Jerell Rosales didn’t think twice when his friend and former teacher James Franco emailed to ask if he wanted to direct Franco’s new movie. UCLA alumnus and lecturer Franco brought on both Rosales, a directing graduate student, and Jessica Dube, a UCLA screenwriting alumna, to work on the Lifetime film “High School Lover.” Debuting Saturday, […]
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Movie review: ‘The Space Between Us’
Most stories of space travel deal with Earth-bound humans who long to visit other worlds, but the new science fiction romance film “The Space Between Us” tells a story from the reverse perspective. Sixteen-year-old Gardner (Asa Butterfield), the first human born on Mars, desperately wants to live with the rest of his species on Earth. […]
Student singer-songwriter Daniel Miller finds rhythm in LA music scene
Daniel Miller’s first stint with music was singing the children’s song “Speckled Frog” in front of his music class at 7 years old. “I was the center of attention, so that’s why I found (music) so awesome,” Miller said. Now, 12 years later, he’s come full circle, teaching young children their first percussion songs. Miller […]
Dorm Dining: Rice cooker mac and cheese, simple yet savory
Life on the Hill doesn’t exactly allow ample opportunity for experimentation with cooking, leading to a routine diet at the dining halls. Over the course of the quarter, columnist Andrew Warner sets out to break the culinary monotony of dorm life, armed with a rice cooker and a few pantry staples. Microwaveable mac and cheese […]
Boulevard Bites: Inconsistent quality eclipses original flavors of Cake and Art
Finding a delicious restaurant in Los Angeles can be difficult amongst the city’s thousands of dining options. To help readers narrow down their search, the Daily Bruin will review restaurants located along main street boulevards near UCLA each week. Angelina Jolie, complete with razor-sharp cheekbones and “Maleficent” horns, lounges next to a painstakingly intricate Iron […]
UCLA Wind Ensemble winter concert to reflect on political climate
Travis J. Cross said a person’s interpretation of a composition is like an alternative fact – every single person in an audience has an entirely different experience hearing the same piece of music. With the current political climate in mind, Cross will conduct the UCLA Wind Ensemble’s winter concert in Schoenberg Hall on Monday. The […]
Album review: ‘Culture’
Migos knows how to capitalize on viral potential. The Atlanta trio inspired the “rain drop, drop top” memes, coined the “dab” dance move and landed the No. 1 song in the country according to the Billboard Hot 100 chart this year with “Bad and Boujee.” “Culture,” the group’s second full-length studio album released Friday, is […]