This post was updated Sept. 29 at 9:18 p.m. Now more than ever, the hollow label of “industry plant” holds little meaning without assessing the roots of an artist beneath the surface. Read more...
Photo: (Helen Juwon Park/Illustrations director)
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September 11, 12:40 pm
Concert review: Clairo charms audiences with intimate ambience, hits across her career
Clairo charmed Los Angeles like it was “Second Nature” last night. On Tuesday, the bedroom pop artist greeted an exuberant crowd for the fourth of her five shows at The Fonda Theatre in Hollywood. Read more...
Photo: Clairo stands at the microphone while performing on her “Charm Tour” at The Fonda Theatre in Hollywood on Sept. 6, 2024. The singer-songwriter performed five shows at the Los Angeles venue with a setlist stretching across her discography. (Courtesy of Ariel Goldberg)
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September 10, 12:00 pm
Q&A: BabyJake discusses influences behind album ‘Beautiful Blue Collar Boy’
BabyJake is reconnecting with his roots to push his music forward. Perhaps best known for his viral 2019 single “Cigarettes On Patios,” the 27-year-old singer-songwriter spent this summer on tour with Hobo Johnson and will embark on his own tour beginning Oct. Read more...
Photo: Singer-songwriter BabyJake glances at the camera while wearing a black and beige leather jacket and leopard print sunglasses. The Nashville-based artist will release his new album “Beautiful Blue Collar Boy” on Friday. (Courtesy of Anne Tenkhoff)
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September 7, 5:01 pm
Suryansu Guha acknowledges the overlooked workers in the film industry
Through his work, Suryansu Guha uplifts overlooked creativity in the film industry. On July 31, the Film, Television and Digital Media PhD student was named the second-place winner of the Student Writing Award from The Society for Cinema Media Studies. Read more...
Photo: Ph.D. student Suryansu Guha sits atop a balcony repping a navy blue and yellow UCLA tee. The cinema media studies student was awarded the second-place Student Writing Award from The Society for Cinema Media Studies in July. (Courtesy of Gour Prabh)
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September 6, 5:58 pm
Film Review: ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ follows the original with comedy and thrill
Much like the original, “Beetlejuice,” “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” has got the juice. Director Tim Burton’s “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” appeared in theaters Friday, resurrecting his ghoulish 1988 comedy classic “Beetlejuice” from its presumed death after 36 years. Read more...
Photo: Michael Keaton’s definitive character Beetlejuice is pictured wearing his classic black and white striped suit and sporting a contemptuous expression. Tim Burton’s reimagined classic “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” released in theaters everywhere Sep 6. (Courtesy of IMDb)
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September 4, 11:50 am
Winner Takes All: Dissecting Beyoncé’s discography to determine her greatest album
This week marks one year since Beyoncé’s record-breaking “RENAISSANCE WORLD TOUR” visited Inglewood’s SoFi Stadium, and today the 32-time Grammy Award winner celebrates her 43rd birthday. Read more...
Photo: A collage of Beyoncé’s eight studio album covers shows the 32-time Grammy winner’s solo discography from 2003 to 2024. In the top row are her albums “Dangerously in Love,” “B’Day,” “I AM…SASHA FIERCE” and “4,” and in the bottom row are her LPs “BEYONCÉ,” “Lemonade,” “RENAISSANCE” and “COWBOY CARTER.” (Photos courtesy of Columbia Records, Parkwood Entertainment LLC and Sony Music Entertainment. Design by Zimo Li/Photo editor)
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September 3, 11:34 am
UCLA alumnus Madison Shamoun employs TFT training for role in ‘The Z-Suite’
This post was updated Oct. 2 at 5:15 p.m. Madison Shamoun is preparing for her silver screen renaissance. The UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television alumnus was recently cast alongside Lauren Graham in the upcoming television series “The Z-Suite.” Tubi’s upcoming workplace comedy follows the unraveling of a New York advertising agency and intergenerational clashes between Gen Z and established C-suite employees. Read more...
Photo: Madison Shamoun poses for a portrait against a pastel yellow backdrop. The UCLA alumnus is preparing for her role in Tubi’s upcoming comedy series “The Z-Suite.” (Courtesy of Ben Cope)