Renowned 17th-century Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer, famous in the art world for creating photograph-like interior spaces, may have traced his work. At least that’s what is purported by the film “Tim’s Vermeer,” a documentary narrated by Penn Jillette and directed by Teller, both of famed comedy-magic duo Penn and Teller. “Tim’s Vermeer” follows Tim Jenison, […]
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Out of Focus: The films of Anthony Mann come to Westwood
Modern cinema is indebted to Anthony Mann, even if few are aware of it. Working under strict production codes and B-picture budgets, Mann crafted a string of brilliant movies in the 1940s and 1950s that chronicled outsiders and anti-heroes long before they became popular. These were films made practically on the run, churned out in […]
Kerckhoff concert to feature a cappella groups
On most nights, UCLA’s various a cappella groups can be heard rehearsing in the classrooms of Schoenberg Hall or even in parking structures. Monday night, these groups will be performing as coffee simmers behind the counter of Kerckhoff Coffee House. Six of UCLA’s premier a cappella groups are set to fill the coffee house with […]
Trending Now: Tips to use for successful thrifting
The first time I wore an entire outfit that cost less than $20, I knew I was onto something. As a freshman in high school, I was barely scraping by financially and couldn’t have been happier to be sporting a well-earned outfit from the local thrift store. Flash forward to five years later, as a […]
Album Review: ‘Transgender Dysphoria Blues’
This isn’t a coming-of-age album; it’s a coming-of-self album. For a band like Florida Panhandle punk rock group Against Me!, music has always been about bringing out raw emotion that’s not afraid to sound ruthless or slightly cacophonous. Since the band’s 2002 debut LP “Against Me! is Reinventing Axl Rose” defined the group by its […]
Alumnus, front man of Rough Church shreds religiously
The original version of this article contained an error and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. At four years old, UCLA alumnus Greg Franco was tapping out rhythms on pots and pans. By the time he reached college, he had already begun his first band and started DJ’ing for […]
UCLA alumnus nominated for Academy Award in directing
The original version of this article contained an error and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. UCLA alumnus Alexander Payne, who graduated with a Master of Fine Arts degree from the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television in 1990, is one of five directors who have been nominated […]