In 2002, the indie experimental band Dirty Projectors released its first album, “The Graceful Fallen Mango.” Read more...
Photo: The Dirty Projectors will bring its indie experimental sound to Royce Hall this Thursday, and is scheduled to go on tour with The National in the coming months.
Some games won’t reach as large an audience as “Need for Speed” or “Assassin’s Creed.” But those games are no less innovative, and are often more so. Read more...
Photo: Independent games and artwork inspired by or using game technology will be on display at the Hammer Museum for the UCLA Game Art Festival.
Contrary to popular belief, Zooey Deschanel is not entirely synonymous with Jessica Day, the goofy and romantically challenged protagonist of her show “New Girl.” In fact, she was first the lead singer of She & Him, a two-person musical group made up of herself and M. Ward, who plays more of a background role in this album. Read more...
A few minutes in, a 17-year-old girl and her brother are left to fend for themselves. An hour and ten minutes later, three people are trapped in a courthouse after an earthquake. Read more...
Photo: First-year theater student Max Coyne and first-year theater student Dashawn Barnes rehearse in preparation for the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television’s annual Francis Ford Coppola One-Act Marathon, which will feature two student plays.
In recent years, it seems as if movies are getting longer and longer, making some difficult to sit through. The Shorttakes Film Festival has just the solution – a selection of short films that are light on length and heavy on content. Read more...
Photo: This year’s filmmakers include fourth-year film, television and digital media student Neil Paik, who was chosen for his film “The Doctor of Bagram” about a trauma surgeon serving in Afghanistan who comes face to face with the realities of war, including the Afghan people affected by violence.
Hundreds of tiny yellow dots illuminate Los Angeles’ sprawling streets and skyline as the sun sets. An outline of downtown and the city’s extensive freeways is visible against the darkening sky. Read more...
Photo: The Getty Research Institute and the J. Paul Getty Museum collaborated to produce “Overdrive: L.A. Constructs the Future, 1940-1990.” The exhibition includes architectural drawings, photographs, models, artworks, films and interactive digital displays that offer a look into modern Los Angeles architecture.
In November, the folk duo The Civil Wars, comprised of singer-songwriters Joy Williams and John Paul White, abruptly announced they were canceling all upcoming tour dates, citing “internal discord” and “irreconcilable differences.” Read more...
Photo: Folk duo The Civil Wars canceled its upcoming tour dates last November but recently announced it will release a new, self-titled album, “The Civil Wars,” late this summer.
