Written by Mitali Shukla Published on 03/04/2020 After summer plans for establishing a music and arts festival on campus failed to materialize due to a lack of endorsement from Chapman administration, Phil Mentz, a junior business administration major, decided to change the direction of creating a festival to creating a club. In September, the group […]
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Review | “Dolemite” is a testament to the legacy of black comedy
Written by Mitali Shukla Published on 02/16/2020 One of many Oscar snubs this year, Eddie Murphy’s “Dolemite Is My Name” was an amazing, biopic comedy chronicling the life of the living one-man-show, Rudy Ray Moore. With humble beginnings, working at a record store by day and as an MC at a club by night, Moore […]
‘Freaky Friday of the Trump Era’: Ngnomire’s movie “In My Shoes” set to film in 2020
Written by Mitali Shukla Published on 11/25/2019 Arianna Ngnomire walked on graduation day in spring 2019 with a screen acting degree in one hand and an idea for a feature film in the other. Her film, “In My Shoes,” is set to shoot in June 2020 and will reflect not only Ngnomire’s experiences at Chapman, […]
Review | Camp Flog Gnaw was the best spent $166 of my life
Written by Mitali Shukla Published 11/17/2019 As someone who had never been to a music festival, Camp Flog Gnaw seemed like a good place to start. Three stages, a carnival, a digestible number of artists – most of which I loved. When you combine regular anxiety with being surrounded by thousands of people, the idea […]
‘Microcosm of society’: Simien on the Chapman experience
Written by Mitali Shukla Published on 10/13/2019 One conversation after a Black Student Union (BSU) meeting changed the course of Justin Simien’s creative career. “(The conversation) was with a group of people who were bound by the fact that we were some of the few black kids in this place,” Simien said. “I thought of […]
“Dear White People” renewed for fourth and final season
Written by Mitali Shukla Published on 10/06/2019 “Stranger Things” and “Dear White People” are both Netflix-produced shows. They were both created by Chapman alumni and have both recently announced their fourth seasons. But what some may not know is that “Dear White People” is largely based on creator Justin Simien’s experience as a student of […]
‘Good twists and great villains’: Friday the 13th screened on campus
Written by Mitali Shukla Published on 09/15/2019 Horror movie fans sat on the lawn in front of the Musco Center for the Arts to watch a screening of the 1980s horror film “Friday the 13th.” On the evening of Sept. 13, freshmen screen acting majors Jordan Cassel, Griffin Hamilton and Slade Monroe discussed the merits […]
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ contestants perform at annual drag show
Written by Mitali Shukla Published on 04/14/2019 As a young child in the Philippines, 37-year-old Ryan Paolo – known by his drag queen name Ongina – discovered his passion for drag. On April 12, Paolo, a season one contestant of popular TV show “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” performed on the Student Union Stage in Argyros Forum […]
Chapman alumnus gets Academy Award nod for ‘Green Book’
Written by Mitali Shukla Published 02/17/2019 When 1991 Chapman alumnus Patrick Don Vito woke up at 5 a.m. with his wife to watch the Academy Award nominations Jan. 22, he didn’t expect to receive one. But he did, for editing the film “Green Book.” Don Vito was shocked. “We saw I was nominated and we […]