If you type in the words “civil war” into Google, only one of the first five results has to do with the American Civil War. The other four are about Captain America and the hype surrounding his latest outing that was heightened by first-rate early reviews. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
Nine percent of directors of the top 250 grossing films released in 2015 were women, and out of 10 directors nominated for the 2016 Tony Awards, only one was a woman. Read more...
Photo: The “Femme Fatale” film series featured “I Believe in Unicorns,“ directed by Leah Meyerhoff on Tuesday night at the James Bridges Theater, followed by a Skype session with Meyerhoff. (Courtesy of An Animals on Parade)
Brian L. Tan said he used to pack nearly one thousand people into Ackerman Grand Ballroom to showcase the Film and Photography Society’s work. Six years later, the UCLA alumnus is hosting a red carpet event at the Crest Theater in Westwood on Friday for his new movie “Holdout.” As a UCLA student, he founded FPS in 2006 through which he primarily built his directorial and film experience. Read more...
Photo: UCLA alumnus Brian L. Tan directed the film “Holdout,” which will premiere at the Crest Theater in Westwood on Friday. As a UCLA student, Tan founded the Film and Photography Society in 2006. (Kira VandenBrande/Daily Bruin)
Graduate student Marc Patterson and his wife Katelyn Patterson busily prepared for the sixth season premiere of “Game of Thrones.” In their Westwood apartment, they baked dragon egg cookies, cut out house banners and tuned into HBO. Read more...
Photo: “Game of Thrones” actress Maisie Williams (center) made a surprise appearance at a “Game of Thrones” sixth season premiere viewing party Sunday night. Williams brought popcorn, chips, brownie bites and a bottle of prosecco with her to share with the students. (Courtesy of Maisie Williams via Instagram)
Twenty-five percent of all search engine requests are related to pornography and an average of 266 new porn websites appear online every day. However, the multibillion-dollar porn industry becomes a subject of controversy when women are being exploited for footage. Read more...
Photo: Bruin Consent Coalition hosted a panel that discussed the amateur porn industry and a screening of the 2015 documentary “Hot Girls Wanted” (above), directed by Jill Bauer and Ronna Gradus, Monday night. (Courtesy of Netflix)
Michele Clapton looked at everything for inspiration when creating costumes for “Game of Thrones,” including plants, basket weaving and medieval architecture. She wanted to expose herself to as many different influences as possible. Read more...
Photo: Michele Clapton, the former lead costume designer for “Game of Thrones,” will teach a class called “Costume Design for Film and Television” in which students will redesign her costumes from the pilot episode of the show. Some members of the class have already completed preliminary sketches. (Diana Luna/Daily Bruin)
Eleven-year-old Dana Gaier fiddled with the hem of her shirt on her first day in the recording studio as rough sketches of evil Gru’s innocent daughters hung behind her. Read more...
Photo: First-year undeclared student Dana Gaier voiced nine-year-old Edith, one of Gru’s adopted daughters, in the “Despicable Me” film series. (Julie Hanash/Daily Bruin)
