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TV & Film

Alum’s Film Sheds Light on Rabbi Who Fled Nazis, Fought for Civil Rights

May 26, 2021

Composite image featuring photos of Cynthia Erivo in the role of Aretha Franklin in the NatGeo TV series 'Genius: Aretha' next to a photo of the real Aretha Franklin in the 1968

TV & Film

Genius: Aretha Will Give You Goosebumps, Says Producer Sam Sokolow

March 18, 2021

Composite image of two portraits of artists and researchers Joel Christian Gill (’04) (left) and Charles Suggs (’20). Gill wears a light striped suit jacket and smiles in front of a bright blue background. Suggs wears a black V-neck shirt and glasses and smiles slightly on a light blue background.

Visual Arts

Using Their Work to Tell Stories from Black History

February 10, 2021

Screenshot from a virtual event During the Alumni Weekend called Black in the Entertainment Industry: Reflections on Courage, Challenge, and Creativity, College of Fine Arts Dean Harvey Young (clockwise from top right) spoke with actors Uzo Aduba (CFA’05), Alfre Woodard (CFA’74, Hon.’04), and Russell Hornsby (CFA’96) about their experiences at BU and in Hollywood.

Alumni Weekend

First Virtual Alumni Weekend Brings BU Community Together

November 20, 2020

Composite image of photos from DeCotis' video which parodies Cuomo's press briefing. In the photos, DeCotis wears a suit and touches her head, wears a red shirt and looks stress, wears a Hawaiian shirt and mustache and points at herself, and pretends to cut herself with a knife in a suit jacket.

Comedy

Maria DeCotis Turns a Coronavirus Press Briefing into a Hit Video

November 20, 2020

Composite image of three headshots of actor Michael Chiklis (’85), the center photo shows him smiling in a white button down with blue dots. The flanking photos show him more serious and have muted color overlays.

TV & Film

Michael Chiklis: Good Cop, Bad Cop, Superhero

November 20, 2020

Film

After Resurrecting Paramount Pictures, Jim Gianopulos Is Helping the Studio Navigate COVID-19

October 12, 2020

Photo of Victoria Price holding a video camera and recording during her time at BU. Behind her a body of water and shoreline are seen. Price wears a black leather jacket and scarf.

Journalism & Media

TV Reporter and Alum Victoria Price Gets Life-Changing Email

August 28, 2020

Photo of Kristin Fisher behind a light and a camera in a white dress reporting with a city skyline behind her.

Alumni

Kristin Fisher: On the Trump Beat

August 14, 2020

Image of a tiger in the wild. A dry landscape and brush is seen behind it.

Media & Advocacy

The Animal Advocate

August 5, 2020

Portrait of Jay Roewe (COM’79) in a black suit in a stylish black chair. Behind him, a neon sign reads "HBO"

TV & Film

A Bridge to Hollywood

July 31, 2020

Comedy

Laugh Therapy on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

July 17, 2020

Photo of Brooke Karzen (CFA’84) with a leather jacket and red shirt on in one of the judge chairs from the show The Voice.

TV & Film

Real TV

July 13, 2020

Photo of a Crip Camp creators at Sundance. Photo courtesy of Sundance Institute/ Brandon Cruz

TV & Film

BU Alum Edited Acclaimed Netflix Doc Crip Camp

April 6, 2020

Geena Davis addresses the crowd at the Share Her Journey Rally for Women in Film during the Toronto Film Festival

Arts & Culture

Geena Davis, Leading the Fight for Gender Parity in Hollywood

February 18, 2020

How to Train Your Dragon producer Bonnie Arnold pets an animated dragon

TV & Film

Bonnie Arnold (COM’78) on Her Oscar Nomination for Best Animated Feature Film

February 5, 2020

Adam Sandler’s character holds up a bedazzled Furby

TV & Film

Safdie Brothers Sparkle with Award-Winning Uncut Gems

December 16, 2019

A poster for the movie Frozen 2

TV & Film

BU Alum, Producer of Frozen and Frozen II, Calls Reaction to Franchise “Amazing” and “Humbling”

November 20, 2019

Portrait of Marc Maron standing in a dry waterway

Arts & Culture

An Uncensored Chat with WTF’s Marc Maron (CAS’86) on Podcasting, GLOW, and Staying Woke

October 8, 2019

Kevin O’Connor tosses a hammer at a home under construction

Television

Crafting a Covetable Career

January 17, 2019

Crafting a Covetable Career