A critic in the ’80s told L.A. Rebellion filmmaker Alile Sharon Larkin that her short film was terrible. Years later, the same critic watched the short at a screening of the L.A. Rebellion archives and wrote a positive review. Larkin is one of many alumni whose work is shown at “Time is Running Out of […]
Category Archives: Arts
Q&A: Conan Gray reflects on transition from YouTube to playing live shows
Conan Gray embraced his self-proclaimed title of “lonely kid” through music. Gaining popularity from his YouTube channel, Gray uploads covers, original songs and vlogs detailing his life experiences. Having just concluded his tour as the opening act for Panic! At The Disco, the alumnus and “Crush Culture” singer said he creates music in hopes that […]
Documentary brings in new narratives to spotlight black horror’s rich history
On March 4, 2018, Jordan Peele accepted the Oscar for best original screenplay. Soon after, Shudder, a streaming service dedicated to horror films, gave its own production team the green light to create “Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror.” The documentary is based on the book “Horror Noire: Blacks in American Horror Films from […]
Edit-a-thon aims to give recognition to more women, arts on Wikipedia
About 85 percent of Wikipedia’s editors are men, and only around 17 percent of the over 1.5 million biographies on the English Wikipedia are about women. On Sunday, the Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon educated participants at the Hammer Museum on how to write and revise Wikipedia articles, specifically about female figures, or film and media created […]
Play highlights marginalized experiences of gay men during the Holocaust
An upside-down pink triangle is the driving force of “Bent.” Directed by theater graduate student Mark Anthony Vallejo, the production is an adaptation of the original 1979 play and will premiere Thursday at Macgowan Hall. Set in Germany during the 1930s, the play follows Max, a gay man struggling to come to terms with his […]
Second Spark Change Summit examines ability of mainstream media to make an impact
Social justice entertainment may carry a lesson, but it’s far from homework. The creation, reception and impact of social change films formed the focus of one panel discussion at the second annual Spark Change Summit, which took place in UCLA’s James Bridges Theater on Friday. Presented by the Skoll Center for Social Impact Entertainment, the […]
Theater review: Los Angeles Ballet’s ‘Serenade’ and ‘La Sylphide’ accentuate each other’s charm
Los Angeles Ballet’s double bill of “Serenade” and “La Sylphide” put two drastically different performances head to head. Performed at Royce Hall on Saturday, the two works complemented one another unexpectedly, highlighting the strengths of each production. The works were tied together thematically through elegant, ethereal figures in long flowing costumes. “Serenade,” originally choreographed by […]