Warner Bros. is done clowning around. In 2016, the critically condemned “Suicide Squad” left audiences frantically fleeing theaters to find solace in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight trilogy. And after box office disaster “Justice League” failed to revitalize the studio’s reputation for mediocrity, DC Entertainment has gone back to the drawing board. It was recently […]
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Comic-Con panel discusses Afrofuturism in ‘Black Panther,’ Octavia Butler’s works
“Black Panther” did much more than provide 8-year-olds with a sleek Halloween costume. Five months after its release, scholars are still meticulously dissecting Ryan Coogler’s film in the hopes of gaining a thorough understanding of its impact on the black community. The 2018 San Diego Comic Convention panel “Beyond Wakanda: Intersectional Afrofuturism” analyzed “Black Panther” […]
Benny Goodman tribute concert celebrates racial integration, evolution of jazz
Lorry Black first fell in love with Benny Goodman’s album “The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert” at band camp when he was just 14 years old. Sixteen years later, Black, the associate director of the Lowell Milken Fund for American Jewish Music at UCLA, organized a tribute concert entitled “Benny Goodman: Ahead of His […]
Student-directed plays highlight enduring relevance of critique on class, power
Student directors put the spotlight on class conflict for Project II. The UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television’s annual spring showcase, Project II, will feature the works of two graduate directing students: “The Exception and the Rule,” directed by Jean Carlo Yunén, and “Woyzeck,” directed by Mark Anthony Vallejo. While the plays focus on […]
Designathon encourages collaboration of students with diverse experience, perspectives
Students designed apps to facilitate recycling on campus and vibrant graphics depicting the circle of life at Designathon on Saturday. Designathon, hosted by Bruin Entrepreneurs and UCLA’s Creative Lab, was a daylong event that provided educational resources for students interested in design, such as interactive workshops, panels featuring design industry professionals and a growth-themed competition […]
Global Melodies: Balkan ensemble draws inspiration from diverse musical styles, mediums
The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music’s department of ethnomusicology offers a range of different ensembles spanning multiple regions throughout the world, each with a rich musical dynamic and sound. In “Global Melodies” the Daily Bruin will feature various world music ensembles within the department in an effort to showcase the diversity of music within […]
Theater review: ‘Love Never Dies’
The Phantom of the Opera returns to haunt Christine Daaé one last time in “Love Never Dies.” Andrew Lloyd Webber’s sequel to “The Phantom of the Opera” is playing at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre until April 22 and is a dazzling spectacle of love and loss. The show builds upon the story of its predecessor […]