Monday, May 19

Predictions: 74th Primetime Emmy Awards

The Emmys are returning for another golden night of celebrating trailblazing television. The 74th annual Emmy Awards will once again bring the biggest names on the small screen to the Microsoft Theater. Read more...

Photo: By Isabella Lee/Daily Bruin


Curt Beech talks production design in Hulu series ‘Only Murders in the Building’

This post was updated Sept. 6 at 8:12 p.m.  When there are only murders in the building, no room goes unturned. Alumnus and production designer Curt Beech won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Program (Half-Hour) for his work on Hulu’s “Only Murders in the Building.” The series follows three eclectic neighbors who bond over their love of true crime podcasts and start their own to solve a murder in their New York apartment building, the Arconia. Read more...

Photo: (From left to right) Martin Short, Steve Martin and Selena Gomez return for season two of Hulu’s “Only Murders in the Building.” (Courtesy of Craig Blankenhorn/Hulu)



Alumnus aims to prompt thought in truth-based to off-beat screenplays

This post was updated Aug. 21 at 9:36 p.m. From dark comedies to deeply personal chronicles, Samantha Sewell’s screenplays encapsulate boundless topics tied to human life. Read more...

Photo: Alumnus Samantha Sewell poses with a stack of books. Inspired by various artists including screenwriter Miranda July, Sewell writes screenplays to embrace the absurdity of life. (Courtesy of Samantha Sewell)


UCLA Film & Television Archive celebrates ‘nasty women’ of 1900s film industry

The UCLA Film & Television Archive is turning up the volume on silent cinema’s first “nasty women.” On Sunday, the UCLA Film & Television Archive will conclude “Cinema’s First Nasty Women,” a film series centered on rebellious, pioneering female protagonists with screenings of the silent films “Le ménage Dranem” and “Phil-for-Short.” Curated by Maggie Hennefeld, Laura Horak and Elif Rongen-Kaynakçi, the series contains 27 of the 99 silent films in the co-curators’ collection of the same name ahead of its DVD release Sept. Read more...

Photo: On Sunday, the UCLA Film & Television Archive will conclude its “Cinema’s First Nasty Women” series. (Courtesy of Le ménage Dranem)



‘Fishbowl’ film gives intersectional glimpse of Asian American, LGBTQ+ stories

This post was updated on 8/14/2022 at 6:50 p.m. “Fishbowl” gives viewers an intimate look at the scrutiny found within Asian American cultures. The coming-of-age short film, directed by alumnus Jacqueline Chan, follows two American teenagers, Natalie and Joanne, who have returned home from college for the Chinese New Year holiday. Read more...

Photo: Centered on the romantic relationship between two best friends, “Fishbowl” aims to open up the conversation regarding the LGBTQ+ community. (Courtesy of Akina Van de Velde)



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