A movie is only as good as its villain, and a good villain is much more than a monster with maniacal laughter or a sinister-looking entity surrounded by henchmen. From the anarchist Joker to the cunning and brutal Annie Wilkes, countless successful films have earned their iconic status thanks to their antagonists. Each week, columnist […]
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Alumna actress conquers artistic dependence through self-production
Gabby So first fell in love with theater when she flew above the audience as the ghost of Catherine Earnshaw in a stage adaptation of “Breakfast at Tiffany’s.” The UCLA alumna said she used to grapple with insecurity and a perceived lack of recognition as a theater actress. But So said, when she steps onstage, […]
Movie review: ‘The Shape of Water’
“The Shape of Water” makes audiences fall in love with a relationship between a mythical amphibian creature and a mute janitor. The plot of Guillermo del Toro’s latest film sounds a bit like an LSD-induced daydream: A mute janitor named Elisa (Sally Hawkins) falls in love with an amphibious creature (Doug Jones) that the U.S. military […]
Students tie experiences together with abstract sculptures, art show
Everett Babcock, Lorena Ochoa and Angel King made abstract sculptures out of wooden sticks, hot-pink foam and gray yarn for their latest art show. “Dyed In The Wool,” which is composed entirely of abstract sculptural pieces and paintings, opened Nov. 30 in Broad Art Center 1140 and will close Dec. 12. The third-year art students […]
Student’s art exhibition spotlights nuances of human interaction
Vanessa Guzmán had her first panic attack in the middle of a high school math exam. Guzmán said she felt the walls closing in on her, and all the noises around her magnified. She ran to the restroom, struggling to calm down. “Everything came alive. Walls, breathing, everything became animated,” Guzmán said. “I just became […]