Monday, December 22

Movie Review: ‘Only Lovers Left Alive’

“Only Lovers Left Alive”Directed by Jim JarmuschSony Pictures Classics4.0 / 5.0 Paws Only Adam and Eve, the two stars of Jim Jarmusch’s new film, “Only Lovers Left Alive,” are cool enough to wear sunglasses at night. Read more...

Photo: Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics



Students’ film ‘What We Need’ in Sprite Films finals

For a few UCLA film students, it’s time to swap out their signature blue and gold with the iconic lemon-lime of Sprite Films. UCLA students Merlin Camozzi and Rick Perry from the School of Theater, Film and Television are among this year’s six teams of Sprite Films finalists with their film “What We Need.” The competition gives filmmakers a platform to create and distribute a short film advertising Sprite soda. Read more...

Photo: Finalists in this year’s Sprite Films competitions, filmmakers Merlin Camozzi and Rick Perry recently attended CinemaCon in Las Vegas and were mentored by actor Michael B. Jordan. (Bryan Steffy/Getty Images)


Out of Focus: ‘Last Tango in Paris’ a classic ’70s film despite early controversy

In 1972, the New Yorker published a review of Bernardo Bertolucci’s “Last Tango in Paris” in which famed movie critic Pauline Kael argued that the film “had changed the face of an art form.” More than four decades later, Bertolucci’s masterpiece stands as one of the great films of its era. Read more...

Photo: (United Artists) Bernardo Bertolucci’s “Last Tango in Paris” plays this Friday and Saturday at the New Beverly Cinema and stars Marlon Brando and Maria Schneider.


Student wins Sloan award for screenplay exploring muscular dystrophy

Laura Alsum struggled through writing sections of what would become her award-winning screenplay not as a result of a creative block, but because of the painful memories that resurfaced. Read more...

Photo: Laura Alsum is a graduate student in screenwriting at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. She is also the 2014 recipient of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Student Grand Jury Prize for Screenwriting for her screenplay “Survival of the Fittest.” The award offers a $30,000 cash prize as well as an additional $20,000 to help develop the screenplay into a film. (Dang-Co Vu/Daily Bruin)


TV Review: ‘Game of Thrones’

Beware of spoilers, for they may be the death of those who have not caught up – then again, all men must die. After the devastating massacre at the end of the third season of “Game of Thrones,” season four has fans wondering, “Well – who’s next?” Luckily for us, season four starts off slow, as if to assuage the mourning souls of its loyal viewers. Read more...

Photo: Courtesy of Home Box Office, Inc.


‘Transforming Hollywood’ explores changes in TV industry

The UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism and USC School of Cinematic Arts put aside their rivalryon Fridayto present the fifth annual Transforming Hollywood conference, held in the James Bridges Theater from 9 a.m. Read more...

Photo: Courtesy of UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television



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