“Stranger by the Lake” can be placed comfortably in opposition to last year’s Palme d’Or winner “Blue Is the Warmest Color.” While the latter found success in fitting lesbian lovers into a conventional romance, the former delights in the transgressive surrealism of its premise, taking cues from Hitchcock in its intertwining of love and death. Read more...
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January 22, 12:00 am
TFT student’s ‘Of Love, My Siren’ inspired by Chinatown
Chinese dragons, fortune cookies, flashing pagodas. Classic icons of San Francisco’s Chinatown illuminate the screen as a sultry nightclub singer takes the stage in a crowded speakeasy. Read more...
Photo: “Of Love, My Siren” is the thesis film of UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television student Chelsey Dubiel. The story centers on the romantic relationship of lovers Leu and Tony, set in the backdrop of San Francisco’s Chinatown.
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January 21, 12:54 am
Out of Focus: Classic noir film “Laura” returns to big screen
Film noir, a genre characterized by dark lighting, seedy characters and raging sexuality, became an American movie mainstay in the early 1940s. Influenced by the stylized cinema of the German Expressionists and the white-hot violence of 1930s pulp magazines like “Black Mask,” film noir would leave an indelible mark on film. Read more...
Photo: One of the definitive mystery and noir films of the 1940s, Otto Preminger’s “Laura” stars Dana Andrews as Mark McPherson, a detective who falls in love with Laura (Gene Tierney), a woman who’s murder he is investigating.
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January 17, 12:00 am
Movie Review: ‘Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit’
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9KAnx4EvaE In the fog of January, a month during which the scraps of Hollywood are being released to the public in the wake of the end-of-the-year awards season rush, the brightest glimpses of hope usually come in unexpected forms. Read more...
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January 17, 12:00 am
UCLA alumnus nominated for Academy Award in directing
The original version of this article contained an error and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. UCLA alumnus Alexander Payne, who graduated with a Master of Fine Arts degree from the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television in 1990, is one of five directors who have been nominated for this year’s Academy Award for best director. Read more...
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January 16, 12:00 am
Movie Review: ‘Ride Along’
“Ride Along” Directed by Tim Story Universal Pictures 2.0 / 5.0 paws “Ride Along” is the most predictable film released to the viewing masses in months. Read more...
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January 15, 12:16 am
Movie Review: ‘The Nut Job’
It’s a disappointing venture when a creatively produced film that clearly had the best of intentions put into it by its creators winds up bland and unentertaining – especially when even the concept is unappealing from the start. Read more...