Warning: spoilers ahead This week’s installment of “His Dark Materials” blurs the line between human and daemon. As the series’ conflict comes to a head with Lyra Belacqua’s (Dafne Keen) arrival in Bolvangar, each actor’s emotional range is on display from the first moment Lyra reunites with Roger Parslow (Lewin Lloyd). Read more...
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December 8, 11:31 pm
Upcoming musical mafia film features LGBTQ representation
A drag queen rips out her own heart in a climactic sequence of “The Gay Mafia.” The bedazzled heart is only one of many extreme moments in the fantastical West Hollywood world of his production, said Michael Yip, director and writer of the film. Read more...
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December 4, 9:55 pm
Q&A: Ian Somerhalder talks sinking teeth into new Netflix show, return to vampire world
Ian Somerhalder is back in the world of vampires to provide adventure, passion and even a little danger. But instead of reprising his past role as Damon Salvatore from “The Vampire Diaries,” Somerhalder will star as Dr. Read more...
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December 4, 9:51 pm
Alumnus Kal Penn’s show shines light on the ‘Sunnyside’ of immigrant experiences
This post was updated Dec. 5 at 3:19 p.m. NBC’s “Sunnyside” is just as diverse as the real Sunnyside in Queens. Featuring a cast and writers’ room primarily made up of immigrants, “Sunnyside” was co-created by UCLA alumnus Kal Penn. Read more...
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December 2, 10:01 pm
‘His Dark Materials’ season 1 recap – episode 5: ‘The Lost Boy’
This post was updated Dec. 3 at 6:14 p.m. Warning: spoilers ahead “His Dark Materials” is living up to its name as it pivots toward the icy darkness of the North. Read more...
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December 1, 10:53 pm
George Takei aims to raise awareness about Japanese American internment in film
George Takei was 5 years old when the United States government classified him as an “enemy alien.” Takei was one of over one hundred thousand innocent Japanese American citizens the government sent to internment camps during World War II. Read more...
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December 1, 10:49 pm
Los Angeles Unveiled: Law school graduate frames media content in social justice context
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’re breaking into the industry and redefining what it means to be Muslim. Read more...