The Panther Newspaper

I joined The Panther Newspaper my Junior Year as a staff writer and am now the Assistant Features and Entertainment Editor! I get to write features on Chapman students/clubs/events, review movies, attend film festivals, and write coverage for a variety of different industry events!

Academy Awards Press Room Coverage

Madison, Brody, Saldana, Culkin: In the press room with this year's Academy Award winners — The Panther NewspaperAfter an unpredictable few months of awards season chaos, the winners in the acting categories at the 97th Academy Awards have been decided.

A huge year for indie filmmakers: in the press room with this year's Academy Award winners — The Panther NewspaperThe 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.”

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Marc Fogel is finally free: interviewing the team behind ‘Did You Forget Mr. Fogel?’ — The Panther NewspaperThe 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.

‘Ticket to Everywhere’: A ticket to dreams coming true — The Panther NewspaperDodge 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.

Mackenzie Davis speaks no evil about new film — The Panther NewspaperThe 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

Review | ‘Queer’ — A shot in the head and a knife to the heart — The Panther NewspaperDodge 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.

Who has better movie opinions: Dodge College or main campus? — The Panther NewspaperIn 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.

Opinion | John Krasinski is not People’s Sexiest Man Alive — The Panther NewspaperAfter a long period of intense voting, the winner of the race for People’s Sexiest Man Alive 2024 was announced: John Krasinski.

Opinion | Some film and TV recommendations to watch after the presidential election — The Panther NewspaperI find there is no better way to entertain, cope and distract myself from the current political news than watching movies.

Review | ‘Femme’: Seduction, internalized homophobia and revenge — The Panther Newspaper“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 — The Panther NewspaperHBO 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 — The Panther Newspaper“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.

Love is dead: Chapman singles talk Valentine’s Day — The Panther NewspaperAs Valentine’s Day approaches, The Panther spoke to single Chapman Students about experiencing FOMO, the bombardment of couples’ content across social media and learning how to be with yourself.

Juggling club offers mindful meditation, childlike fun to stressed-out college students — The Panther NewspaperWhat started out as a vendetta against an older brother, Chapman Juggling Club has turned into both a welcoming place for all circus skills and a time for college students to de-stress.

Karma Carr is more than just girl dinner — The Panther NewspaperChapman’s own Karma Carr is the creator of the viral TikTok sound and trend “girl dinner.” But there is more to her than this jingle: she’s a triple threat.

Review | Work-life balance doesn’t exist in Chloe Domont’s new film ‘Fair Play’ — The Panther NewspaperChloe Domont’s erotic new thriller depicts the trope we all know and hate: sexism in the workplace and men becoming insecure in their masculinity when a woman steps into a position of power over them.

Review | A Dumb Girl watches 'Dumb Money' — The Panther NewspaperWhile the cast might have you swooning, if you aren’t already interested in stocks, ‘Dumb Money’ may feel like having Wall Street mansplained to you on Reddit.

Jake Johnson is Chapman’s favorite New Girl as UPB’s Fall Speaker — The Panther NewspaperChapman students gathered in Musco Center for the Arts on Sept. 15 for an interview with ‘New Girl,’ ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse’ and ‘Minx’ star Jake Johnson, who was also the University Program Board’s 2023 fall speaker.

Chapman Women in Film Club creates a safe space for female filmmakers on campus — The Panther NewspaperThe all-inclusive club teaches women how to deal with difficult gender dynamics in the hopes of creating more positive film sets both in and outside of Chapman.

My Newport Beach Film Festival diary — The Panther NewspaperEverything 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 — The Panther NewspaperUPB continues its great record of amazing fall concert guests with tattooed popstar Role Model.

Review | ‘The Wild Robot’ — a new Dreamworks best — The Panther NewspaperSeeing 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.

Review | No faults here in Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Challengers’ — The Panther NewspaperZendaya, 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 — The Panther NewspaperAfter 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.

Robert Morgan blurs lines between stop-motion and horror in new film — The Panther NewspaperThe 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.

Young Dumb Winners take home national radio award — The Panther NewspaperThe Chapman Radio show won big at the Intercollegiate Broadcast System Award for Best Comedy Program on March 2. The group talked to The Panther about their show's origins, funniest episodes and being best friends who live together.

Production company American High creates content from shared high school, college experiences — The Panther Newspaper@americanhighshorts and @collegelifeshorts provide positive and relatable content about the crazy and awkward situations students find themselves in throughout high school and college. Its audience spans from tweens to adults who have all been through similar chaos in school. Currently, the two TikT

Chapman students celebrate independent cinema at Sundance Film Festival — The Panther NewspaperChapman 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.

Rethink your drink: SCC class implementing healthy caution around alcohol consumption — The Panther NewspaperThe students of SCC 400 Message Design 2 seek to inform Chapman on the effects of unhealthy drinking habits through a series of fun and educational events.

Emerald Fennell wants audiences to squirm with new film “Saltburn” — The Panther NewspaperOn 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.

Silence says everything in COPA’s performance of ‘Small Mouth Sounds’ — The Panther NewspaperWhile the title suggests that this is a quiet theater performance, the story of six individuals in “Small Mouth Sounds” is a timeless piece that loudly preaches the meaning behind human connection.

Dodge College brings wider industry perspective in new Master Class series — The Panther NewspaperAmidst the Screen Actors Guild and Writers Guild of America strikes, the Dodge College of Film and Media Arts Master Class series will host a wide array of the industry’s finest throughout the semester, from Oscar-winning directors to cinematographers to production designers.

Balling on a budget to bougie dining: Chapman eatery recs based on your budget — The Panther NewspaperAs the new class of freshmen flood into The Circle, Chapman University upperclassmen give their recommendations on the best places to eat around campus based on the occasion, the price and the student discounts offered.

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