On November 22, 1963, a devastating event shook the nation, all of it supported by a widespread interest in television news broadcasting at the time. Since then, tastes have changed and audiences prefer their dramatic historical information presented to them through film adaptations with Zac Efron. “Parkland” is a re-creation of the assassination of President […]
Author Archives: Sebastian Torrelio
Movie Review: ‘Gravity’
A science fiction movie has never won the Academy Award for Best Picture. Cultural landmarks such as “Star Wars” and “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial” lost to more personalized narratives about the complicated art of love and the teachings of a philosophical leader. Where more recent unsuccessful nominees “District 9” and “Avatar” established their underlying purposes to […]
Fall movie preview
Karan Kajla said he loved indulging on dining hall food when he first moved to the Hill last year. But as he started gaining weight and feeling unhealthy, he wanted to make a change.
Album Review: ‘The 20/20 Experience 2 of 2’ by Justin Timberlake
Justin Timberlake is the icon of celebrity right now, a man doing so much work under the spotlight that it’s a wonder how he finds free time anymore. His upcoming film, “Runner Runner,” his musical tour with feature partner Jay-Z and constant late-night promotionskeep his day-to-day so hectic, one has to wonder if his four […]
Movie review: ‘We Are What We Are’
“Horror” is a surprisingly loose term in Hollywood nowadays – where one “Paranormal Activity” provides shocks and scares, “Insidious” focuses on the genre’s subtlety. Where a “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” reboot fails at its 3D, masked villain element, a “Scary Movie” sequel fails with monsters more Charlie Sheen-like in appearance. “We Are What We Are” takes […]
UCLA professor plays with floor tiles to make music
Michael Chwe walks into his garden on a bright midsummer morningand dons a smock made out of a black trash bag. He covers his eyes with a translucent plastic mask and places a respirator over his nose and mouth. He is ready to get to work.
Love or Hate: What songs of the summer are worth a second listen?
By Sebastian Torrelio As the summer comes to a close, students begin to return from their fun in the sun, settle down for the start of the school year and wait for the solemn mood to set in. In the world of entertainment, the end of summer is accompanied by exhaustion from chaotic blockbusters and […]