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April 9, 12:38 am

Students’ film ‘What We Need’ in Sprite Films finals

For a few UCLA film students, it’s time to swap out their signature blue and gold with the iconic lemon-lime of Sprite Films. UCLA students Merlin Camozzi and Rick Perry from the School of Theater, Film and Television are among this year’s six teams of Sprite Films finalists with their film “What We Need.” The competition gives filmmakers a platform to create and distribute a short film advertising Sprite soda. Read more...

Photo: Finalists in this year’s Sprite Films competitions, filmmakers Merlin Camozzi and Rick Perry recently attended CinemaCon in Las Vegas and were mentored by actor Michael B. Jordan. (Bryan Steffy/Getty Images)

Arts, Arts Columns, Film & TV

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April 8, 12:05 am

Out of Focus: ‘Last Tango in Paris’ a classic ’70s film despite early controversy

In 1972, the New Yorker published a review of Bernardo Bertolucci’s “Last Tango in Paris” in which famed movie critic Pauline Kael argued that the film “had changed the face of an art form.” More than four decades later, Bertolucci’s masterpiece stands as one of the great films of its era. Read more...

Photo: (United Artists) Bernardo Bertolucci’s “Last Tango in Paris” plays this Friday and Saturday at the New Beverly Cinema and stars Marlon Brando and Maria Schneider.

Arts, Film & TV

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April 8, 12:01 am

Student wins Sloan award for screenplay exploring muscular dystrophy

Laura Alsum struggled through writing sections of what would become her award-winning screenplay not as a result of a creative block, but because of the painful memories that resurfaced. Read more...

Photo: Laura Alsum is a graduate student in screenwriting at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. She is also the 2014 recipient of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Student Grand Jury Prize for Screenwriting for her screenplay “Survival of the Fittest.” The award offers a $30,000 cash prize as well as an additional $20,000 to help develop the screenplay into a film. (Dang-Co Vu/Daily Bruin)

Arts, Music

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April 7, 2:27 am

Q&A: Student DJ A-Klap shares Dance Marathon experience

Fourth-year political science student Anthony Kapitanski, who performs under the DJ stage name A-Klap, performed at Pauley Pavilion this Saturday for the 13th annual Dance Marathon presented by the Pediatric AIDS Coalition. Read more...

Photo: Fourth-year political science student Anthony Kapitanski, who performs under the DJ stage name A-Klap, performed Saturday at UCLA’s Dance Marathon in Pauley Pavilion. (Max McGee/Daily Bruin)

Arts, Film & TV

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April 7, 12:19 am

TV Review: ‘Game of Thrones’

Beware of spoilers, for they may be the death of those who have not caught up – then again, all men must die. After the devastating massacre at the end of the third season of “Game of Thrones,” season four has fans wondering, “Well – who’s next?” Luckily for us, season four starts off slow, as if to assuage the mourning souls of its loyal viewers. Read more...

Photo: Courtesy of Home Box Office, Inc.

Arts, Music

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April 7, 12:04 am

Q&A: Nina Kasuya discusses musical journey for upcoming show

Recently graduated ethnomusicology student with a minor in music industry, Nina Kasuya performs tonight as part of the Cultural Affairs Commission’s Kerckhoff Coffeehouse Concert Series. Kasuya spoke with Daily Bruin’s Ishan Rampuria about her upcoming performance and her past, present and future musical career. Read more...

Photo: Ethnomusicology alumna Nina Kasuya will perform at Kerckhoff Coffeehouse as part of the Cultural Affairs Commission’s Concert Series Monday night. With her performance, Kasuya aims to tell the story of her musical career. (Gabrielle Cabalza/Daily Bruin)


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