No new Halloween movies premiered on Disney Channel this October – and that’s just fine. Cheesy Halloween flicks have been a staple for Disney Channel since the first Disney Channel Original Movie “Under Wraps” premiered in 1997. Read more...
Photo: The Disney Channel Original Movie series “Halloweentown” has remained a staple for Disney Channel’s October programming since the first film premiered in 1998. (Creative Commons by crashdummy.net via Vimeo)
The painting “The Garden of Earthly Delights” hung above Leonardo DiCaprio’s crib. In childhood, DiCaprio viewed the painting as an image of terror and wonder. As an adult, DiCaprio thinks the artwork represents today’s problems surrounding climate change, he said in “Before the Flood.” Viewers of the film “Before the Flood” see an in-depth look into the causes and effects of climate change through the eyes of DiCaprio, an actor and United Nations Messenger of Peace focused on climate change. Read more...
Photo: In the documentary “Before the Flood,” Leonardo DiCaprio explores the effects of human consumption on the environment around the world, including in Canada, Greenland, China, India and Indonesia. (National Geographic)
A motionless paper bird sat perched on the edge of a desk. But on the computer screen behind the figure, filmmaker Alexander Romanovsky animated the bird to flap its wings and fly. Read more...
Photo: Second-year Design | Media Arts student Alexander Romanovsky worked on a stop-motion animation project for Flamingosis’ music video “All Natural,” making a Post-it note come alive into a flying bird. (Justine Sto. Tomas/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Tyler Rice turned a late night craving for tacos into a surreal experience. The graduate animation student screened her original animated short “Taco Terror” at NewFilmmakers Los Angeles on Saturday. Read more...
Photo: Tyler Rice released her animated short at NewFilmmakers Los Angeles. The four-minute short details the story of two men who get the munchies from marijuana, order tacos and experience paranormal activity. (Pinkie Su/Daily Bruin)
UCLA marching band students are used to the spotlight; they frequently perform for thousands of fans at football games. But on Oct. 13, a few performers got a taste of a different kind of fame. Read more...
Photo: Patrick Chesnut played the French horn on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” on Oct. 13 with other UCLA marching band members. (Courtesy of Brendan James)
Forty-three UCLA staff members and alumni were involved in projects nominated for the 2016 Emmy awards in 16 different categories. Over the course of four weeks, Daily Bruin A&E will feature some of these UCLA-affiliated nominees and their projects. Read more...
Photo: UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television alumnus Silas Howard transitioned after graduating from UCLA. He directed three episodes of “Transparent,” a television show that centers on transgender characters. (Courtesy of Miranda Penn Turin)
Hollywood is full of multitalented artists who can easily traverse the boundaries of performance genres and mediums, from music to television to film. Taylor Swift is not one of those people. Read more...
