This post was updated Aug. 29 at 5:05 p.m. In the interrogation room, there are two men of the world, but no men of God. Director Amber Sealey brings the story of Ted Bundy back to the big screen in “No Man of God,” framed in a new light. Read more...
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This post was updated Aug. 30 at 1:22 a.m. “She’s All That” is adapting to the modern decade. Netflix is bringing the 1999 rom-com to the era of social media through its remake, “He’s All That.” Releasing Friday, the film follows teenage influencer Padgett Sawyer’s (Addison Rae) attempt to transform her high school’s outcast, Cameron Kweller (Tanner Buchanan), into prom king. Read more...
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Frank Marshall’s documentary proves the Bee Gees’ legacy is “Stayin’ Alive” to this day. The alumnus and executive board member of the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing For A Documentary/Non-Fiction Program and Outstanding Documentary Or Nonfiction Special for his work on the documentary “The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart.” Following the career of the family act, their personal lives and the sociopolitical context that the Bee Gees worked in, the film is also a contender for four other Emmy awards for its writing, editing and sound design. Read more...
Photo: Director of Emmy-nominated documentary “The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart” and executive board member of the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television Frank Marshall said he was inspired by both the trio’s musical career and brotherly bond when creating the film. (Photo courtesy of Frank Marshall. Photo Illustration by Katelyn Dang/Illustrations director)
Mark Worthington needed more than just an Infinity Stone to create Wanda Maximoff’s reality. Set in a post-“Avengers: Endgame” world, “WandaVision” follows the infamous Scarlet Witch’s (Elizabeth Olsen) complicated journey through grief and loss as she creates an alternate sitcom-themed reality to relive a life with her late partner, Vision (Paul Bettany). Read more...
Photo: Production designer and UCLA faculty member Mark Worthington was Emmy nominated for his work on Marvel’s “WandaVision,” where he created designs inspired by different decades of sitcoms. (Photo courtesy of Mark Worthington. Photo Illustration by Isabella Lee/Daily Bruin)
The characters in “Ratched” may be wretched, but their costumes are far from it. The Netflix series’ first episode, “Pilot,” is nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Period Costumes. Read more...
Photo: Alumni and costume designers Allison Agler and Rebecca Guzzi were nominated for Outstanding Period Costumes for their work on the pilot episode of Netflix’s drama mystery, “Ratched”. (Photo courtesy of Allison Agler. Photo Illustration by Katelyn Dang/Illustrations director)
Working together like pieces on a chessboard, the soundtrack of “The Queen’s Gambit” is a resounding checkmate. Sound rerecording mixer, sound editor and alumnus Eric Hoehn received nominations for both Outstanding Sound Editing and Sound Mixing for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special for his work on the show’s finale, “End Game.” The limited series follows chess player Beth Harmon (Anya Taylor-Joy) as she ascends into chess stardom and follows a winding road to personal growth, with the final episode portraying the emotional peak of both journeys. Read more...
Photo: Alumnus Eric Hoehn (center) earned Emmy nominations for his sound mixing and editing work on Netflix miniseries “The Queen’s Gambit,” alongside co-supervising sound editors Eric Hirsch (left) and Gregg Swiatlowski (right). (From left to right: Photo courtesy of Goldcrest, courtesy of Dan Carr, courtesy of Goldcrest. Photo Illustration by Katie Frei/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Aug. 15 at 5:48 p.m. In a world programmed by zeros and ones, “Free Guy” breathes life into NPCs. Starring Ryan Reynolds, “Free Guy” has all the stereotypical elements of a blockbuster film: action-packed violence, punchy one-liners and an unrequited romance. Read more...
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