Category Archives: Arts

Creativity of Italian cinema bursts onto screen Tornatore explores influence of movies in ‘The Star Maker’ By Dina Gachman Daily Bruin Contributor Italian films are bursting through the seams of the typically closed minds of the Academy, and Giuseppe Tornatore has a lot to do with this explosion. The worldwide success of Tornatore’s "Cinema Paradiso," […]

Student conductor has all the Wright moves By Kathleen Rhames Daily Bruin Contributor They say opportunity only knocks once, but for UCLA undergraduate Elizabeth Wright, things are looking brighter than ever. "My goal is to be a working female conductor," she says. "Music these days is such an under-appreciated thing." If this is the case, […]

Bands join to perform musical medley Dallas brass, UCLA Wind Ensemble play Schoenberg tonight By Cheryl Klein Daily Bruin Contributor A musical premiere has cosmic significance. At least this is what Thomas Lee, conductor of the UCLA Wind Ensemble, professes. "It’s like watching the birth of a new star," he says. "There’s lots of stars […]

Film technology joins cutting edge UCLA purchases Avid equipment to quicken movie-editing process By Lael Loewnstein Daily Bruin Contributor Not long ago, editing a movie was a tedious process involving cutting and splicing reels of film. Almost any editor who has ever worked on a flatbed or Moviola has horror stories to recount: film trims […]

‘Frasier’ co-star returns to L.A. stage Butler’s performance shares experience of coming-out to parents By Jennifer Richmond Daily Bruin Senior Staff Dan Butler may be best known for his straight, loud-mouthed macho character Bulldog on the NBC series "Frasier." But he’s nothing like that in real life. He’s actually a modest, soft-spoken individual who’s bringing […]

Replicants produce unique spin on cover-tune compilation By Vanessa VanderZanden Daily Bruin Contributor Ken Andrews, lead singer of the Replicants, has been stuck in a "Warehousy loft-type space" for about a year. Tired of the white-walled complex and its "big air conditioning ducts," he wants to be out and on the road. But the tortured […]

Exploring the Dark Side Mathieu Kassovitz, French cinema’s hottest young director, brings ‘Hate’ to America with searing black-and-white visuals, strong social significance and a masterful control that ‘rocked’ fellow filmmaker Jodie Foster By Lael Loewenstein Daily Bruin Contributor Shy, soft-spoken and seemingly well-adjusted, Mathieu Kassovitz is the last person you’d expect to have directed a […]