Second Take: ’13 Reasons Why’ sequel may fall short despite public demand

Some of my favorite television series have been analogous to a shooting star – unexpected, attention-grabbing and one-of-a-kind. “13 Reasons Why,” a recent release on Netflix but a long-time favorite of mine since reading the book of the same name 10 years ago, is one such shooting star of a show. There is one catch […]

Dance student’s piece ‘Fugit Tempus’ frames space in a cardboard world

Sarah Jacobs’ latest dance piece features a cardboard set and a skeleton model named Skelly. Jacobs’ movement-based performance “Fugit Tempus” is part of the world arts and cultures/dance department’s Upstarts Series. The piece, whose name was inspired by the Latin phrase tempus fugit meaning “time flies,” will be shown Friday and Saturday night in Kaufman […]

UCLA TFT alumni present social justice-themed short film festival

Five theater, film and television alumni are the moving parts responsible for setting a 25-person film festival into motion. Monica Quinn, Adam Fried, Samantha Bowling, Brandi Feemster and Rafaella Biscayn first met during the School of Theater, Film and Television’s 2015-2016 Professional Program in Acting for the Camera. The group of five 2016 alumni are […]

Album review: ‘Star Stuff’

Side projects by musicians are often hit-or-miss, musically exploring either too little or too much. Chaz Bundick is no stranger to this balance, since a majority of his recent musical activity stems from side projects. Bundick most recently paired up with the psychedelic-jazz duo brothers, The Mattson 2, to release the album “Star Stuff” Friday […]

Alum, producer of ‘Vice World of Sports’ reinterprets rivalry in sports culture

Sports rivalries aren’t just another aspect of the game for Jeremy White. Rivalry has been his work – and his life – for almost a year. The film director and alumnus is the series producer of Viceland’s “Vice World of Sports,” a documentary series that covers both local and professional sports stories around the world. […]