A real-world prison escape inspired writer and director Daniel Lafrentz’s film “Noble Creatures.” Lafrentz, a graduate student in film, based his film off an article he read in 2015 about two prisoners who escaped a maximum security prison in New York. He even included some details from the article as scenes, including the prisoners’ collaborative […]
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Students’ inaugural music festival bears fruit in Shanghai
This post was updated Aug. 23 at 9:50 a.m. The Watermelone Music Festival was born in Bruin Plate. It was there that second-year statistics student Sheila Wang and second-year undeclared student David Jiaye Pan first discussed the idea of putting together their own music festival and later held planning meetings in the same UCLA dining […]
Theater Review: ‘Hamilton: An American Musical’
Angelenos don’t have to “wait for it” any longer – “Hamilton: An American Musical” has arrived at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre, and it is breathtaking. From its intricately crafted lyrics and melodies to its nuanced performances and spellbinding choreography, “Hamilton” serves up a captivating experience only made more poignant given the country’s current political climate. […]
Alum’s future film explores universal themes using immigrant experience
One of the most powerful scenes in the film “The Illegal” involves a simple Skype call. The main character tries to connect with his daughter in India after being away from home for almost 10 years. The scene highlights some of the pain that characterizes the typical immigrant experience, said Danish Renzu, the film’s director […]
Students find confidence, fight negative body image through cosplay
Gunilla Leuterio cosplays at conventions, festivals and Trader Joe’s. The fourth-year microbiology, immunology and molecular genetics student enjoys getting together with friends and randomly heading to the supermarket in costumes from different anime or manga series. Leuterio says that people are often very confused when they see her wearing elaborate costumes of characters such as […]
TFT film festival to celebrate students’ animation work
UCLA’s animation festival was a first-time prom experience for some students featured in the event. “Prom: Festival of Animation” is a featured event of UCLA’s TFT Film Festival that will showcase student-created animated films Saturday. The annual event was dubbed “Prom” in the 1980s because many of the people featured in the program had not […]
Q&A: ‘Game of Thrones’ production designer talks challenges, accomplishments
Deborah Riley is the caretaker of Castle Black and helped build the ancient slave city of Meereen. However, Riley isn’t a character in HBO’s “Game of Thrones” – she’s the show’s production designer. Riley joined the show in 2013 and began working on production for the show’s fourth season. She oversees the entire art department […]