Damien Chazelle trades in the glitz and glamour of Hollywood for a seedy French jazz club in “The Eddy.” The new Netflix limited series, premiering Friday, follows Elliot Udo (André Holland) as a former superstar musician at the end of his rope who now owns a Parisian nightclub called The Eddy. Read more...
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Michael Masukawa is exploring the lighthearted comedy affairs of contemporary stoner culture in his film “4/20.” The UCLA alumnus and co-executive producer said the film’s team wanted to emulate the atmospheres of ensemble movies like “Valentine’s Day,” “Love Actually” and “New Year’s Eve.” However, rather than following a primarily white cast through romantic plots, he said “4/20” leans into its comedy, and a multicultural cast aims to reflect modern-day marijuana culture. Read more...
Photo: UCLA alumnus Michael Masukawa released the film “4/20,” exploring the importance of the April 20 marijuana holiday on its industry. The comedy follows Joy, a co-owner of a dispensary, and he said it portrays a different side of weed culture than is typically expected in media. (Daniel Leibowitz/Daily Bruin staff)
Warning: spoilers ahead. Eve can’t have her cake and eat it too. The issue was asked and answered in Sunday’s episode “Still Got It” with a multi-timeline exploration of “Killing Eve”‘s main cast of characters. Read more...
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Warning: Spoilers ahead. “Never Ricking Morty” puts the meta to the metal. Returning after an unusual four-month hiatus, the latter half of the show’s fourth season debuted Sunday night. Read more...
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Warning: spoilers ahead. Hollywood made Ryan Murphy, so Murphy went and made “Hollywood” right back. Murphy, producer and creator of myriad series of episodic television from “Glee” to “American Crime Story” developed the recently released miniseries with Netflix along with producer Ian Brennan. Read more...
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“The Half of It” distills the messy and reckless bits of teenage love into a heartfelt coming-of-age story, complemented by modern sensibilities and nuanced personas. Inspired by the French play “Cyrano de Bergerac,” Alice Wu wrote and directed the 2020 Netflix film, transposing the classic tale into the small fictional town of Squahamish. Read more...
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Parks across the country are closed, but that didn’t stop the “Parks and Recreation” cast from reuniting. In “A Parks and Recreation Special,” the cast of the NBC sitcom, which ran from 2009 to 2015, participated in a new scripted episode to raise money for Feeding America’s COVID-19 Response Fund. Read more...
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