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‘If Memory Serves’ Exhibition

As I entered the University Art Gallery, a somewhat unknown treasure trove located in UC Irvine’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts, I...

‘Gangster Squad’: In the City of Angels

If there’s one thing that never gets old in the film industry, it’s the film noir genre. Commonly associated with big-time mob bosses,...

What’s Up with This Year’s Oscars

Early Thursday morning, as the Oscar nominations were being announced by Seth MacFarlane and Emma Stone, the New University’s resident Oscar gurus, Tyler...

Les Misérables

Taylor Weik: I’m usually an optimistic person, but I must confess that I was hesitant to watch this Tom Hooper blockbuster. I’d read...

‘Unchain’ My Heart, Tarantino

Attempt to put Quentin Tarantino in chains, and he’ll not only break free, but also bring about an even greater mayhem than he...

Double Take: ‘The Hobbit’

By Ryan Cady I’d like to start by saying that I thoroughly enjoyed “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.” The acting was spot on (Martin...

‘Dark’ Film, Dawn of a Generation

Every year in Hollywood, there is a film that defines a generation. In 2008, “The Hurt Locker” illustrated the intensity and paranoia of...

Social Distortion Bring Down the House

Just the second night of their nine-plus date residency at the House of Blues in Anaheim, Social Distortion have proved that they can...

‘Off Center,’ but on Target

If you like music, or theater, or dancing, or food, the Off Center Festival is for you. Every year, the Segerstrom Center for...

Alicia Keys: ‘Girl on Fire’

Alicia Keys may not be in the top 10 lists of the richest contemporary R&B singers like her peers Beyoncé or Rihanna, but...

New Album Is Outasight

Michael Jackson. Kanye West.  Britney Spears. Ray Charles.  They appear in flashy images splashed on my screen in the latest Pepsi ad with...

‘Killing’ Is too Soft Spoken

Set against a backdrop of the 2008 financial crisis, Andrew Dominik’s “Killing Them Softly” portrays criminals dealing money, beating and killing people, all...

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