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November 12, 11:05 pm

Alumnus explores conflicted identity in first feature film, ‘The Price’

Anthony Onah’s latest feature film started out in a UCLA classroom. After moving to Los Angeles and enrolling in UCLA’s graduate production/directing program, alumnus Anthony Onah teamed up with fellow alumnus and producer Justin Begnaud to create the feature film “The Price.” The film revolves around the struggles of Seyi, a Nigerian-American man, who must navigate his family’s expectations, a turbulent romantic relationship and a desire to climb the career ladder of Wall Street. Read more...

Photo: Alumnus Anthony Onah premiered his feature film,”The Price,” at the South by Southwest Film Festival in 2017. The film is inspired by his own experiences as a first-generation Nigerian-American man. (Farida Saleh/Daily Bruin)

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November 8, 9:55 pm

Second Take: “Crazy Rich Asians” casting raises questions on Asian identity, representation

“Crazy Rich Asians” is one of the few recent Hollywood films about Asians that doesn’t feature Matt Damon or Scarlett Johansson as the lead. Jokes aside, it is incredibly rare to see an American-studio produced, ensemble film about Asians that doesn’t feature a white actor – a feat that hasn’t happened since the 1993 film, “The Joy Luck Club.” But such a rare accomplishment is not without controversy, and the debate that “Crazy Rich Asians” sparked about its casting of British-Malaysian actor Henry Golding struck a chord with me as a biracial woman of Japanese and Italian descent. Read more...

Photo: (Hannah Burnett/Assistant Photo editor)

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November 7, 11:34 pm

Q&A: Film alumnus discusses achievement award, role in L.A. Rebellion

UCLA alumnus Charles Burnett got his start in film as part of the L.A. Rebellion film movement and has helped paved the way for other filmmakers of color. Read more...

Photo: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will honor UCLA alumnus and L.A. Rebellion participant Charles Burnett with the Governors Award for his lifetime achievements. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin Senior Staff)

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November 7, 11:31 pm

Students produce thriller focusing on online dating, avoid overused themes

“Bad Match” crams every fear that comes with online dating into one movie. The film, produced by fourth-year film and television students Keaton Heinrichs and Akiva Nemetsky, tells the story of a playboy who finally meets his match in a mysterious woman he meets online. Read more...

Photo: Akiva Nemetsky (left) and Keaton Heinrichs (right) produced “Bad Match,” a modern-day thriller about a Tinder relationship gone wrong, which premiered Friday. (Marley Maron/Daily Bruin)

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November 6, 9:22 pm

Student develops TV pilot based on grandfather’s post-WWII experience

Liz Buda’s grandfather survived the concentration camps of Dachau, Auschwitz, Buchenwald and Kaufering, only to face the difficult conditions of the black market in a postwar displaced persons camp. Read more...

Photo: (Left to right) Channing Dungey, Liz Buda, Neil Landau and Tony Goldwyn pose at the Samuel Goldwyn Writing Awards, where MFA screenwriting student Buda won first place for the script of her pilot episode of “Zero Hour.” (Courtesy of Todd Cheney)

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November 2, 9:42 pm

Movie review: ‘Thor: Ragnarok’

“Thor: Ragnarok” is a thunderous film that sparks life into the Norse god’s tired trilogy. The last time audiences saw the god of thunder was in the disjointed “Avengers: Age of Ultron,” and his previous stand-alone film, “Thor: The Dark World,” which felt humdrum and anticlimactic. Read more...

Photo: (Marvel Studios)


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