Warner Bros. is done clowning around. In 2016, the critically condemned “Suicide Squad” left audiences frantically fleeing theaters to find solace in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight trilogy. Read more...
Arts, Lifestyle
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July 22, 11:24 pm
Comic-Con panel discusses Afrofuturism in ‘Black Panther,’ Octavia Butler’s works
“Black Panther” did much more than provide 8-year-olds with a sleek Halloween costume. Five months after its release, scholars are still meticulously dissecting Ryan Coogler’s film in the hopes of gaining a thorough understanding of its impact on the black community. Read more...
Photo: (Nicole Anisgard Parra/Daily Bruin)
Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
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July 22, 11:19 pm
Play about human connection receives nomination for comedy direction
A large, beating heart is left on a subway for a man who has only ever had a flimsy, paper heart. The drama comes during the climactic scene in Julia Lederer’s play “With Love and A Major Organ,” which was put on by the Boston Court Pasadena theater company. Read more...
Photo: Paige Lindsey White starred opposite Daisuke Tsuji in “With Love and A Major Organ.” The UCLA alumna was nominated for a Stage Raw Theater Award for female comedy performance in the Boston Court Pasadena theatre company’s production. (Courtesy of Paige Lindsey White)
Arts, Film & TV
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July 22, 11:17 pm
Q&A: Writer, producer Steven Canals explains how ‘Pose’ unhinges status quo of TV
Steven Canals spends his days jumping between the ballroom world of 1980s New York City and the writer’s room with Ryan Murphy. As the co-creator of TV series “Pose,” the UCLA screenwriting alumnus aims to fill the gaps of communities underrepresented in TV, he said. Read more...
Photo: (Claire Sun/Daily Bruin)
Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
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July 15, 9:52 pm
‘The Pride’ production to kick off alumnus-led LGBTQ-focused theater company
Sexuality and relationships are explored in alternating time periods – the 1950s and the present day – in “The Pride.” The play, premiering July 27 at the McCadden Place Theatre in Hollywood, is the first production by My Big Fat Queer Theatre Company. Read more...
Photo: Theater alumni Davis J Anderson, Calvin Brady and Zoe Yale play Philip, Oliver and Sylvia, respectively, in “The Pride.” The play will alternate between two time periods, the 1950s and the present day, considering how stigmas about sexuality impact relationships. (Amy Dixon/Photo editor)
Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
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July 15, 9:51 pm
Alumna brings female protagonist to forefront in modern adaptation of Greek myth
“Eurydice” twists the classic tragedy of Orpheus by giving its neglected female protagonist a voice. Although the original myth follows the Greek hero’s quest to the land of the dead to rescue his muse Eurydice, this modern adaptation reunites Eurydice with her deceased father. Read more...
Photo: “Eurydice,” directed by alumna Roshni Shukla, modernizes the original Greek myth by focusing on the female protagonist Eurydice as she is forced to choose her life’s direction. (Courtesy of Rich McCarter)
Arts, Music
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July 14, 2:41 pm
Concert review: Harry Styles at The Forum
Four words were enough to send Harry Styles fans into a fevered fit of ear-splitting screams, desperate wails and guttural sobs at The Forum on Friday night: “Good evening, Los Angeles.” Actually, any words the English heartthrob spoke – or sang – elicited hysterics from the crowd at the penultimate show of his debut tour as a solo artist. Read more...
Photo: Harry Styles performed at The Forum on Friday night, singing a mixture of One Direction songs as well as a collection from his debut solo album, “Harry Styles.” (MacKenzie Coffman/Assistant Photo editor)