The fact that “Ted 2” isn’t outright terrible speaks wealths about director and animated television magnate Seth MacFarlane. But the film is really more the cinematic equivalent of a sigh – one has to sigh a bit, after all, when purchasing a ticket to a film where Mark Wahlberg is coated in semen by surprise. Read more...
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Every year, the summer movie season offers a host of big-budget, popcorn-popping blockbuster movies. Last week, “Jurassic World” smashed box office records by becoming the first film to take in $1 billion in just 13 days. Read more...
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The start of summer is usually a signal for new albums to be released just in time for music festivals. Highly anticipated releases such as Frank Ocean’s long-awaited “Boys Don’t Cry” are set to drop in the sunny interlude between spring quarter finals and zero week of fall quarter, a time when many students take a break from studying to jam out. Read more...
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In 2008, UCLA alumna Joannie Burstein was invited to stay at the Versace home in Milan with her client, “Grey’s Anatomy” star and the face of the brand’s ad campaign, Patrick Dempsey. Read more...
Photo: After graduating from UCLA 31 years ago, Joannie Burstein worked as a talent agent for 10 years. She then founded The Burstein Company, a management firm where she works with entertainment professionals, including “Grey’s Anatomy” star Patrick Dempsey. (Maryrose Kulick/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Daniel Ordonez spends every Father’s Day with only his mother. Having grown up in a single-mother household, Ordonez, a Design | Media Arts alumnus, said he remembers his mother taking him to the bus stop every morning at 6 a.m. Read more...
Photo: UCLA alumnus Daniel Ordonez founded Thanks Mom, a business that creates greeting cards with messages of appreciation for mothers. Thanks Mom sent cards to single mothers Sunday in honor of Father’s Day. (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The Geffen Playhouse Board of Directors announced Thursday that Gil Cates Jr. will take over as the new executive director as the playhouse moves into its 20th anniversary season. Read more...
Photo: Gil Cates Jr. was named the executive director of the Geffen Playhouse on Thursday. (Courtesy of Jeff Lorch)
Julia Ramos’ beatboxing career began when she was 13 years old. During a routine YouTube visit, Ramos stumbled upon a video of beatboxer Joel Turner from the 2003 season of “Australian Idol” and, having never heard beatboxing before, was intrigued by his unfamiliar sounds. Read more...
Photo: Graduating fourth-year Design | Media Arts student and Random Voices beatboxer Julia Ramos was featured on a “Pitch Perfect 2” CoverGirl commercial and placed in the top 16 twice in the American Beatbox Championship. (Lisa O’Brien/Daily Bruin)
