The worst part about looking up to heroes is watching them fall. Inspired by the 2008 comic “Old Man Logan,” the latest Wolverine film “Logan” features an older, slowly dying Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) whose powers are failing. Read more...
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Diversity in film and television came into the spotlight in 2016 with #OscarsSoWhite. A USC study in 2016 found only about a quarter of speaking characters belonged to nonwhite racial groups. Read more...
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Polly Nooter Roberts woke up before dawn to drive with her parents to see African villages’ masquerades during the three years she spent growing up in Liberia. Read more...
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Tales of emigration, existentialism and blind ambition share the stage for UCLA’s theatrical event “Project III.” Four plays by graduate students of UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television comprise “Project III,” a production project for their theater directing course. Read more...
Photo: Jayongela Wilder directed the show “Venus,” which will be performed in March using bendable PVC pipes as props. The play focuses on historical tales of black women and the portrayal of power. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin)
Less than 15 percent of Wikipedia editors are women, according to a 2011 survey. The lack of female editors is a problem because it leads to more inherent gender bias in Wikipedia articles, said graduate Design | Media Arts student Christina Yglesias. Read more...
Ryan Murphy is quick to point out that his career doesn’t make sense on paper. His career as a writer, director, producer and show creator spans multiple genres – he followed his musical comedy “Glee” with the much darker “American Horror Story.” On Thursday, he’ll use his wide-ranging experience to offer students insight into the television industry as a guest lecturer for the “Overview of Network Television Management” class at the James Bridges Theater, which is open to the public. Read more...
Photo: Hit television writer Ryan Murphy will come to campus Thursday as a guest speaker for the film class “Overview of Network Television Management,” which is open to the public. (Creative Commons photo by Gage Skidmore via Flickr)
Grammy Award-winner Sara Bareilles gave UCLA students permission to perform the musical “Waitress” in concert on campus. “Waitress in Concert,” the second production by theater group Positivity Productions, opens Thursday at the Northwest Campus Auditorium. Read more...
Photo: Third-year theater student Maeve Riley (center) directed a concert version of the musical “Waitress,” which features music and lyrics composed by UCLA alumna Sara Bareilles. Riley, who will perform as main character Jenna, received permission from Bareilles to perform the songs in concert this weekend. (Dayoung Lee/Daily Bruin)
