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January 12, 12:10 am

Q&A: Film and Television Archive highlights Cecil B. DeMille’s works

Epic stories of religious and historical significance such as Cleopatra and the Ten Commandments stand the test of time, documented in novels and history books, and flew off the pages and onto the the big screen in the early 20th century under the direction of Cecil B. Read more...

Photo: American director Cecil B. DeMille, who directed films such as the 1934 “Cleopatra,” is being honored by the UCLA Film and Television Archive with a two month-long series of DeMille’s work at the Billy Wilder Theater. (Courtesy of UCLA Film and Television Archive)

Arts, Arts Columns, Lifestyle

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January 12, 12:07 am

Urban Confections: Randy’s Donuts creates an iconic and delectable treat

Los Angeles is home to numerous dessert shops that feature a range of treats from cupcakes to doughnuts to shakes. Urban Confections will select dessert restaurants whose only West Coast location is Los Angeles, highlighting students’ opportunities to taste the city’s distinctive flavors. Read more...

Photo: Randy’s Donuts specializes in its cheap, quality doughnuts, available 24 hours a day. The shop features all its doughnuts for $1 or less. (Brandon Choe/Daily Bruin senior staff)

Arts, Theater & Fine Arts

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January 9, 10:01 am

Fowler’s ‘Up in the Air’ balances art and juggling

Cycling, plates spinning on sticks and bicycles floating in midair all have one thing in common: balance. The Fowler Museum’s “Up in the Air” event features the “World Share: Installations by Pascale Marthine Tayou” and “Round Trip: Bicycling Asia Minor, 1891” exhibitions as well as an interactive performance by juggler John Whitfield on Sunday at 1 p.m. Read more...

Photo: “Family Jam: Up in the Air” features a juggling performance by John Whitfield with two current Fowler exhibitions, “World Share: Installations by Pascale Marthine Tayou” and “Round Trip: Bicycling Asia Minor, 1891” (above). Fowler Director of Education and Curatorial Affairs Betsy Quick said she hopes the exhibit will get people to think about the notion of balance. (Kailey Rishovd/Daily Bruin)

Arts, Theater & Fine Arts

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January 9, 10:00 am

Q&A: Curator discusses former UCLA professor’s legacy

Through a former teacher’s artwork, a slice of UCLA history has resurfaced in Westwood. Originally on view at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, an exhibit of the artistic works of Robert Heinecken has come to UCLA’s Hammer Museum. Read more...

Photo: Eva Respini, the curator of “Robert Heinecken: Object Matter,” said the exhibit reflects Heinecken’s views on American culture and his legacy in Los Angeles. Heineken’s different mediums of photography (above) such as traditional black and white photographs and photolithography, will be showcased in the exhibit. (Maryrose Kulick/Daily Bruin)

Arts, Film & TV

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January 8, 12:32 am

Cross Cut: Iranian filmmakers seek artistic freedom

In film editing, cross-cutting is the technique of cutting between actions occurring at the same time, but in different locations. In Los Angeles, the entertainment capital of the world, foreign cinema rarely takes the spotlight from the plethora of local releases. Read more...

Photo: Directed by UCLA alumna Ana Lily Amirpour, “A Girl Walks Home At Night” had to work around Iran’s restrictions on filmmaking in order to produce the film. AmiPro’s movie will be screening at the Hammer Museum on Tuesday. (Courtesy of Kino Lorber)

Arts, Film & TV

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January 8, 12:27 am

Movie Review: ‘Mommy’

Had Xavier Dolan’s “Mommy” won the Cannes Film Festival’s top honor, the Palme d’Or, Dolan would have been the youngest winner in history at 25 years old, surpassing Steven Soderbergh’s accomplished win for “Sex, Lies, and Videotape” by one year. Read more...

Photo: (Courtesy of Shayne Laverdiere)


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