This post was updated Jan. 14 at 9:30 p.m. Television’s hottest releases are here to warm up the season this winter. As the weather cools, viewers can bundle up with some of the most highly anticipated sequels and spinoffs hitting screens this season. Read more...
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This post was updated Jan. 7 at 8:34 p.m. This winter, cinema’s blazing lineup promises a fiery start to the new year. With dreary overcasts and cooling temperatures, this season’s slated films are sure to offer something for every film buff to enjoy. Read more...
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This post was updated Jan. 16 at 8:58 p.m. Piece by piece, Deborah Nadoolman Landis is curating culture through cloth. From designing the costumes for iconic films such as “National Lampoon’s Animal House” and “The Blues Brothers” to earning an Academy Award nomination for her work on “Coming to America,” Landis has tailored her niche for the art of costuming while pursuing a professional career in academia. Read more...
Photo: Deborah Nadoolman Landis smiles at the camera in a black blazer and turtleneck and leans against a wall of artistic posters. The UCLA Distinguished Professor is a renowned American costume designer. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Jan. 14 at 9:22 p.m. From East to West Coast and from theater to film, Cole Sitilides is always an actor first and foremost. Read more...
Photo: UCLA theater student Cole Sitilides leans against a garage and sports a grey bomber jacket and dark blue jeans. The actor is starring in the upcoming award-winning short film “Twice as Shy.” (Brandon Morquecho/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This Sunday, Hammer Museum-goers dove deep into the filmography of UCLA alumnus, David Lebrun. Twenty years after its premiere at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival, “Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision” returned to screens at the Hammer Museum’s Billy Wilder Theater featuring a live Q&A session with the film’s director, Lebrun. Read more...
Photo: Pictured is the creator of “Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision,” David Lebrun (left) at his Q&A session hosted by the Hammer Museum on Sunday. Lebrun’s film screenings are part of the UCLA Film & Television Archive’s series “Transfigurations: A Weekend with David Lebrun. (Max Zhang/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Nov. 24 at 9:13 p.m. Under the weight of doubt, “Wicked” defies gravity – and for many, expectations. Directed by movie musical wizard Jon M. Read more...
Photo: Pictured is Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) (left) wearing a black dress and witch hat and Galinda (Ariana Grande) (right) in a pastel pink outfit. The duo stars in the fantasy musical “Wicked,” which released in theaters everywhere Friday. (Courtesy of IMDb)
This post was updated Jan. 7 at 8:27 p.m. Akiyo Fujimura is stretching her film repertoire beyond Japan to the landscape of the Hollywood movie industry. Read more...
Photo: Members of the Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment smile and pose with Destin Daniel Cretton, director of “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.” Tokyo-born UCLA alumnus Akiyo Fujimura joins five other directors in the inaugural Beyond JAPAN -FILMMAKER- program, connecting Japanese creators with Hollywood. Best known for her debut film “Eriko, Pretended,” she continues blending Japanese storytelling with American film techniques. (Courtesy of Hao Feng)
