Saturday, May 17

UCLA chapter of AMIA celebrates moving image through the art of preservation

The Association of Moving Image Archivists is projecting the art of video archival for the greater student body. While not an archive itself, the UCLA chapter of AMIA is dedicated to the preservation of and education about the moving image, said AMIA co-chair and graduate student in the library and information science program Gabz Norte. Read more...

Photo: AMIA co-chair and graduate student Gabz Norte works with film preservation materials. The UCLA student chapter of the association strives to build a community of rising professionals who value all formats of the moving image, she said. (Photo courtesy of Gabz Norte. Photo illustration by Ashley Ko/Illustrations Director)


Upcoming ‘Food and Film’ series at Hammer Museum redefines dinner and a movie

The age-old concept of dinner and a movie is embracing a new meaning at the UCLA Film & Television Archive. Friday will open the inaugural weekend of the archive’s ongoing “Food and Film” series, a program developed in partnership with the Hammer Museum and chef Alice Waters. Read more...

Photo: A still from Erige Sehiri’s “Under the Fig Trees” is shown. The 2021 drama will be screened during the inaugural weekend of the “Food and Film” series, presented by the Hammer Museum and the UCLA Film & Television Archive. (Courtesy of Under the Fig Trees/UCLA Film & Television Archive)


‘In the Garden of Tulips’: A tale of family and loss amid the Iran-Iraq War

Amid the backdrop of the Iran-Iraq War during the 1980s, a father-daughter relationship blooms in “In the Garden of Tulips.” The short film, written by alumnus Ava Lalezarzadeh, follows Caroline (Lalezarzadeh) and her father Sharif (Iman Nazemzadeh) during their final car ride to the Iranian countryside. Read more...

Photo: Alumnus Ava Lalezarzadeh wrote and stars in the short film “In the Garden of Tulips.” Taking place amid the height of the Iran-Iraq War, the film follows a father and daughter on their last car ride together. (Courtesy of Ava Lalezarzadeh)


Melody C. Miller illuminates revolutionary poet ruth weiss with documentary

This post was updated July 30 at 5:00 p.m. Melody C. Miller is giving life to the untold story of a revolutionary woman. The alumnus is the producer, director of cinematography and co-editor of “ruth weiss, the beat goddess,” which recently won the San Fransisco/Northern California Regional Emmy for feature documentary. Read more...

Photo: Rent Roms, Doug O’Conner, ruth weiss and Hal Davis (left to right) perform in Berkeley. weiss brought live performances across the country after first uniting with a band in Chicago, Miller said. (Courtesy of Melody Miller)


Film review: ‘Oppenheimer’ employs unprecedented technical brilliance to redefine biopic genre

With astounding reinvention, “Oppenheimer” detonates the very form of the biopic. Sonically shattering silver screens starting Friday, the film written and directed by Christopher Nolan details the tangled legacy of J. Read more...

Photo: Cillian Murphy plays J. Robert Oppenheimer in “Oppenheimer.” Written and directed by Christopher Nolan, the historical biopic premiered July 21. (Courtesy of Universal Pictures)


Film review: Life in plastic may be fantastic, but ‘Barbie’ connects through the human struggle

This post was updated July 23 at 5:29 p.m. Any day at the theater can be the best day ever when “Barbie” is playing. On Friday, director Greta Gerwig unboxed the story of the widely adored fashion doll as Barbie Land and the Real World collide. Read more...

Photo: Margot Robbie plays the titular role in “Barbie.” Directed by Greta Gerwig, the film premiered July 21. (Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures)


Alumni filmmakers revitalize flicks with eccentric style and classic references

This post was updated Aug. 6 at 6:09 p.m. George Monday and Gunal Nepoleon are shooting their shot in film. The two alumni dove into their filmmaking endeavor during their third year of college, pioneering the YouTube channel Jilted Generation. Read more...

Photo: Arturo Gomez, Quinn Campbell, Hiren Patel and George Monday (left to right) pose in the music video for affengriffon’s “I Just Wanna See You.” Alumni filmmakers Monday and Gunal Nepoleon collaborated to create the video, along with other projects. (Courtesy of George Monday)



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