CalArts 24700 • 22nd September 2025

Composer Hil Jaeger: Crafting Cirque du Soleil’s Brand Anthem Was a ‘Dream Commercial Project’

Composer Hil Jaeger (Music BFA 15) said creating the new sound logo and brand anthem for Cirque du Soleil was a “dream commercial project.” Jaeger’s sound design builds on the circus’s “Alegría” theme, working as both homage and something all its own.

CalArts 24700 • 12th September 2025

Taylor Swift Dazzles in Bob Mackie’s Timeless Showgirl Costume

Bob Mackie, the legendary costume designer known for his era-defining creations for Cher, Tina Turner, Diana Ross and even Marilyn Monroe, recently revealed he’s also behind Taylor Swift’s burlesque look for her upcoming album The Life of a Showgirl.

TheWrap • 16th June 2025

Transgender Representation Shrinks on TV: 'We're Being Pushed Out of Every Aspect of Public Life'

Eleven years after Time magazine put “Orange Is the New Black” star Laverne Cox on the cover and called it “the transgender tipping point,” those trend lines are heading in the opposite direction amid a GOP pushback against the trans community that has seen the number of trans characters decline for a second year in row, according to GLAAD’s 2023-2024 report.

TheWrap • 4th June 2025

'Yellowjackets': Ashley Lyle and Melanie Lynskey Break Down That Brutal Fight With Hilary Swank | How She Did It

In Season 3 of “Yellowjackets,” Shauna went completely off the rails.

TheWrap • 30th May 2025

7 Great TV Crossovers, From 'Newhart' to 'Abbott Elementary' Meets 'Sunny'

We love it when characters from an entirely different show pop up, like when Sam and Dean got sucked into an episode of “Scooby-Doo" or Mulder and Scully show up in Springfield.

TheWrap • 25th May 2025

Jerrod Carmichael Loved Going to Uncomfortable Places for 'Don't Be Gay'

A lot has changed for Jerrod Carmichael since “Rothaniel” in 2022, where he revealed his unusual first name and the fact that he is gay. Since then, he hosted the Golden Globes and starred in his own HBO reality series.

TheWrap • 21st November 2024

Carnival Films CEO Gareth Neame Sold Peacock's 'Day of the Jackal' to an 'Unusually Strong' 200 Territories – Here's How

Gareth Neame's Carnival Films shepherded “Downton Abbey” to international success: The British powerhouse, which sold to NBCUniversal in 2008, just launched “The Day of the Jackal" for Sky/Peacock.

TheWrap • 20th April 2023

Paul Lee, CEO of 'Mare of Easttown' Producer Wiip: 'Our Special Sauce Is That We Can Break the Rules'

At Wiip, the production company behind HBO murder mystery “Mare of Easttown,” “our special sauce is that we can break the rules,” said CEO Paul Lee. “We can bring in voices that are more distinctive and different."

TheWrap • 10th February 2023

'Podcasting Can Be a Great Development Step and Proof of Concept,' Say Irony Point Co-Founders

Irony Point co-founders Daniel Powell and Alex Bach have specialized in producing hit comedy series such as “I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson,” but their podcasting-focused sister company Radio Point lets them branch out into new genres and develop proof of concepts for future TV productions.

TheWrap • 23rd June 2022

16 Actors Who Have Played Elvis Presley in TV and Film

From Kurt Russell to Michael Shannon, here’s who’s portrayed The King

TheWrap • 17th June 2022

'Minority Report' at 20: Which Tech Predictions Were Accurate?

Where are our jetpacks?

TheWrap • 17th June 2022

Shining Girls: Why Elisabeth Moss Chose Not to Get Graphic With Attack Scene

When we finally see Kirby’s (Elisabeth Moss) brutal attack in the next-to-last episode of “Shining Girls,” it’s shocking, but also, far less graphic than we might have expected.

TheWrap • 4th June 2022

9 Major Stranger Things Season 1 References in Season 4

How many of these did you catch?

TheWrap • 28th April 2022

Why the Creative Chief Behind 'Queer Eye' and 'Legendary' Rejects the 'Niche' Label

Chief Creative Officer Rob Eric says, "The more you start to tell a story — and [the first] 'Queer Eye' did this — people start to come out of the woodwork and express themselves, because they’re seeing representations of themselves. So 'niche communities' are only 'niche' because you don’t know about them."

The Pool • 21st December 2021

Visual Essay: Artist Geoff McFetridge

Artist Geoff McFetridge: “I’m not looking for a job. I wanted to do animation, have art shows, and do design projects. My interests are so broad, I’m going to have to invent this career for myself.”

24700 • 20th December 2021

Filmmaker Rodrigo García’s book is a ‘loving farewell letter’ to his father, Gabriel García Márquez

Director, writer, and CalArts trustee Rodrigo García has penned his first book, "A Farewell to Gabo and Mercedes: A Son’s Memoir of Gabriel García Márquez and Mercedes Barcha," as a tribute to his parents.

24700 • 8th December 2021

Composer Ulrich Krieger Unveils 236 Strings Album

Composer Ulrich Krieger has released his latest album, 236 Strings, a collection of instrumental ambient pieces and electro-acoustic soundscapes crafted on a piano.

sundance.org - sundance.org • 29th April 2021

Anthony Hopkins, Olivia Colman, and Florian Zeller Hit a High Note with Their Drama ‘The Father’

For his debut feature, The Father, French playwright Florian Zeller envisioned only one actor in the tricky lead role of an elderly man slowly losing his grip on reality: Anthony Hopkins. But when he told his friends he was hoping to cast the Oscar winner, they laughed at him, Zeller admitted at a Q&A during the 2020 fest.

sundance.org - sundance.org • 1st February 2020

Bring a Pillow and Dream Along with ‘Max Richter’s Sleep,’ a Sumptuous Chronicle of an Eight-Hour Live Performance

Max Richter isn’t your average composer. Sure, he’s written plenty of dreamy film scores, but he’s also undertaken something a bit more complicated: an eight-hour composition meant to be listened to during a full night’s sleep.

HuffPost UK • 30th January 2012

'To Kill A Mockingbird' Star Mary Badham On Being Scout, Gregory Peck And Losing The Academy Award

In 1962, 10-year-old Mary Badham tried out for a role in a movie filming near her hometown of Birmingham, Ala.: "To Kill a Mockingbird." The beloved adaptation of Harper Lee's novel earned Badham an Oscar nomination, making her, at the time, the youngest actress to ever receive one.