Arts
May 9, 2024 11:45 a.m.
By Alicia Caldera/Daily Bruin
UCLA alumni are emphasizing the important effects cinema has on its youngest viewers.
On May 11, the James Bridges Theater will host the annual Los Angeles International Children’s Film Festival, featuring over 25 short films from around the world.
By Gavin Meichelbock
Arts
May 3, 2024 12:35 p.m.“The Fall Guy” is an all-out, action-packed romantic comedy that doesn’t jump the shark.
Directed by David Leitch and released in theaters Friday, “The Fall Guy” is not only a love letter to classic Hollywood stunt work, but to lifelong movie fans as well.
By Gavin Meichelbock
Arts
May 2, 2024 3:46 p.m.Film review: Unexpected romance wins hearts in ‘The Idea of You’
This post was updated May 7 at 9:00 p.m.
Despite its cheesy dubiousness, “The Idea of You” formulates a satisfying romance.
The film adaptation of Robinne Lee’s contemporary romance novel of the same name had fan fiction enthusiasts swooning Thursday with a story of inevitable love between a 40-year-old divorced mother (Anne Hathaway) and a 24-year-old boy band superstar (Nicholas Galitzine).
By Eric Sican
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April 30, 2024 12:58 p.m.Q&A: Inside alumnus Terry Hu’s journey from STEM to Hollywood as a queer Asian American
This post was updated April 30 at 7:52 p.m.
Alumnus Terry Hu is paving the way for Asian and nonbinary actors in the film industry.
The former neuroscience student turned actor will be appearing in Hulu’s upcoming comedy film “Prom Dates,” which is premiering May 3.
By Sydney Gaw
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April 28, 2024 12:37 p.m.Student short film ‘Cedar Mountain’ is ‘Euphoria’ for summer camp counselors
This post was updated April 30 at 5:01 p.m.
In the short film “Cedar Mountain,” it’s all about summer camp and self-expression.
The film, which is being produced by a team of UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television students, is a coming-of-age story that follows a group of college students who work as camp counselors for the summer.
By Maya Vibhakar
Arts
April 26, 2024 7:06 p.m.Film review: Heady tennis romance ‘Challengers’ aces action-packed melodrama
This post was updated April 28 at 7:17 p.m.
In this backhanded game of love and tennis, “Challengers” has an ace up its sleeve.
Slicing into theaters Friday, director Luca Guadagnino’s riveting romantic melodrama circles a tightly coiled love triangle culminating in a tennis match showdown.
By Natalie Agnew
Arts
April 25, 2024 1:56 p.m.‘Taking the helm’: Night of Cultura controls narrative, reflects diverse community
This post was updated April 25 at 8:42 p.m.
The Latine Film and Theatre Association is uprooting societal stereotypes in its upcoming Night of Cultura.
Gracing the Northwest Campus Auditorium stage April 26 and 27, the annual two-day event will showcase a combination of short films and plays, entirely produced by Latine artists on campus.
By Ruwani Jayasekara
Arts
April 23, 2024 4:30 p.m.Panel discusses solidarity, activism at Palestinian film screening
This post was updated April 24 at 3:13 p.m.
UCLA faculty and students spent an evening in search of the meaning of solidarity through film.
This Monday, in Royce Hall, the UCLA Department of English & Comparative Literature hosted a screening and discussion of the film “R21 AKA Restoring Solidarity” by Palestinian filmmaker Mohanad Yaqubi.
By Ana Camila Burquez
Arts
April 20, 2024 2:42 p.m.Alex Henry’s horror-comedy ‘Goin’ Green’ refreshes coming-of-age genre
This post was updated May 7 at 8:30 p.m.
“The Breakfast Club” meets “Scream” in Alex Henry’s upcoming film, “Goin’ Green.”
While the fourth-year theater student is no stranger to being in front of the camera, having appeared in “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty” and the reboot of “Sex and the City,” this will be the first time Henry finds himself behind the camera.
By Gavin Meichelbock
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