A seemingly deranged, working class man holds his finger on a release trigger, contemplating whether or not to blow up Wall Street – or at least its symbol. Just minutes before, this man, Kyle Budwell (Jack O’Connell), had stealthily entered the television set holding two boxes. Within each box was a vest, and within each […]
Category Archives: Film & TV
Q&A: Actress Ryan Newman on plan to attend UCLA in fall and continue acting
Actress Ryan Newman will take on the life of a Bruin after 10 years of acting. Newman has appeared in Disney Channel and Nickelodeon shows, including “Hannah Montana,” “Good Luck Charlie” and “Zeke and Luther.” She also starred in films like “Monster House,” and currently has a recurring role as Allison on Nickelodeon’s “The Thundermans.” […]
Student filmmakers collaborate with James Franco for “Mississippi Requiem”
About 15 groups of four UCLA student directors, producers, writers and cinematographers gathered for an interview with James Franco in Melnitz Hall in September. After a casual half-hour chat with the director, producer and Academy Award-nominated actor, only four teams were selected for the next step. After the interview process, a total of 19 students […]
Second Take: ‘Game of Thrones’ diverges plotlines from original books
Warning: This article contains plot spoilers. The season is dark and full of cliffhangers. Only three episodes in, season six of HBO’s popular show “Game of Thrones” has already overhauled much of its plot from previous seasons. Without any more source material to base the episodes on, the show is increasingly trying to distance itself […]
Movie Review: ‘Captain America: Civil War’
If you type in the words “civil war” into Google, only one of the first five results has to do with the American Civil War. The other four are about Captain America and the hype surrounding his latest outing that was heightened by first-rate early reviews. “Captain America: Civil War,” the third movie in Marvel’s […]
‘Film Fatale’ series screening at UCLA showcases female directors
Nine percent of directors of the top 250 grossing films released in 2015 were women, and out of 10 directors nominated for the 2016 Tony Awards, only one was a woman. The “Film Fatale” series, screening at UCLA through May, is a reaction to the lack of female directorial representation in the film and theater […]
Alumnus director delves into drama with independent film ‘Holdout’
Brian L. Tan said he used to pack nearly one thousand people into Ackerman Grand Ballroom to showcase the Film and Photography Society’s work. Six years later, the UCLA alumnus is hosting a red carpet event at the Crest Theater in Westwood on Friday for his new movie “Holdout.” As a UCLA student, he founded […]