Film noir, a genre characterized by dark lighting, seedy characters and raging sexuality, became an American movie mainstay in the early 1940s. Influenced by the stylized cinema of the German Expressionists and the white-hot violence of 1930s pulp magazines like “Black Mask,” film noir would leave an indelible mark on film. Ruthless criminals, private eyes […]
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High altitudes to give Colorado home-court edge over UCLA
Conference road games always pose challenges, but playing in the high altitude of Boulder, Colo., adds another wrinkle that the Bruins must overcome. At 5,430 feet, the Coors Events Center gives the Buffaloes some additional home-court advantage in the form of its altitude. “Going into Colorado with the elevation, … it’s a tough place to […]
Float Lab location to open in Westwood
Students and Westwood residents will soon be able to relax and float in simulated zero gravity chambers at an incoming Westwood business. Float Lab, which allows customers to use their flotation chambers, recently began construction and is going to open in the coming months. This will be the second location for the business, which began […]
Small USAC surplus halves student group funding
The original headline accompanying this article contained an error and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. An undergraduate student government fund that helps finance student group operations experienced a more than 50 percent funding decrease from last year, largely because of an unusually small student government surplus. Each year, […]
Letter to the Editor: New football uniforms unwelcome break from tradition
As a UCLA alumnus (and a member of the 1957 Rally Committee that was responsible for planning athletic spirit rallies for all sports) who loves our school colors, I was appalled to see our Bruins show up for a nationally televised bowl game wearing black uniforms that looked like they were borrowed from University of […]
Nguyening: Uninspiring season setup makes for an empty Den
If UCLA plays in Pauley Pavilion and no one’s there to see it, does the arena make a sound? This brain teaser is a little easier to solve than the one about the tree falling in the forest. In this case, the answer: hardly. With about half of the seats in Pauley Pavilion empty on […]
Winter Music Preview
When any year in music ends with Beyoncé unexpectedly releasing an eponymous album that becomes just as critically acclaimed as any other release that year, the following winter season is sure to carry itself with plenty of anticipation. With new releases expected sometime in 2014 from T.I., U2, Kanye West and more, the winter season […]