is weakened by underdeveloped plot

Warning: Spoilers ahead. In A24’s newest thriller comedy, Glen Powell does not just chase the American dream but hunts for it. Powell’s charm as Becket Redfellow in “How to Make a Killing” captures the audience from the opening scene of the new John Patton Ford picture – released Feb. Read more...

Photo: Wearing a hat and collared shirt, Glen Powell as Becket Redfellow glances over his shoulder. John Patton Ford’s latest film, “How to Make a Killing,” was released Feb. 20 and follows Redfellow as he kills each of his estranged relatives to inherit the family’s fortune. (Courtesy of IMDb)


Q&A: Ely Oaks talks Taylor Swift collaboration, live performances, musical influences

Ely Oaks is bending genre barriers. The Austrian-born DJ and producer recently released a remix of Taylor Swift’s single “Opalite” as a collaboration with the pop star. Read more...

Photo: The Austrian-born DJ and producer Ely Oaks is pictured. Oaks is currently on his North American tour after releasing a remix in collaboration with Taylor Swift and will make a stop in Los Angeles on March 6. (Courtesy of Richard Hoffmann)


Student collaboration brings Shivali Pathak’s LA love song ‘You and I’ to life

This post was updated March 6 at 12:22 a.m. Shivali Pathak renders a Los Angeles love story with her debut single “You and I.” Pathak, a second-year public health student from the Bay Area, said she grew up in a household where there was always music playing. Read more...

Photo: Leaning against a tree while holding an acoustic guitar is Shivali Pathak. The second-year student released her debut single, “You and I,” which depicts a love story set in Los Angeles. (Karla Cardenas-Felipe/Daily Bruin staff)



‘Virtue and Vice’ art exhibit explores messages of morality through drawings

This post was updated March 5 at 8:43 p.m. Find “Virtue and Vice” at the Getty Center this spring. “Virtue and Vice: Allegory in European Drawing” is on display at the Getty from March 3 to June 7. Read more...

Photo: Jean-Honoré Fragonard’s “Oh! If Only He Were as Faithful to Me,” is a brush with brown wash and black chalk piece. The Getty’s new drawing exhibition, “Virtue and Vice: Allegory in European Drawing,” opened on March 3 and will run until June 7. (Courtesy of Getty Museum)


Cristian García Zelada makes film education more accessible with Cinema Libertá

This post was updated March 3 at 10:05 p.m. Cinema Libertá blends professional-level film training with a philosophy of access. Peruvian filmmaker Cristian García Zelada has launched Cinema Libertá, a free film school in Peru focused on making film education more accessible in his home country. Read more...

Photo: Peruvian filmmaker Cristian García Zelada is pictured lecturing. Zelada has launched Cinema Libertá, a free film school in Peru focused on making film education more accessible. (Courtesy of Cristian García Zelada)