By most technical standards, Miguel Gomes’ “Tabu” is a film out of time. It’s shot in gauzy black and white, it’s framed in boxy Academy ratio, and the latter half of the film, titled “Paradise” and without dialogue, is devoted to a love story set in Portuguese-colonized Africa. Read more...
Arts, Music
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January 18, 1:19 am
Q&A: Rapper Macklemore talks thrifting, hip-hop and politics
On Sunday night, more than 700 UCLA students took over the back of Pauley Pavilion, shivering in below-50-degree weather, trying to keep themselves warm with tents, blankets and impromptu hookah sessions. Read more...
Photo: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis will perform tonight to a sold-out crowd at the Ackerman Grand Ballroom.
Arts, Film & TV
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January 18, 12:49 am
Movie review: ‘The Last Stand’
After shooting down a large hanging carcass in a dirt lot owned by a disillusioned hillbilly, played by none other than Johnny Knoxville, Sheriff Owens is soon shedding tears as he races to save the life of his ill-fated deputy. Read more...
Photo: When he says he’ll be back, he means it. In the action comedy “The Last Stand,” Arnold Schwarzenegger returns to the big screen in a leading role for the first time since 2003.
Arts, Music
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January 18, 12:43 am
The Ten Thousand band in residency at Los Globos
Music is a conquest. And with a name that begs for a forceful following in numbers, Westwood-bred band The Ten Thousand are taking strides to put truth to its declarative title. Read more...
Photo: Indie-rock band The Ten Thousand, composed of UCLA alumni and current students, has a monthlong residency at Los Globos nightclub.
Arts, Music
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January 18, 12:38 am
Cris Velasco discusses film, video game music
Before he was an award-winning composer of music for videogames including the “God of War” series and the “Mass Effect” series, UCLA alumnus Cris Velasco was a guitarist in a death metal band in Bakersfield. Read more...
Photo: UCLA alumnus Cris Velasco has made a name for himself by composing award–winning music for video games such as the “Mass Effect” series.
Arts, Music
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January 17, 12:07 am
Chosen musicians showcase talent in All-Star concert
Tonight, UCLA Philharmonia will feature works performed by student soloists, aptly titled “All-Stars” because of the competitive selection process. Read more...
Photo: The 8th annual All-Star concert hosted by the UCLA Philharmonia will feature nine soloists who were chosen by a panel of judges from approximately 50 instrumental students in a competitive audition.
Arts, Arts Columns, Music
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January 16, 11:15 pm
B-Sides: New Myspace offers free music, sleek interface
I’m about to write something that I never expected to think, let alone write. Myspace is cool again. Read more...
Photo: Myspace has relaunched with a sleek new interface, complete with an automatic search feature and an upgraded database of free music.