This post was updated June 23 at 2:53 p.m. Introduction In February, Alfonso Cuarón was awarded an Academy Award for best achievement in directing for his film “Roma,” which follows the life of a middle class family’s maid in Mexico City. Actress Yalitza Aparicio was the first indigenous actress nominated for the Academy Award for […]
Category Archives: Film & TV
Second Take: Boycotting is film industry’s right move to protest Georgia’s ‘heartbeat’ bill
Georgia has housed many of film and television’s iconic on-screen battles. It’s where the Avengers fought Thanos, Rick Grimes faced off against the walking dead and Eleven and friends defeated the Demogorgon. But in the upcoming months, Georgia will become the battleground for a very different fight. Numerous states have ramped up their attack on […]
UCLA architecture professor uses 3D printing in forward-thinking fashion designs
This post was updated on June 3 at 6:20 p.m. Julia Koerner said she sees the human body as a smaller version of a building – fashion sheaths the body much like a facade covers a work of architecture. The UCLA assistant adjunct professor of architecture said fashion provides an avenue for her to explore […]
Movie review: Cultural authenticity in ‘Always Be My Maybe’ spices up rom-com genre
For once, Keanu Reeves is unlikable. The actor briefly appears in “Always Be My Maybe,” the latest Netflix original film set to hit the streaming service and select theaters Friday. Reeves plays himself in a parallel world where, rather than assuming the role of a heroic or charming lead, he’s a pretentious jerk, reciting lines […]
Alumnus discusses playing a doctor on ‘New Amsterdam,’ what sets it apart
Jocko Sims has about 10 minutes to learn how to perform a medical procedure when he arrives at work. The alumnus portrays Dr. Floyd Reynolds, a hospital’s head of cardiac surgery, on NBC’s series “New Amsterdam.” Sims said when he reaches the set, he receives a 10-minute crash course lesson on the procedure he is […]
Student film blends comedy and horror to make light of irrational fears
A rustling sound outside a tent can’t mean anything good in a horror movie, but this takes a twist in “Camp Willowcreek.” Two girls encounter this situation in third-year film and television student Nora McCoy’s short film, which follows their discovery of a strange forest creature while camping. But the potential threat evolves into a […]
Alumnus discusses role in Asian cast production of ‘Mamma Mia!’
BY OLIVIA MAZZUCATO Daily Bruin reporter UCLA alumnus Andrew Ge had acted for film and television, but he had never been in a musical when he attended the open call auditions for “Mamma Mia!” However, Ge had a background in live performance while at UCLA – he had been a part of the marching band, […]