Although they’ve left the arena, the games aren’t over. After a year-and-a-half-long wait, the much-anticipated second installment of the “The Hunger Games” film franchise finally hits the big screen. In this action-packed sequel, Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) and Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson) face the repercussions of the risky stunt that bonded the two together at […]
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Movie Review: ‘Delivery Man’
In director Ken Scott’s newest film “Delivery Man,” excessive sperm donation drives the plot of this season’s biggest family film in more ways than one. In this feel-good family flick, Scott gives an Americanized spin on his original French-Canadian film “Starbuck.” The narrative starts with meat deliveryman David Wozniak (Vince Vaughn), who is always tied […]
Kevin Aiello climbs up to head chef position at Bruin Plate
While Captain Jack Sparrow may have boasted a diet of pure rum on the screen, Johnny Depp needed real food to get him through his long days on set. Luckily for Depp, Bruin Plate Head Chef Kevin Aiello was there to feed the entire cast and crew of “Pirates of the Caribbean” with his catering […]
Flavors of Westwood: Local restaurants boast rich histories
A line stretches out of the door of a dim, chandelier-lit restaurant, where an assembly line of chefs expertly tosses pizza dough and tops the pies with colorful vegetables, chunky tomato sauce and assorted meats according to each customer’s preference.
Flavors of Westwood: Local restaurants boast rich histories
BY SHREYA AIYAR Bruin contributor saiyar@media.ucla.edu A line stretches out of the door of a dim, chandelier-lit restaurant, where an assembly line of chefs expertly tosses pizza dough and tops the pies with colorful vegetables, chunky tomato sauce and assorted meats according to each customer’s preference. Overseeing it all is Anthony Carron, the chef, creator […]
Imagination Workshop builds actors though theater therapy
The stage is set with a plastic surgeon, a wealthy divorcee, a maniac and a TV star who all find themselves lost in the Bermuda Triangle on a cruise ship. While it bears the trademarks of a typical theater performance, the production is actually a form of therapy.
Hammer Museum’s ‘Generationalpictomusicapolis’ exhibit mixes music and furniture art
When the UCLA Hammer Museum’s Public Programs Associate Darin Klein asked his friend Chris Johanson to help him name the event celebrating Johanson’s work as an artist and musician, it took all of two minutes for Johanson to concoct the term “Generationalpictomusicapolis.”