Filmmaker Carlo Olivares Paganoni invited his mother and her friends from Mexico to cook for his short film, treating the cast and crew to home-cooked chicken chilaquiles, molletes, tacos, flan and arroz con leche. Not only did Paganoni have the creative vision for his short film, “Cardboard Camera,” but he also carried the weight of […]
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UCLA student’s play “The Sunrise Club” explores environmentalism, the future
Tara Turnbull first thought of the idea for her play during a high school science class. She sat on a stiff stool at a long black lab table when a vision came to her: two students sitting on a hilltop, talking about life. The daydream marked the beginning of “The Sunrise Club,” a play that […]
UCLA Electronic Dance Music Club’s guide to the best festivals of 2016
Audiences either looking to party or attend solely for the music can find an electronic dance music (EDM) festival to suit their needs. From colossal night-long raves that immerse the senses to laid-back, poolside concerts, 2016 provides many opportunities to appreciate music. Past and present members of the Electronic Dance Music Club at UCLA give […]
Marvel’s black, female Iron Man should only be first step to greater diversity
Marvel Comics has created thousands of leotard-clad heroes, but most fans probably can’t name five superheroes of color in Marvel’s vast cast of characters. On Wednesday, Marvel announced that the Iron Man characterwill be taken over by a new character, Riri Williams. Although the Iron Man suit will remain in action, Williams differs from Tony […]
Second Take: Universal Studios brings ‘The Walking Dead’ permanently to life
Some people have condemned modern culture as a “culture of death,” prone to immorality and violence. Considering the continued popularity of zombies in film, television and video games, it’s more like a culture of un-death. Universal Studios Hollywood capitalized on the obsession with the undead by partnering with director and producer Greg Nicotero and his […]
Opera drawn from autobiography explores experience of schizophrenia
Elyn Saks felt suffocated, trapped in a room filled with doctors. She lay restrained with leather bounds, her hands and feet tied, she said. It was her first year at Yale Law School; she was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, a psychosis defined by paranoid delusions, hallucinations, dysfunctional ways of thinking and agitated body movements, according […]
Theater Review: “Big Sky”
“Big Sky” makes even the most dysfunctional of families look cuddly in comparison. The Geffen Playhouse’s latest show is hilarious and touching; there is something horrible yet intriguing about being privy to another person’s dirty laundry. Share in a fictional family’s onstage despair with the immersive play “Big Sky,” which opened June 7 and runs […]