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“Wonder Woman’s” Female-Led Box Office Phenom

By Julia Clausen After a 10-year barrage of Marvel superhero movies, the world finally has its first major female hero origin story with the newest...

“Sense8’s” Despite Best Intentions, is America-centric

By Julia Clausen The Wachowskis are once again turning heads with the release of the second season of their widely popular, but also highly controversial...

Physical Graffiti Spells Out Undergrad Artistry

By Julia Clausen Physical Graffiti 2017 featured 13 pieces of undergraduate choreography in an impressive variety of styles, from contemporary ballet to tap and nearly...

Dance Escape 2017: Beautiful, but Without Edge

By Julia Clausen Dance Escape 2017, the spring quarter UCI Dance Department showcase of graduate student choreography, was a quiet affair. Each dance demonstrated strong...

“Clown Aliens” Probe Problems of Displacement and War

By Julia Clausen Whatever expectations the audience might have when they sit down to the UCI Drama Department’s largest clowning production to date, “Clown Aliens”...

Oscars Snubs, Scandals and Screw-Ups

By Julia Clausen Ever since the days of Old Hollywood, the Oscars have been followed by the constant shadow of scandal, and this year was...

Dance Visions: UCI Dance Department’s Finest Faculty Showcase

By Julia Clausen The house of the Irvine Barclay Theater was packed last Thursday, Feb. 23, for opening night of Dance Visions, the UCI Dance...

Moving Without Limits: Gaga’s Modern Dance Style

by Julia Clausen The new documentary “Mr. Gaga” by Israeli film directors Tomer and Barak Heymann tells the story of one of the most important...

Backhausdance Returns to the Barclay

By Julia Clausen Last Friday, the Barclay hosted a performance by local Orange County contemporary ballet company, Backhausdance, for the third year in a row,...

2016 Finds Redemption in African American Film and TV

By Julia Clausen According to Co-Founder and President of the African American Film Critics Association, Gil Robertson, “By any measurement, it’s been an exceptional...

Controlled Chaos: UCI Jazz Orchestra Dazzles at Fall Concert

By Julia Clausen The quarterly UCI Jazz Orchestra concert on Wednesday, November 16 featured a selection from the full historical and cultural range of the...

A Pacifist’s Battle in “Hacksaw Ridge”

By Julia Clausen If there were ever a film or a message to remind young voters of the importance of healing and not hating older...

UCI, Beijing and Shanghai Troupes Dance Across Borders

By Julia Clausen The Claire Trevor Theatre was nearly packed Saturday night as people gathered to see the first annual “East Meets West,” a...

“Goat” Takes on Hazy Ethics of Fraternity Culture

By Julia Clausen “Goat” is a story of brothers — both the manufactured fraternity term and the actual familial relationship between Brett and Brad Land...

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