Graduate student Marc Patterson and his wife Katelyn Patterson busily prepared for the sixth season premiere of “Game of Thrones.” In their Westwood apartment, they baked dragon egg cookies, cut out house banners and tuned into HBO. Neither of them were ready for Arya Stark to jump from the television screen to their front door. […]
Category Archives: Film & TV
Q&A: ‘Hot Girls Wanted’ illuminates injustice in amateur porn industry
Twenty-five percent of all search engine requests are related to pornography and an average of 266 new porn websites appear online every day. However, the multibillion-dollar porn industry becomes a subject of controversy when women are being exploited for footage. The 2015 documentary “Hot Girls Wanted” explores the perspective that adult film has silently crept […]
‘Game of Thrones’ lead costume designer to bring talent to UCLA
Michele Clapton looked at everything for inspiration when creating costumes for “Game of Thrones,” including plants, basket weaving and medieval architecture. She wanted to expose herself to as many different influences as possible. In May, Clapton will help guide UCLA students through their own ideas and interests when she comes to teach a “Game of […]
First-year gives mischievous voice to ‘Despicable Me’ character
Eleven-year-old Dana Gaier fiddled with the hem of her shirt on her first day in the recording studio as rough sketches of evil Gru’s innocent daughters hung behind her. The “Despicable Me” sound technicians were forced to address the nervous tick as the mic picked up the rustle of fabric instead of her distinct, raspy […]
‘Jane the Virgin’ writer-producer duo to accent cultural diversity in panel
Amy Rardin and Jessica O’Toole prioritize creating relatable, female-driven storylines for the TV show “Jane the Virgin.” The storylines unfold from the show’s female-dominated production team. “It’s a majority female (writer’s) room with one token, straight white male,” O’Toole said. “It’s like the opposite of every other writer’s room in television.” UCLA Housing will host […]
Movie review: ‘The Jungle Book’
The jungles that people experience nowadays are made of concrete. More time is spent climbing the corporate ladder than trees, and the world’s most famous tigers play golf and advertise corn flakes. Mankind has forgotten what it is like to be at nature’s mercy, but Disney has not. In the new live-action reboot of the […]
Let’s Animate: Bruin Animated revises goals for 3-D film to focus on modeling scenes
Daily Bruin A&E is following the Bruin Animated Filmmakers, a new club on campus, as they create a short animated film. In this week’s installment: the club’s revised targets and modeling the main character, Zombie Mike, and his environment. The recently formed Bruin Animated Filmmakers club has learned a daunting though not discouraging lesson: making […]