The events of the 2016 election were so outlandish that they hardly needed satire. However, “Saturday Night Live” still delivered some incisively hilarious election coverage. Larry David frequently appeared on “SNL” as Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders. Kate McKinnon acted as both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump’s long-suffering campaign manager, Kellyanne Conway. Alec Baldwin’s recurring role […]
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Alum Michael Stuhlbarg brings Dr. West to life in ‘Doctor Strange’
Michael Stuhlbarg wasn’t slated to operate on a patient when he walked into a hospital for a day’s work. He was on set, portraying a neurosurgeon in Marvel Studios’ latest film. Stuhlbarg, a UCLA alumnus, plays the part of Dr. Nicodemus West, a medical colleague and rival of Dr. Stephen Strange in “Doctor Strange.” Although […]
Q&A: UCLA alumna Geeta Malik discusses filmography and Indian heritage
Geeta Malik, an Indian-American Colorado native, grew up watching large-scale Bollywood musical numbers with her mother. Malik said the films inspired the Indian roots in her own film work. The UCLA alumna received the 2016 Academy Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting for her newest script “Dinner with Friends.” The screenplay follows the coming-of-age arc of a […]
International student launches film career as ‘Laid in America’ associate producer
Ali Mahir Aksu was 18 years old when he traveled from his home country of Turkey to the United States. In the summer of 2012, Aksu attended Dream Careers’ summer internship program on the entertainment industry. The now fourth-year economics student is launching his dream career with a new title to his name: associate producer. […]
Alum panelists discuss Asian-American representation in popular media
Chris Dinh’s favorite film growing up was “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.” His favorite character was Short Round, a young Asian boy who helps the famed archaeologist on his adventure. It wasn’t until much later that he realized Short Round’s true significance for him as an Asian-American. “The fact that my favorite movie […]
Second Take: New Disney Channel Halloween movies should go straight to the grave
No new Halloween movies premiered on Disney Channel this October – and that’s just fine. Cheesy Halloween flicks have been a staple for Disney Channel since the first Disney Channel Original Movie “Under Wraps” premiered in 1997. The movie, which follows three adolescent friends who accidentally reawaken a mummy, was the first of several Halloween-themed […]
Movie review: Before the Flood
The painting “The Garden of Earthly Delights” hung above Leonardo DiCaprio’s crib. In childhood, DiCaprio viewed the painting as an image of terror and wonder. As an adult, DiCaprio thinks the artwork represents today’s problems surrounding climate change, he said in “Before the Flood.” Viewers of the film “Before the Flood” see an in-depth look […]