Arts
Dec. 5, 2024 5:28 p.m.
Deborah Nadoolman Landis smiles at the camera in a black blazer and turtleneck and leans against a wall of artistic posters. The UCLA Distinguished Professor is a renowned American costume designer. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Piece by piece, Deborah Nadoolman Landis is curating culture through cloth.
From designing the costumes for iconic films such as “National Lampoon’s Animal House” and “The Blues Brothers” to earning an Academy Award nomination for her work on “Coming to America,” Landis has tailored her niche for the art of costuming while pursuing a professional career in academia.
By Natalie Ralston
Arts
Dec. 4, 2024 11:02 p.m.From East to West Coast and from theater to film, Cole Sitilides is always an actor first and foremost.
Through his time at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, the fourth-year theater student has worked on award-winning short films, workshopped a play with Tim Robbins, secured a commercial agent with Reign Agency and become the development director for the student-run Bimbos Production Company.
By Martin Sevcik
Arts
Nov. 22, 2024 2:20 p.m.Film Review: Despite production flaws, ‘Wicked’ bewitches audiences with charming performances
This post was updated Nov. 24 at 9:13 p.m.
Under the weight of doubt, “Wicked” defies gravity – and for many, expectations.
Directed by movie musical wizard Jon M.
By Victoria Munck
Arts
Nov. 19, 2024 9:21 p.m.From Tokyo to LA, alumnus Akiyo Fujimura bridges Japanese cinema and Hollywood
Akiyo Fujimura is stretching her film repertoire beyond Japan to the landscape of the Hollywood movie industry.
In October, Tokyo-born alumnus Fujimura joined a cohort of six directors participating in the inaugural year of the Beyond JAPAN -FILMMAKER- program, an initiative produced in collaboration between the Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment and the Japan External Trade Organization.
By Eleanor Meyers
Arts
Nov. 12, 2024 4:23 p.m.Two UCLA alumni to showcase thesis films at LA children’s film festival event
This post was updated Nov. 13 at 10:58 a.m.
Whether it’s the heartwarming story of two young sisters or the tale of a pirate who falls in love with the moon, UCLA alumni are making their artistic voices heard at an upcoming screening.
By Warren Riley
Arts
Nov. 8, 2024 4:03 p.m.Movie review: Religious thriller ‘Heretic’ chills viewers with eerie setting, mounting tension
“Heretic” is an ascetic, tense thriller that places full faith in its acting talent.
Filmmaking duo Bryan Woods and Scott Beck’s latest cerebral thriller enlightened audiences in theaters Friday, following Mormon missionaries Sister Barnes (Sophie Thatcher) and Sister Paxton (Chloe East) on their visit to a secluded home for a proselytizing mission.
By Martin Sevcik
A Closer Look
Nov. 8, 2024 12:55 a.m.Robert Rosen, pioneering director of UCLA Film & Television Archive, dies at 84
This post was updated Nov. 13 at 7:28 p.m.
Robert “Bob” Rosen, founding director of the UCLA Film & Television Archive and former dean of the School of Theater, Film and Television, died Oct.
By Alina Susu
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