Art, the universal language, can transcend space and time to reach a diverse audience. We hear this all the time, but do we truly feel the weight of these words? A cloud of elitism envelops the “art world,” alienating the perspectives of some while glorifying those of others. In efforts to challenge ideas that reinforce […]
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Student-directed film considers awkward aspects of college sex life
Watching sex scenes in films can be uncomfortable. Yet Jordan Barger and Anali Cabrera want to highlight all the awkward and cringeworthy aspects of intimacy. First-year film students Barger and Cabrera wrote and directed their film “Let’s Talk About ‘It’” for the UCLA Film and Photography Society. The film, which was finished Sunday, follows students […]
Second Take: With ‘Old Town Road’ the memes have won, but music quality has lost
Collaborations can do a lot for a track. For some artists, they add credibility; for others, diversity. For Lil Nas X, it created a record-breaking cultural phenomenon. Currently in its sixth week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, “Old Town Road” by Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus broke the one-week streaming […]
Reading of Whitman poem to honor his bicentennial before UCLA centennial kickoff
On a small stage near the top of Janss Steps, a group of students, professors and alumni will recite all 54 pages of Walt Whitman’s “Song of Myself.” Participants will celebrate the poet’s 200th birthday alongside UCLA’s centennial anniversary Saturday. Event organizer Amber West, a lecturer for UCLA Writing Programs, said she hopes bystanders on […]
Film explores Chinese culture, generation gap between immigrant parents and kids
This post was updated April 14 at 10:52 p.m. When Lulu Wang first pitched a film about the real-life story of her Chinese family, no one would finance it, she said. She set it aside for years and waited until she received the right offer, which led to a Sundance Film Festival debut, an A24 […]
Book talk to focus on environmental conflicts in Native American history
More than 1.5 billion acres of land have been taken from Native Americans, according to a study by Slate Magazine. Amid the virtual normalization of this process, the idea of returning land to indigenous individuals shouldn’t be left off the table, said author and educator Dina Gilio-Whitaker. UCLA’s American Indian Studies Center will host a […]
Studio 22 hosts sixth First Take Film Festival, screens broad range of movie genres
There’s no time for a refill during these short films, but at least the popcorn will stay hot. Studio 22 will present 16 short films during its annual First Take Film Festival on Tuesday in the Northwest Campus Auditorium. Held to the constraint of a five-minute maximum, the short films featured in the festival span […]