A huge year for indie filmmakers: in the press room with this year's Academy Award winners
The Panther had the opportunity to be in the press room for this year's Academy Awards and asked a question to award-winning cinematographer Lol Crawley of “The Brutalist.”
Madison, Brody, Saldana, Culkin: In the press room with this year's Academy Award winners
After an unpredictable few months of awards season chaos, the winners in the acting categories at the 97th Academy Awards have been decided.
Marc Fogel is finally free: interviewing the team behind ‘Did You Forget Mr. Fogel?’
The Panther talks to the Chapman students behind the documentary “Did You Forget Mr. Fogel?” and their memories of the filmmaking process after his recent release from prison.
Mikey Madison is taking this awards season by the reigns
Mikey Madison, star of “Anora,” joined Dodge College of Film and Media Arts students on Feb. 17 for a screening of the film and an interview for the Awards Chatter podcast.
‘Ticket to Everywhere’: A ticket to dreams coming true
Dodge College students Aiko Lozar and Lexi Berganio are finalists this year for the Coca-Cola Refreshing Films program, and last month filmed their 50-second spot “Ticket To Everywhere” at Chapman’s Marion Knott Studios and the AMC Orange 30.
Review | ‘Queer’ — A shot in the head and a knife to the heart
Dodge College of Film and Media Arts hosted an early screening of Luca Guadagnino’s “Queer,” starring Daniel Craig and Drew Starkey. Afterward, Craig hung around for a Master Class Q&A with The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter Podcast.
My Newport Beach Film Festival diary
Everything I did and saw with a press pass at this year's Newport Beach Film Festival.
Opinion | An almost comprehensive list of Chapman majors as Role Model lyrics
UPB continues its great record of amazing fall concert guests with tattooed popstar Role Model.
Who has better movie opinions: Dodge College or main campus?
In a completely subjective battle, The Panther asked Dodge College of Film and Media Arts and main campus majors about their favorite and least favorite movies.
Review | ‘The Wild Robot’ — a new Dreamworks best
Seeing the little boy fishing off the Dreamworks moon used to mean something — nostalgia, the feelings of being a child again. Writer and director Chris Sanders has made the Dreamworks moon mean something again.
Mackenzie Davis speaks no evil about new film
The star of “Speak No Evil” speaks about her character in the film, working with Scoot McNairy and the impact of gender in horror in this roundtable interview with The Panther. Photos courtesy of Universal Pictures and Blumhouse
Are people going back to the movies?: Summer 2024 box office in review
Initial predictions for this year's summer box office were not glowing. “Inside Out 2,” Glen Powell and Deadpool put butts in seats, but was it enough to bring the box office back to where it used to be?
Review | No faults here in Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Challengers’
Zendaya, Mike Faist and Josh O’Connor star in Luca Guadagnino’s newest romantic film - the sexiest piece of cinema to come out in recent years. Even if you know nothing about tennis, Guadagnino will have you so immersed in the sport that you feel like you are one of the players.
Destroying nostalgia: The surge of toy movie adaptations
After the success of “Barbie,” Mattel plans to adapt 40 more projects centered around toys. The Panther spoke to several students about their beloved childhood pastimes hitting the big screen.
Review | ‘Femme’: Seduction, internalized homophobia, revenge
“Femme’s” Nathan Stewart-James and George MacKay knock it out of the park with their performances. The film is an erotic, brutal and shocking portrayal of a drag queen seeking revenge.
HBO has put Sam Levinson in director timeout
HBO has turned down Sam Levinson’s scripts for season three of “Euphoria,” and production has been delayed indefinitely. The Panther spoke to Chapman students about their love/hate relationships with the show, as well as their feuding opinions on Levinson’s artistic decisions.
Review | Is ‘One Day’ out of focus? Nope, it’s just my tears
“One Day” is the new ‘Normal People.’ Actors Ambika Mod and Leo Woodall portray the friends-to-lovers trope to perfection in the most romantic and heartbreaking love story Netflix has ever produced.
Robert Morgan blurs lines between stop-motion and horror in new film
The director and writer of ‘Stopmotion’ spoke to The Panther about his inspiration for the film, the eerie art form of stop-motion animation and why he believes it naturally lends itself to the horror genre.
Chapman students celebrate independent cinema at Sundance Film Festival
Chapman students who attended the 40th annual Sundance Film Festival sat down with The Panther to recall the films they watched, the films they missed and the celebrities they encountered walking down Main Street in Park City, Utah.
Emerald Fennell wants audiences to squirm with new film “Saltburn”
On Nov. 30, three-time Emmy nominee and Academy Award winner Emerald Fennell joined a theater full of students excited to see her newest film “Saltburn” and hear the motivation behind the art in the Q&A that followed.