Arts
Feb. 27, 2025 10:08 p.m.Oscars 2025: Daily Bruin predicts 97th ceremony award winners in coveted categories
This post was updated Feb. 27 at 10:43 p.m.
The Academy eagerly awaits to fete this year’s sublime innovations.
Bringing the gold back to the Dolby Theatre, the 2025 Academy Awards will once again celebrate cinema’s most acclaimed works Sunday.
By Reid Sperisen, Sydney Gaw, Victoria Munck, Ruwani Jayasekara, and Eleanor Meyers
A Closer Look
Feb. 26, 2025 1:30 a.m.UCLA community commemorates legacy of 2 students in Black Panther Party
Editor’s note: This article includes mentions of gun violence that may be disturbing to some readers.
UCLA’s Afrikan Student Union and Academic Advancement Program co-hosted a memorial Thursday for two students and Black Panthers killed in Campbell Hall.
By Victoria Munck
Arts
Feb. 23, 2025 11:56 a.m.Theater review: While lacking good script, ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ spurs magic onstage
This post was updated Feb. 25 at 11:28 p.m.
Warning: spoilers ahead.
Despite a few unforgivable curses, “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” flies high in Los Angeles.
By Victoria Munck
Arts
Jan. 30, 2025 2:49 p.m.Sundance 2025: In Creator Day fireside chat, viral YouTubers discuss origins, industry changes
YouTube’s top creators are expanding the small screen – let’s talk about that.
Saturday, industry organization BrandStorytelling hosted its inaugural Creator Day, a sanctioned event of the 2025 Sundance Film Festival as part of its 11-day run in Park City, Utah.
By Victoria Munck
Arts
Jan. 28, 2025 6:27 p.m.Sundance 2025 Q&A: ‘The Thing with Feathers’ adapts Max Porter’s novella on grief to the big screen
“The Thing with Feathers” is exploring grief in its most shadowy stages.
Screened at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, the thriller stars Academy Award nominee Benedict Cumberbatch as a father of two mourning the unexpected loss of his wife.
By Victoria Munck
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Jan. 28, 2025 4:06 p.m.Sundance 2025 Q&A: Evan Twohy, Dave Franco say ‘Bubble & Squeak’ boils down to being earnest
A fresh oddball comedy is emerging from the soil.
Adapted from Evan Twohy’s absurdist play of the same name, “Bubble & Squeak” had its world premiere in the Sundance Film Festival’s U.S.
By Victoria Munck
Arts
Jan. 27, 2025 4:08 p.m.Sundance 2025 Q&A: ‘Ricky’ cast talks presentation of criminal justice system
“Ricky” is forging a path toward reintegration and redemption.
The drama film presents the story of 30-year-old Ricky (Stephan James) as he tries to live an independent life for the first time after 15 years of incarceration.
By Victoria Munck
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Jan. 26, 2025 4:48 p.m.Sundance 2025 Q&A: Directors, producers of “One to One: John & Yoko” reframe iconic love story
Music’s most famous – and most scrutinized – love story is continuing to unfold on screen, five decades later.
Following a successful world premiere at the 2024 Venice Film Festival, Academy Award winner Kevin Macdonald’s “One to One: John & Yoko” made its Sundance debut in Park City, Utah.
By Victoria Munck
Arts
Dec. 21, 2024 3:37 p.m.Concert Review: Billie Eilish shows her tour is ‘THE GREATEST,’ wows at Kia Forum concert
Billie Eilish is undoubtedly “THE GREATEST” to grace the Kia Forum.
The nine-time Grammy winner unleashed her electric “HIT ME HARD AND SOFT: THE TOUR” for the fourth of five nights in her hometown of Los Angeles on Friday.
By Victoria Munck
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