Category Archives: Arts

LACMA showcases American spirit in modern art By Kristin Fiore What defines the American spirit? This question has come to a head in the ’90s, and nowhere more so than right here in Los Angeles. The Los Angeles County Museum of Art has put together four exhibits that pay tribute to the American spirit from […]

‘Class of 90’ considers AIDS from a student’s point of view Actors show other sides of the disease By Jennifer Richmond Daily Bruin Staff With all the plays about AIDS recently, it’s about time there was one showing the student’s point of view. "Class of 1990" is that play. "Class" takes a new twist on […]

Cyberspace: the final frontier School pioneers into digital age with visionary program for new media form By Phillip Hong The UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television is about to embark on a journey to boldly go where no student film has gone before: cyberspace. The Laboratory for New Media, located in Melnitz Hall, is […]

Peter Falk brings emotion and experience to ‘Roommates’ Former ‘Columbo’ star portrays an irascible old curmudgeon in lastest film By Lael Loewenstein Daily Bruin Staff For more than two decades, Peter Falk has been as closely identified with Lieutenant Columbo as that disheveled TV detective was with his trench coat. Now Falk has created another […]

Betting big on ‘The Simpsons’ Already the top show in syndication, ‘The Simpsons,’ has transcended the role of television sitcom and become an American icon. For Executive Producer David Mirkin, however, things aren’t that much different from the days when he worked on ‘Get a Life.’ By Robert Stevens Daily Bruin Senior Staff The executive […]

Reynolds portrays ‘buffalo soldier’ Play takes look at African-American soldiers’ experience in the Civil War By Adeline Yee Soap opera star James Reynolds of "Days of Our Lives" is a busy man. Reynolds has logged more total hours on television than any other African-American actor in the United States. He feels two different ways about […]

‘A Concert in the Park’ blends dance, music By Lisa Marie Weyh The sassy red-haired dancer looked up into the sky and explained the simplicity of dancing in an open space. As her wide eyes anxiously took in all that surrounded her, she mumbled something about the excitement of people walking by and being subjected […]