One has to wonder where exactly the cult-like admiration for “SpongeBob SquarePants,” arguably the most popular production Nickelodeon has ever had, comes from. Is it the endless barrage of pop culture references? Writers who can create witty, indelible lines that remain in millennials’ minds? The unwillingness to stick to any single theme for longer than […]
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Oscar-nominated documentary shorts offer fresh, humanistic perspectives
The enchanting thing about this year’s – as any year’s – nominations for the Academy Award for best documentary short is how intrinsically humanistic they are. For the most part, these are the stories of people who go about their lives as anyone else would, with happiness, fear and determination, but in ways that separate […]
Spoken word event ‘The Ghost Writer Confessions’ reveals student secrets
The anonymously submitted secret that second-year undeclared student and poet Lydia Janbay chose to write about is one she could personally connect with. Janbay is one of seven UCLA students who will perform spoken word revolving around anonymous secrets submitted by fellow students Wednesday at Royce Hall Terrace in “The Ghost Writer Confessions.” The event […]
Q&A: Professor discusses class on networking within TV industry
UCLA alumnus Tom Nunan said he remembers his film professor Peter Guber inspiring students by inviting leaders of the entertainment industry to share their stories in class.
Movie review: “Girlhood”
“Girlhood”Directed by Céline SciammaStrand Releasing4.0 / 5.0 paws Unlike a certain boy-equivalent film of recent popularity, “Girlhood” doesn’t feel revolutionary or universal. The Parisian ghettos are far more corrupting than the middle-class suburbs of “Boyhood,” but it’s not just the environments that set the two apart: it’s how the films’ susceptible characters thrive in them. […]
Q&A: Professional ballet dancer talks about upcoming show at Royce Hall
Professional ballet dancer Christopher Kaiser went through years of Boy Scouts before realizing his passion for dance. It was only natural that the maturation story followed in “Fumbling Towards Ecstasy” resonated with and affirmed Kaiser’s personal journey. On Saturday, the Alberta Ballet from Calgary and Edmonton, Alberta will perform “Fumbling Towards Ecstasy” under the artistic […]
Stand-up group BoyBand brings weekly laughs to The Improv Space
After Richie Rosales, member of the stand-up group BoyBand, performed a joke, a man in the audience stormed out. He did so exclaiming, “That was too funny. I can’t be in there.” So he just left. Rosales and fellow group member Edgar Momplaisir said this was one of their favorite moments in being a member […]