Friday, July 4

Oscar nominees express importance of costume – Sketch to Screen Costume Design Panel

This year’s Best Costume Design Oscar nominees are boldly weaving scripts into reality. On Saturday, the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television’s David C. Copley Center for the Study of Costume Design held its 13th annual Sketch to Screen Costume Design Panel, returning to an in-person format for the first time since 2020. Read more...

Photo: Distinguished professor and chair and founding director of the David C. Copley Center for Costume Design, Deborah Nadoolman Landis moderates UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television’s David C. Copley Center for the Study of Costume Design held its 13th annual Sketch to Screen Costume Design Panel with panelists Mary Zophres, Catherine Martin, Shirley Kurata, Ruth E. Carter and Jenny Beavan from left to right. (Amelie Ionescu/Daily Bruin senior staff)



Film review: ‘Scream VI’ plays it safe with familiar settings, scare tactics

Ghostface is slicing through the Big Apple – albeit with a slightly dull blade. “Scream VI,” the latest chapter in the popular horror franchise, follows the survivors of the killings in the previous film as they try to navigate a fresh start in New York City. Read more...

Photo: Ghostface stands holding a knife in “Scream VI.” The film premiered March 10. (Courtesy of Paramount Pictures)


Album review: Miley Cyrus’ ‘Endless Summer Vacation’ swims with bold pop despite tonal mismatch

This post was updated March 12 at 8:17 p.m. It’s not all sunshine and rainbows in Miley Cyrus’ “Endless Summer Vacation.” Released March 10, “Endless Summer Vacation” showcases a mix of bubbly, upbeat songs with several somber ones, cumulating in a conflicting love story. Read more...

Photo: In front of a blue gradient background, Miley Cyrus hangs from a metal bar on the cover of her eighth studio album, “Endless Summer Vacation,” which was released Friday. (Courtesy of Smiley Miley Inc. and Columbia Records)



Oscars 2023 Q&A: Oscar-nominated alumnus balances realism, fantasy in ‘Avatar’ production design

The minds behind the inventive world of Pandora are going for the gold this Sunday. For his work in fashioning the mythical world of “Avatar: The Way of Water,” alumnus Dylan Cole was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Production Design. Read more...

Photo: Jake Sully, played by Sam Worthington (left), trains a young Na’vi how to shoot an arrow. Directed by James Cameron, “Avatar: The Way of Water” continues the story of Sully and Neytiri. The film was nominated for multiple Academy Awards, including Best Production Design. (Courtesy of 20th Century Studios)


‘The Secret Garden’ musical brings an old tale into modern times

The Ahmanson Theatre is breathing life back into “The Secret Garden.” Adapted from Frances Hodgson Burnett’s 1911 novel, the musical revival of “The Secret Garden” is running at the Ahmanson Theatre until March 26. Read more...

Photo: The cast of “The Secret Garden” performs on a petal-covered stage. Running until March 26 at the Ahmanson Theatre, the musical follows orphan Mary Lennox as she navigates her grief. (Courtesy of Matthew Murphy/MurphyMade)