This weekend, aside from the usual July Fourth festivities, I was busy celebrating another great American tradition, at least one for the millennials: binge-watching my favorite TV show on my laptop. Read more...

Photo: Twenty-five years after its debut, “Seinfeld,” a sitcom following a fictionalization of comedian Jerry Seinfeld and his three close friends, is still one of television’s biggest commercial and critical successes. (Sony Pictures Television)

A few months ago, UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television graduate students Merlin Camozzi and Rick Perry were announced as the 2014 Green Ribbon Panel Award winners, the highest award for the Sprite Films competition, for their short film “What We Need.” The minute-long short follows a group of musicians and their journey from jam sessions to commercial success and will be screened in select theaters nationwide. Read more...

Photo: UCLA graduate film student Merlin Camozzi recently won first place at the Sprite Films contest for his minute-long short “What We Need.” (Courtesy of Kandis Gordon)

UCLA alumnus Sunny Tripathy entered a general meeting at 20th Century Fox hoping to work as a staffer for one of the network’s television shows. He walked out of the meeting with his own TV development deal. Read more...

Photo: UCLA alumnus Sunny Tripathy recently reached a television deal with 20th Century Fox. While most of the show’s details are undisclosed, Tripathy’s series will be based on his personal and family experiences. (Brandon Choe/Daily Bruin senior staff)

Walt Disney Pictures’ “Million Dollar Arm” is a showcase of Indian national pride – the true story of two young men from the Indian countryside who get the chance to train for a Major League Baseball tryout. Read more...

Photo: The soundtrack to Walt Disney Pictures’ “Million Dollar Arm” features Gaayatri Kaundinya, who recently graduated from UCLA with a bachelor’s degree in ethnomusicology. Kaundinya’s opportunity to sing for the soundtrack came from an internship with film composer A.R. Rahman. (Walt Disney Pictures)