Saturday, May 17

Oscars 2023 Q&A: Multiverses, glass ceilings cannot contain Best Actress Michelle Yeoh

Through googly eyes and hot dog fingers, Michelle Yeoh is paving the way for Asian representation in film. At the 95th Annual Academy Awards, Yeoh was crowned Best Actress in a Leading Role for her portrayal of Evelyn Wang, an overwhelmed, multiverse-jumping laundromat owner in “Everything Everywhere All at Once.” Yeoh is the first Asian-identifying woman and the second woman of color to achieve this title. Read more...

Photo: Michelle Yeoh poses with an Academy Award at the 95th Oscars. Yeoh is the first Asian-identifying woman to win Best Actress. (Courtesy of Michael Yada / ©A.M.P.A.S.)


Oscars 2023: Historic wins for diverse set of nominees mark 95th Academy Awards

The stars shone bright for this year’s Academy Award nominees. Hollywood’s biggest night returned to the Dolby Theatre once again. In his first time hosting since 2018, Jimmy Kimmel opened the ceremony with a monologue highlighting this year’s first-time and returning contenders before recognizing the global diversity of the nominee pool. Read more...

Photo: Jimmy Kimmel stands on the Dolby Theatre stage. He hosted the 95th Academy Awards this year, his first time hosting the event since 2018. (Courtesy of Blaine Ohigashi/A.M.P.A.S.)


Oscar nominees express importance of costume – Sketch to Screen Costume Design Panel

This year’s Best Costume Design Oscar nominees are boldly weaving scripts into reality. On Saturday, the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television’s David C. Copley Center for the Study of Costume Design held its 13th annual Sketch to Screen Costume Design Panel, returning to an in-person format for the first time since 2020. Read more...

Photo: Distinguished professor and chair and founding director of the David C. Copley Center for Costume Design, Deborah Nadoolman Landis moderates UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television’s David C. Copley Center for the Study of Costume Design held its 13th annual Sketch to Screen Costume Design Panel with panelists Mary Zophres, Catherine Martin, Shirley Kurata, Ruth E. Carter and Jenny Beavan from left to right. (Amelie Ionescu/Daily Bruin senior staff)



Film review: ‘Scream VI’ plays it safe with familiar settings, scare tactics

Ghostface is slicing through the Big Apple – albeit with a slightly dull blade. “Scream VI,” the latest chapter in the popular horror franchise, follows the survivors of the killings in the previous film as they try to navigate a fresh start in New York City. Read more...

Photo: Ghostface stands holding a knife in “Scream VI.” The film premiered March 10. (Courtesy of Paramount Pictures)



Oscars 2023 Q&A: Oscar-nominated alumnus balances realism, fantasy in ‘Avatar’ production design

The minds behind the inventive world of Pandora are going for the gold this Sunday. For his work in fashioning the mythical world of “Avatar: The Way of Water,” alumnus Dylan Cole was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Production Design. Read more...

Photo: Jake Sully, played by Sam Worthington (left), trains a young Na’vi how to shoot an arrow. Directed by James Cameron, “Avatar: The Way of Water” continues the story of Sully and Neytiri. The film was nominated for multiple Academy Awards, including Best Production Design. (Courtesy of 20th Century Studios)



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