If the ever-amorphous whirlwind of friends and collaborators featured on “...Like Clockwork” is any sign of the rock royalty listed in his Rolodex, Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme must throw great parties. Read more...
Arts, Film & TV
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June 6, 12:27 am
Movie Review: ‘Much Ado About Nothing’
Twelve days of shooting. One house for a set. A filmmaker starting to make a big splash in the cinematic community. One of the most popular Shakespearean comedies. “Much Ado About Nothing” has all the makings of a good comedy: high wit, slapstick, jokes of all kinds and of course, the traditional wedding finale. Read more...
Arts, Lifestyle
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June 6, 12:22 am
Honors 44 turns trash into art as students examine waste management
Pink bubble wrap, plastic water bottles, empty cereal boxes and the staff shirt of a Facilities Management employee were strewn across the lawn as students gathered around a UCLA garbage bin. Read more...
Photo: In Honors Collegium 44, professor Maite Zubiaurre teaches students about the subject of trash. The course examines waste management, its cultural significance and its environmental consequences through an artistic lens.
Arts, Film & TV
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June 6, 12:20 am
Student filmmaker gears up with handmade equipment
The process of Jonathan Coria’s filmmaking began with online YouTube tutorials and an assembly of gadgets from the local hardware store. He needed camera equipment for his new film but didn’t have the hundreds or thousands of dollars needed to buy one. So, Coria decided to make one himself. Read more...
Photo: Jonathan Coria, a second-year English student and devoted filmmaker. Coria saved thousands of dollars by using inexpensive materials like plywood to make his own filmmaking equipment.
Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
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June 3, 12:05 am
UCLA alumna takes on absurdist theater in ‘Ionescopade’
Traditional plays give actress Kelly Lester two hours to find her character’s arc. “Ionescopade” gives her a couple of minutes. UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television alumna Lester has to utilize all of her acquired performing talents in the Odyssey Theatre’s production of “Ionescopade,” a musical revue created as a tribute to the playwright Eugéne Ionesco, one of the foremost figures of the theater of the absurd. Read more...
Photo: Kelly Lester, UCLA Theater, Film and Television alumna and actress, performs in the Odyssey Theatre’s production of “Ionescopade.”
Arts, Music
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June 3, 12:00 am
Album Review: ‘Desire Lines’ by Camera Obscura
Sometimes, it’s necessary to blaze a new trail to get to one’s destination in an efficient manner. Read more...
Arts, Music
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May 31, 1:14 am
Album Review: ‘Shadows’ by Lenka
Perhaps the most perplexing thing about Lenka’s latest release is the album’s title, for there is nothing dark or even slightly shadowy about the Australian singer-songwriter’s latest batch of songs. Read more...