Poor Will Byers just can’t catch a break. “Stranger Things 2,” which was released Friday on Netflix, revisits the sleepy town of Hawkins, Indiana, as supernatural events once again turn the lives of its residents upside down. Read more...
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Ava Bogle constantly played with Barbies as a child and now, she is directing them in her short film “Meryl Fuckin Streep.” In the film, Bogle, a UCLA alumna, uses Barbies dolls to satirize Hollywood and the filmmaking experience. Read more...
Photo: UCLA alumna Ava Bogle directed “Meryl Fuckin Streep,” a short film that features Barbie dolls as characters. In the film, two writers go into a meeting with Hollywood producers to pitch a film script. On arriving, they discover that the producers are living, speaking Barbie dolls. (Chelsea Zhang/Daily Bruin)
“The Square” is completely out of the box. The 2017 satire drama film by writer-director Ruben Östlund is a captivating spectacle of understated humor, with cleverly written moments of discomfort and thought-provoking actions. Read more...
Photo: Actress Elisabeth Moss plays an American journalist named Anne who sleeps with the main character Christian (Claes Bang). During the movie, she confronts Christian about their romantic connection in a museum, which is overheard by the docent. (Courtesy of Magnolia Pictures)
Kevin Hudson was weeding his front lawn when he suddenly felt a burst of empathy for a dandelion. He looked over at his neighbor’s yard, which she kept empty except for some dirt and a few dandelions, and Hudson said he couldn’t help but think that if he were a dandelion, he’d prefer to be in his own well-maintained yard. Read more...
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Friday the 13th proved to be an unfortunate day for James Corden. The host of “The Late Late Show” came under fire for jokes he made about Harvey Weinstein during a charity gala speech on Oct. Read more...
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Romeo leaped over a fence and climbed onto a balcony to reunite with his Julio in a new short film adaptation of the classic play. In “Romeo and Julio,” Oscar Emmanuel Fabela and two fellow graduate students directed and filmed adaptations of several scenes from Shakespeare’s original play “Romeo and Juliet” to tell an inclusive story featuring the love between a white man, Romeo, and a Latino man, Julio. Read more...
Photo: Lesley Elizondo, Oscar Emmanuel Fabela and Beth Lane created the short film “Romeo and Julio,” an adaptation of Shakespeare’s play “Romeo and Juliet” that features a romance between two gay males. The film works to incorporate the experiences of immigrants and members of the LGBTQ community into its plot line. (Alyssa Dorn/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Mei-Juin Chen and her friend in college were rescued from the side of the road by a tattooed man in a red Cadillac. Twenty-five years later, the pair made a feature film titled “The Gangster’s Daughter,” which was inspired by the encounter and was the first screened movie at the “What Time is it There? Read more...
Photo: The UCLA Film and Television Archive partnered with the Westwood-based Taiwan Academy to create the “What Time is it There? Taiwanese Film Biennial,” which is free to UCLA students. The Taiwanese Film Biennial will feature films such as “Ice Poison” and “Super Citizen Ko.” (Courtesy of UCLA Film & Television Archive)
