Warning: spoilers ahead. Every show has its fillers – thankfully, the third episode of “His Dark Materials” balances it with suspense and intrigue. The previous episode ended on the season’s first cliffhanger, with the Gobblers kidnapping Lyra Belacqua (Dafne Keen). Read more...
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Playwright Bertolt Brecht mimicked the tactics of early Nazis in his gangster play, but UCLA cast members grounded their characters in modern-day parallels. “The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui” was written in 1941 in Germany as an allegory for Hitler’s rise to power and follows gangster Arturo Ui’s treacherous ascent to becoming head of a Chicago cauliflower mob. Read more...
Photo: Robert Arriaga (pictured), a third-year theater student, stars in “The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui” alongside third-year theater student Michael Bauer. (Courtesy of Michael Lamont)
This post was updated October 30 at 11:23 a.m. to reflect the source’s preferred name. The Stamp Collection performs all the instruments needed for its songs, even when neither member knows how to play one. Read more...
Photo: Third-year comparative literature student Charlie Havenick and Ray Wilson make up The Stamp Collection. The band is producing its upcoming EP “Philatelist” themselves. (Anna Syed/Daily Bruin)
Monkeying around on set is no laughing matter for Brian Fisher – especially when he has to screech like one too. As the voice actor and puppeteer for the Golden Monkey on HBO’s “His Dark Materials,” Fisher said the role demands a willingness to feel silly on set as he mimics the sounds and breaths of a golden monkey. Read more...
Photo: Brian Fisher is the puppeteer and voice actor for the Golden Monkey in HBO’s “His Dark Materials.” He works alongside Ruth Wilson to bring life to both her character, Mrs. Coulter, and her dæmon. (Courtesy of Alex Bailey/HBO)
This post was update Nov. 18 at 8:19 p.m. Hollywood has never been so accessible for Muslim creators. Los Angeles is the go-to spot for fostering creativity and making it big – and it’s also home to dozens of promising Muslim artists who are breaking into the industry and redefining what it means to be Muslim. Read more...
Photo: UCLA alumnus Haidar A. Anwar began his college trying his hand out at science and law, but his passions eventually led him to Deluxe Entertainment Services Group. After serving as a project manager for various shows, Anwar said he wants to focus on providing Muslims representation in media. (Courtesy of Saagar Shaikh)
Maya Montañez Smukler said student films are often at the forefront of experimental filmmaking – and they have been for decades. As a tribute to both the history of student filmmaking and UCLA’s centennial anniversary, Smukler, the Archive Research and Study Center officer, curated the UCLA Film & Television Archive’s newest program, “40 Years of UCLA Student Filmmaking.” One hundred short films made between 1949-1989 are being screened at the Billy Wilder Theater through Dec. Read more...
For the first time in four years, Elizabeth Banks is back in the director’s chair. And while she still has room for improvement in her craft, one thing is for sure – she knows comedy inside and out. Read more...
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