Two-time Academy Award winner Jane Fonda has been announced as the commencement speaker for the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television’s 2014 graduation ceremony. The announcement was made on Thursday by Teri Schwartz, dean of the School of Theater, Film and Television, who will be presiding over the June 13 event in Royce Hall. Read more...
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May 29, 7:23 pm
Jane Fonda to speak at School of Theater, Film and Television commencement
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May 29, 12:00 am
Movie Review: ‘We Are the Best!’
Punk is not dead. At the very least, it’s still alive in the rebellious attitudes and short haircuts of three girls from 1980s Stockholm. In Lukas Moodysson’s 2013 Swedish drama “We Are the Best!,” adapted from the graphic novel “Never Goodnight,” by Moodysson’s wife Coco Moodysson, three preteens give a new meaning to the term “punk.” The film follows the journey of outcast best friends Bobo (Mira Barkhammar) and Klara (Mira Grosin), who are alienated from their classmates and family because of their self-cut short hair and adamant persistence to be punks. Read more...
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May 28, 12:01 am
Out of Focus: Egyptian Theatre to showcase Buñuel’s best films
From the smoke-filled cafes of 1920s Paris, where his landmark film “Un Chien Andalou” was concocted with Salvador Dalí, to the poverty-stricken slums of 1950s Mexico, Luis Buñuel crafted a variety of masterpieces that would cement his status as one of the world’s greatest filmmakers. Read more...
Photo: Legendary filmmaker Luis Buñuel crafted films that blended surrealism with naturalistic elements in films such as 1967’s “Belle de Jour.” A selection of Buñuel’s films will be shown this week at the Egyptian Theatre. (Janus Films)
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May 27, 6:38 am
Movie Review: ‘Night Moves’
“Night Moves”Directed by Kelly ReichardtCinedigm2.0 paws “Night Moves” wants to be both eco-thriller and character study, but it doesn’t have the substance or stamina to achieve either. Read more...
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May 23, 2:28 am
Graduate student’s film earns best animation at Shorttakes festival
For Ben Haist, a future in animation was not always clear. Little did he know the same storyboard he used for his UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television application would bring him substantial recognition at one of the school’s most well-known film festivals. Read more...
Photo: “How to See New York in One Day” follows Melvin, a tourist returning to New York after many years, and his journey to hunt down his beloved red hat, which floats around the city because of a harsh wind. (Courtesy of Ben Haist)
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May 23, 2:25 am
Movie Review: ‘Blended’
Sometimes, the best way to find love is to do it blind. In “Blended,” the newest Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore film, romantic comedy veers into the realm of feel-good family flick. Read more...
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May 22, 12:32 am
Student film “The Outlier” with Shorttakes audience
It is another typical day in Atascadero for Steve Harrison: He and his wife wake up at 6 a.m., perform daily barnyard tasks and go on a scenic hike, hand in hand. Read more...
Photo: Fourth-year international development studies student Jack Harrison produced the film “The Outlier,” winner of the audience’s choice award at Campus Events Commission’s Shorttakes Student Film Festival. (Neil Bedi/Daily Bruin senior staff)