As temperatures rise, cinema’s best films are being uncovered. Movie theaters will offer a chilling escape from the scorching heat this summer. Thrillers, comedies and coming-of-age nostalgia films will be released throughout this year’s most vibrant months. Read more...
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This post was updated July 7 at 6:57 p.m. In the newest season of “The Bear,” almost every second counts. The third season of FX’s Emmy-winning comedy-drama, which premiered Wednesday, cooks up another round of character studies served alongside the show’s pressure cooker theme of striving for perfection. Read more...
Photo: Aye Edebiri (left) and Jeremy Allen White (right) star as Sydney and Carmy in FX’s “The Bear.” The third season of the Emmy-winning series premiered June 26. (Courtesy of FX)
Roan Pearl is mixing together music, donuts and Cambodian culture in her thesis film. The fourth-year film and television studentis the writer and director of her short film “Maple Bacon Bar,” which she said tells the story of Sovanna – the daughter of a Cambodian American refugee family that owns a donut shop in Long Beach, California – who struggles to connect with her parents and pursue her artistic ambitions following her older sister’s death. Read more...
Photo: The protagonist of “Maple Bacon Bar” is pictured working at a donut shop on set. The student thesis film and musical seeks to highlight underrepresented voices through lyrics and storytelling. (Photo courtesy of Ee Lin. Illustration by Shea McCauley/Daily Bruin.)
Nadieme Villar is redefining the past to find strength in the future in her film “Pobre Diabla.” The sixth-year film student said her upcoming thesis film tells the story of Valeria, a young woman whose relationship has been affected by her upbringing in an abusive home with exposure to domestic violence. Read more...
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Bryce Busch is graduating with silver-screen dreams. The fourth-year history student said he got his start in the UCLA film scene in typical Bruin fashion: through the Enormous Activities Fair, where he spotted the Bruin Film Society booth. Read more...
Photo: Graduating student Bryce Busch poses beside a sculpture on a sunny day. Busch reflects on his time involved within the film community at UCLA. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
UCLA’s film festival is framing the narrative for animators and filmmakers alike as they enter their professional careers. The UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television hosts an annual film festival to celebrate the work of current students throughout the year and highlight influential alumni through three events: the Animation Extravaganza, Screenwriters Showcase and Producers Marketplace. Read more...
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This post was updated June 5 at 8:36 p.m. Long-lost Iranian cinema jewels are being pulled from the archive this June. The UCLA Film & Television Archive annually joins forces with the Farhang Foundation to put on the “UCLA Celebration of Iranian Cinema.” Screening films from June 14 to 30 at Billy Wilder Theater, the event aims to bring films from across the Iranian diaspora to the Los Angeles landscape. Read more...
Photo: A still from “The Sealed Soil” is pictured. The restoration world premiere of the film will be screened as part of the “UCLA Celebration of Iranian Cinema.” (Courtesy of The Sealed Soil / UCLA Film & Television Archive)
