Television writing and production major goes out with a bang
The longstanding major at the Dodge College of Film and Media Arts was no longer offered as of 2021, and its final batch of students speak out on the highs and lows of their tumultuous time at Chapman.
Carried by kids: The dying movie theater industry
Kids are keeping movie theaters open.
Review | Season one of ‘Daredevil: Born Again’ is a minor miracle for Marvel Studios
Literally born again from the ashes of the beloved Netflix series, the new Disney+ revival brings familiar faces and a mature new direction to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
A student journalist's weekend at the biggest event in books
News writer Britney Henderson spent her weekend at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, with unlimited access to author discussions, booksellers and vendors.
Review | ‘Sinners’ is an achievement for both Ryan Coogler and Hollywood
“Sinners” has audiences sinking their teeth into it worldwide, but is this vampire movie worth the hype?
‘Chicken jockey’: How films are becoming events again
The ‘chicken jockey’ trend is another example of the viral ‘eventizing’ of film that has led to significant box office success.
Predicting the 2026 Academy Awards
Features and entertainment assistant editor Izzy Betz and features and entertainment staff writer Ben Price try their best to predict the outcome of the 2026 Oscars ceremony. Will they be correct? Only time will tell.
Review | ‘Death of a Unicorn’ is another unfortunate A24 dud
A24’s “Death of a Unicorn” is another horror-comedy that tries to eat the rich, but audiences are starting to get full.
Review | Resolution was never the point in ‘The White Lotus’ season three finale
Fate wins, love loses and no one leaves The White Lotus unchanged.
Review | ‘A Minecraft Movie’ can’t build something entertaining
The hotly anticipated and much-memed video game adaptation is depressingly awful, mired in cliché, misogyny, brain rot and more.
Finn Wolfhard, Billy Bryk talk “Hell of a Summer”
The co-directors, co-writers and stars of the new comedy-slasher talk location scouting, conceptualizing the film and the production process of their first feature.
Dodge College students take over National Film Festival for Talented Youth
Eleven films made by Dodge College of Film and Media Arts students are screening at this year's NFFTY.
A student journalist’s Oscar diaries
Assistant Features & Entertainment Editor Izzy Betz writes about her time attending the 97th Academy Awards as a student journalist, the people she met and the best moments of the big night.
‘Opening Weekend’ Master Class opens film marketing doors to curious students
In his Master Class, public relations, advertising and entertainment marketing professor Jim Fredrick presented his new book and background in the movie marketing industry.
Veteran producer duo Doug Wick and Lucy Fisher return to the arena with ‘Gladiator II’
Doug Wick and Lucy Fisher visited the Dodge College of Film and Media Arts on Feb. 24 for a live Master Class interview covering their award-winning careers and their newest film.
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.”
Review | ‘The Monkey’ is a gruesomely hilarious riot
The new film from Osgood Perkins, “The Monkey” is a disturbing, grotesque and absolutely riotous fable about the inevitability — and absurdity — of death.
Bridget Jones is back — but is she really “Mad About the Boy?”
The fourth movie in the “Bridget Jones” franchise is nostalgic but deceptive.
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.