A little girl sits in front of a TV screen, staring in wide-eyed fascination at a frizzy-haired scientist, his teenage lab assistant and their time-traveling DeLorean sports car. Read more...
Photo: UCLA graduate students Jess DePrest (left) and Patricia Wiley (right) celebrate the “Back to the Future” films by dressing up as Marty McFly and Doc Brown, respectively. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Moviegoers have been watching Dean Cundey’s images for decades, from Kurt Russell overlooking a war-torn New York City to the DeLorean time machine zooming 88 miles per hour. Read more...
Photo: UCLA Theater, Film and Television alumnus Dean Cundey was the cinematographer for films like the “Back to the Future” trilogy and “Apollo 13.” (Courtesy of Dean Cundey)
Oct. 21, 2015 is “Back to the Future Day.” Fans of the “Back to the Future” trilogy are celebrating the day that Marty McFly and Doc Brown traveled forward in time from 1989 in the second movie. Read more...
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Ben Ellerbrock had the choice between either cooking or acting class in high school. When the speech and debate team was full, he arrived at theater his freshman year only after his counselor told him that cooking would not fit in with his class schedule. Read more...
Photo: Theater student Ben Ellerbrock won a National Youth Arts award this summer for his role as Piggy in “Lord of the Flies.” Now he is focusing on comedy in ComedySportz and Rapid Fire Improv at UCLA. (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin senior staff)
In the war zone that is the fall TV season, it’s important to pick out the gems hidden in the media mesh. Each week, A&E columnist Sebastian Torrelio will profile one new show and one returning show that share a connection, detailing how they may make those after-school hours more meaningful. Read more...
Photo: “Jane the Virgin” won The CW Television Network its first ever Golden Globe Award. The show stars Gina Rodriguez as a young woman who is artificially inseminated by accident. (The CW)
Shanice Aaron unwraps a cardboard care package from her mother brimming with healthy snacks, sparkling cosmetics and a pair of sky-high heels. The contents are not just gifts, but preparation materials to help transform Aaron into a pageant queen. Read more...
Photo: Former UCLA piano performance student Shanice Aaron recently transferred to college in New York City. However, she decided to compete in the Miss California USA pageant Dec. 5-6. (Courtesy of Jacopogiaco Puzzi)
A masked figure cloaked head to toe in white stepped onto the streets of Lagos, Nigeria. People chatting with fellow shoppers and haggling for merchandise looked up at the figure and moved aside in reverence, understanding the significance of the costume belonging to the exclusively male ancestor ritual of egungun. Read more...
Photo: Brendan Fernandes created this sculpture of a plastic deer wearing a plastic mask to examine the lack of authenticity in the portrayal of African culture. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)
