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‘Interstellar’ Falls Short of the Stars

It’s no secret that Christopher Nolan is one of the most ambitious directors working in cinema today. For close to 15 years he’s...

Schoolhouse Rock: Disney Edition

From the creators of “Wreck-It Ralph” and “Frozen,” Disney’s newest animated feature “Big Hero 6” debuted on the big screen Nov. 7. Teaming...

Anything But ‘Bonita’

At first glance, Deerhoof is a rag-tag group of mismatched musicians. This band, however, capitalizes on their diversity in order to create a...

Claire Trevor Celebrates 50 Years

Countless UC Irvine students, faculty, alumni and even Irvine community members found themselves walking through campus on Nov. 6 on a serendipitously warm...

The Psychotic Darkness of Nightcrawling

Since the commercial disappointment of 2010’s “Prince of Persia: Sands of Time,” Jake Gyllenhaal made the smart decision of scaling back to acting...

‘Jewels’ Amongst Controversy

The second studio album by the rap duo Run the Jewels — entitled “Run the Jewels 2” — is unapologetic, vulgar and brutally...

Let TNT’s ‘Transporter’ Take You on a Wild Ride

I love action films and all the craziness that happens in them. The days of John McClane (“Die Hard”) waltzing around Nakatomi Plaza...

Taylor Swift Grows Up in ‘1989’

Whether or not you call yourself a fan, it’s impossible to deny the absolute star power harnessed by Taylor Swift. After almost a...

‘Birdman’ Has Bizarrely Wonderful Wings

“Popularity is the slutty little cousin of prestige.” This quote from Edward Norton in “Birdman” can give viewers a lot of insight into...

Circus, Circus: The Great ‘Freak Show’

What’s freakier than a traveling circus of self-proclaimed freaks? The seemingly “normal” people you interact with every day –– your neighbors, your milkman,...

Claire Trevor Brakes for ‘Redline’

If you were walking through the Claire Trevor School of the Arts (CTSA) last Monday, chances are you heard the emphatic shouts and...

Neil Rolnick’s Mastering of Music and Technology

Before dubstep, before EDM, there was composer, Neil Rolnick. In the late 1970s, Neil boldly –– not without criticism –– pioneered the incorporation of...

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