Few genres evoke sympathy for protagonists with insatiable bloodlust the way revenge movies do. Utterly unrealistic and dementedly satisfying, revenge films capture a simplistic desire for a world in which the weak successfully punish the powerful, preserving justice in the face of evil. Read more...
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The challenge was there from the beginning: building a community between crosstown rivals. Last year, longtime best friends Jack Shulruff and Burton Chaikin were both in directing classes. Read more...
Photo: (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin) The play “Columbinus,” written by PJ Paparelli and Stephen Karam, is a mix of fiction and nonfiction and centers on the 1999 Columbine High School shootings in Littleton, Colo. On May 1-4, students from both UCLA and USC will put on the schools’ first-ever theatrical co-production at Macgowan Hall.
As a Chinese cultural dancer dons a long, flowing traditional costume and deftly executes lotus steps, it seems as though she is effortlessly floating across the stage. Read more...
Photo: (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin) “Lotus Steps 2014: Origins” is the 14th annual dance showcase organized by the UCLA Chinese Cultural Dance Club. This year’s theme, “Origins,” delves into classical Chinese dance forms and emphasizes the traditions and narratives of minority groups within China.
Paws, Play, Rewind! returns for episode 10 of the latest and greatest in pop culture and campus happenings with the always-entertaining minds at Daily Bruin A&E. Read more...
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I’m fascinated by any style that I can describe as a combination of Jim Carrey from “Ace Ventura: Pet Detective” and a yuppie from a John Hughes movie. Read more...
Photo: “Bro” style, mixing traditionally preppy staples with more of a West Coast casual style of wear, is continuously present on the UCLA campus, especially with the undergraduate male students, such as third-year business economics student Yousif Kurdi. (Jessica Zhou/Daily Bruin)
Audiences don’t seem to be flocking to the cineplex for realism anymore. Whereas the believable epic “Gone with the Wind” was once the highest-grossing film of all time, so was the more fictionalized “Jaws” after it and, more recently, “Avatar.” Had “Last Passenger,” the debut feature from British director Omid Nooshin, come out at the time of “Gone with the Wind,” or even “Jaws,” it probably would have been received differently: praised for its character study, appreciated for its structured thrill ride. Read more...
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Nineties hip-hop blared as fashionistas and music lovers congregated at the intersection of Westwood’s Broxton and Le Conte Avenues on Wednesday for the H&M; Loves Music’s Runway Remix College Tour’s first college campus stop at UCLA. Read more...
Photo: Second-year human biology and society student Paulina Giacomelli receives a hair styling before the virtual runway for a chance to be in Kilo Kish’s music video “IOU.” (Agnijita Kumar/Daily Bruin senior staff)
