Telling people you wished you had an abortion is unacceptable. So is outing your sister to your parents, and then again in the public eye, not to mention equating Jewish men to dogs. Read more...
Photo: Lena Dunham claimed she was sad she wasn’t gay, ignoring her societal privilege as a straight woman. She also refuses to take responsibility for her actions and blames a delusional girl persona for her previous mistakes. (Creative Commons photo by David Shankbone via Wikimedia Commons)
The internet is full of comic book forums populated by rabid fans, including myself, who proclaim Batman’s superiority over other superheroes simply because he’s Batman. But despite our favorite billionaire vigilante defying death and defeating monsters on the daily, none of us could have prepared for his one true fear: snake clowns. Read more...
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Diversity in film and television came into the spotlight in 2016 with #OscarsSoWhite. A USC study in 2016 found only about a quarter of speaking characters belonged to non-white racial/ethnic groups. Read more...
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Marika Stephens sat in the backyard of a craftsman house for two days to cut out paper hearts and craft flowers out of tissue paper. After creating the decorations, she had a scant hour to help decorate a room in that house for filming a scene. Read more...
Photo: UCLA alumna Marika Stephens worked as the art director for the film “To the Bone,” which tells the story of a young woman battling an eating disorder. The film premiered at the Sunddance Film Festival in January and was picked up by Netflix for $8 million. (Alyssa Dorn/Daily Bruin staff)
Misha Riley listened to theatrical pop and hip-hop numbers emanating from the 99-seat theater. He was sifting through tech rehearsal schedules and publicity statements before opening night. Read more...
Photo: Alumnus Misha Riley was an assistant producer of the production “Future Sex, Inc.,” a hip-hop musical about a monopolistic company during a sex prohibition era. (Alyssa Dorn/Daily Bruin staff)
Hanadi Elyan works in Melnitz Hall on an original short film, but about 8,400 miles away in the United Arab Emirates, filmmakers hired by her roll out film projects for her clients. Read more...
Photo: Graduate student Hanadi Elyan (left) and her husband Nathan Bennett (right) run the film production company Reel Arab Productions out of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, though they are currently living Los Angeles while Elyan finishes film school at UCLA. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin)
I grew up in the suburb of Santa Clarita, California. It’s a quiet town that’s a safe place to raise a family. The only things to do for fun are to hang out at the mall or go to Six Flags Magic Mountain for the billionth time. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Saeed Adyani via Netflix)
