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Charles Roven, Emma Thomas, and Christopher Nolan accept the Oscar® for Best Picture on Sunday, Mar. 10, 2024 (Credit Trae Patton ©A.M.P.A.S.)
The 2024 Oscars: An Exhaustive Recap
By Andre Montoya, Arts Writer • March 12, 2024

  Picking up about a decade since Ellen DeGeneres’ famous star-filled Oscar selfie, a lot has changed and a lot has stayed the same...

Lisa Frankenstein Poster (Courtesy of Focus Features)
'Lisa Frankenstein': 1980s Monster Romance Goodness
By Ethan Blume, Arts Writer • March 9, 2024

  The last name Williams is instantly recognizable in Hollywood. Zelda Williams, daughter of legendary actor Robin Williams, is relatively...

(Design by Mary Allen | The Daily Utah Chronicle)
The Dying Image of Celebrities
By Eliza Delgado, Assistant Arts Editor • March 7, 2024

  When we think of celebrities, we think about the A-listers such as Taylor Swift, Kobe Bryant, Meryl Streep and more. What those celebrities...

(Design by Madelyn Foulger | The Daily Utah Chronicle)
Game Engines: Why Are There So Many?
By Ethan Blume, Arts Writer • March 4, 2024

  All video games have to run on and be built on something. This is where different game engines come in. Game engines are the basic...

School of Dance Costume Shop student worker Feb. 2, 2024. (Photo by Haley Freeman | The Daily Utah Chronicle)
Step Inside the U's School of Dance Costume Shop
By Haley Freeman, Arts Writer • March 1, 2024

  There are four distinct sounds to be heard in the Marriott Center for Dance: The music travels from studios and the stage; dancers...

Silent Hill: The Short Message (Screenshot courtesy of KONAMI)
'Silent Hill: The Short Message' is Not the Return We All Hoped For
By Ethan Blume, Arts Writer • February 28, 2024

  The last few years have been amazing for survival horror games. Besides "Resident Evil" going back to its horror roots and "Alan Wake...

Photo by Josi Hinds (Daily Utah Chronicle)
PTC's 'Bonnie & Clyde': Good, Even if Not Great
By Josi Hinds, Arts Writer • February 27, 2024

  The lights go down, and suddenly the sound of a round of gunshots echoes through the theater. A voiceover introduces the play, and...

The School of Dance Utah Ballet rehearses Serenade on Jan. 27, 2024. (Photo by Haley Freeman | The Daily Utah Chronicle)
Utah Ballet Brings Balanchine's 'Serenade' to Stage
By Haley Freeman, Arts Writer • February 22, 2024

  You will always remember the first time you saw “Serenade” performed live.  When I watched the School of Dance ballet program...

(Courtesy of Warner Brothers Pictures)
'Dune: Part Two': The Sci-Fi Blockbuster of the Century
By Graham Jones, Arts Writer, News For U Producer • February 21, 2024

  When acclaimed director Denis Villeneuve set his sights on adapting Frank Herbert’s influential 1965 sci-fi novel “Dune,” many...

Libby Gardner Concert Hall. (Photo courtesy of Scott Catron via Flickr)
U Opera's 'Scenes': An Outstanding Display of Student Talent
By Josi Hinds, Arts Writer • February 19, 2024

  In front of a towering organ on a two-tiered stage, the students in the U Opera displayed their talent in a performance at the Libby...

Into the Woods presented by the University of Utah Department of Theatre (Photo by Todd Collins, Photo manipulation by Aaron Swenson)
U Theatre: 'Into the Woods' is A Fun Fantasy Foray
By Andre Montoya, Arts Writer • February 19, 2024

  "Into the Woods" is a remediated take on the Brothers Grimm fairytales written by the Pulitzer Prize-winning team of Stephen Sondheim...

The Utah Symphony Performs Love Actually (Photo by Ian Mower)
Utah's Films in Concert Series: Change How You Listen to Movies
By Graham Jones, Arts Writer, News For U Producer • February 18, 2024

  More often than not, the most beloved films are accompanied by iconic scores. Despite the importance of music in cinema, many audiences...

Mattie Franklin (Celeste O’Connor), Cassandra Webb (Dakota Johnson), Anya Corazon (Isabela Merced), and Julia Cornwall (Sydney Sweeney) in Columbia Pictures’ MADAME WEB. (Courtesy of Sony Pictures)
'Madame Web': Sony Returns with Another Flop
By Ethan Blume, Arts Writer • February 18, 2024

  Why does Sony keep making Spider-Man spin-offs? Most of them have been notoriously bad (“Morbius”), while others have looked terrible...

(Courtesy of Wikemedia Commons)
A Conversation With Bill Burr
By Graham Jones, Arts Writer, News For U Producer • February 16, 2024

  In the world of comedy, few names are as big today as Bill Burr. Known for his no-nonsense approach to “touchy” subject matter...

Utah Cultural Celebration Center (Photo by Josi Hinds | The Daily Utah Chronicle)
West Valley Arts Highlights Local Communities
By Josi Hinds, Arts Writer • February 15, 2024

  As you drive up the road to the Utah Cultural Celebration Center, an outdoor amphitheater and the Chinese Heritage Gate sit on one...

Marvel Studios’ “Deadpool & Wolverine” (Courtesy Disney/Marvel)
An In-Depth Superbowl LVIII Trailer Roundup: Hollywood’s Prospective Year
By Andre Montoya, Arts Writer • February 15, 2024

  Coming off one of the worst weekend box offices in years, Hollywood used their allotted time this Superbowl to gear up for an attempted...

(Image courtesy of Disney+)
'Percy Jackson and the Olympians': A Mixed But Promising Start
By Andre Montoya, Arts Writer • February 12, 2024

  The freshman season of the “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” series has ended. The season adapts the first book in the renowned...

No Place to Call Home by artist Natalie Lim Cheatham in 2020. (Courtesy of Natalie Lim Cheatham)
What is the Youth Activist Art Archive?
By Josi Hinds, Arts Writer • February 10, 2024

  “Youth have always played a very, very important role in social change,” said artist and activist Beth Krensky. This acknowledgment...

Utah guard Deivon Smith (5) versus the Arizona Wildcats at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024. (Photo by Xiangyao “Axe” Tang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)
Utah Men's Basketball Falls at Home to Arizona in Triple-Overtime Thriller
By Kyle Garrison, Sports Writer • February 9, 2024

  Despite trailing 41-25 at halftime, the Utah men's basketball team (15-8, 6-6 Pac-12) would claw their way back in the second half...

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