Look back on all the buddy cop movies through the years. Go ahead. There’s quite a long list of great ones: “Beverly Hills Cop,” “48 Hrs.,” “Lethal Weapon,” “Bad Boys” and (who could forget) “Rush Hour.” Well, “2 Guns” is the antithesis of all of them, taking the typical Laurel and Hardy odd-couple relationship that […]
Author Archives: Garrett Anglin
Movie Review: “Black Rock”
If one were to mix “The Most Dangerous Game” with “Deliverance” and add in three mentally unstable, dishonorably discharged war veterans, then one might arrive somewhere in the vicinity of what “Black Rock” purports to be.
Indie band Dirty Projectors constantly reinventing itself
In 2002, the indie experimental band Dirty Projectors released its first album, “The Graceful Fallen Mango.”
Documentary pays tribute to Rosina Lhevinne
Salome Arkatov lived with her Juilliard piano teacher, Rosina Lhevinne, before Lhevinne’s death in 1976. From that point, Arkatov knew she wanted a film to be made about her beloved teacher, but it wasn’t until 20 years later that Arkatov realized she would be the one to make it. Now, after its completion, Arkatov’s prize-winning […]
UCLA alum bands together with Steven Tyler, Julian Lennon
Sitting in his bedroom at 11 years old, watching the music video for Aerosmith’s “Dream On,” the idea of being part of such a band was a faraway dream for Jon MacLennan. But, 16 years later, that same young guitarist has gotten more than he asked for, not only playing with the iconic Steven Tyler, […]
Concert pianist joins faculty
Inna Faliks has had a love for the piano since before she was 5 years old.
Alumna explores perceptions of time with ‘Mirage’ sculpture
UCLA Hammer Museum’s most recent exhibit may appear like an abstract, amorphous shape or some unknown alien creature. But this sculpture is more human than one may think. In fact, it is human.