“Night Moves”Directed by Kelly ReichardtCinedigm2.0 paws “Night Moves” wants to be both eco-thriller and character study, but it doesn’t have the substance or stamina to achieve either. Co-written and directed by indie filmmaker Kelly Reichardt, “Night Moves” follows three environmentalists as they plot to blow up a hydroelectric dam and deal with the consequences. It […]
Author Archives: Natalie Chudnovsky
Album Review: ‘I Never Learn’
Someone broke Lykke Li’s heart, and the results are an exquisite, if somewhat monochrome, self-portrait of pain and loneliness. “I Never Learn” is the Swedish singer-songwriter’s third album, the last in her self-described trilogy. The whimsical Li of “Youth Novels” and the edgier sound of “Wounded Rhymes” are gone, replaced by raw pain and the […]
‘Impasse’ challenges traditional views on disabilities
Catherine Long lies onstage, arm outstretched, laughing repeatedly. The audience may question what it’s seeing. It may be forced to analyze how it approaches a body of difference. It may reconsider its definition of dance. As the laughter continues, it may become uncomfortable – and that’s a good thing. “Impasse” is a dance solo performed by […]
Q&A: Artist’s ‘Disco Jaws’ at Coachella sheds light on shark conservation
DJ manager by night, fish sculptor by day, Kevin McHugh is a New York-based artist whose installation “Disco Jaws” is on display at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. Inside the darkness of the Yuma tent, his glittering shark hovers in the air, scattering light over the audience and raising awareness for shark conservation. […]
Alum seeks to cast light on mental illness in ‘Holden On’
Nearly 19 years ago, the suicide of teenager Holden Layfield shook the small town of LaGrange, Ga. The community of LaGrange has since come together in support of “Holden On,” a film based on the true events of Layfield’s troubled life and death, written and to be directed by UCLA alumnus Tamlin Hall, a LaGrange […]
Workshop offers day of creativity to grade school students
It’s 7:45 a.m. on a Saturday. Most of campus is asleep, but UCLA professor and founder of the nonprofit Access Books Rebecca Constantino is setting up a table outside Rolfe Hall to welcome students and writers for a full day of workshops. Co-sponsored by the UCLA Writing Project, which works with K-12 teachers to teach writing, […]
Flavors of Westwood: Mon Amour Cafe brings sweet options to the Village
Mickey Fathi always wanted his own restaurant, so when a location opened up in Westwood, he bought it without a second thought or a concrete plan. One week later, he decided that he was going to make crepes. Fathi is the 28-year-old owner of Westwood’s Mon Amour Cafe, which opened in February. Mon Amour Cafe […]