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May 3, 1:06 am
Movie Review: ‘Iron Man 3’
Director Shane Black is already one of high expectations, the UCLA alumnus also having written the first “Lethal Weapon” film. Read more...
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May 2, 12:00 am
UCLA to screen alumna’s first feature film ‘Arcadia’
As UCLA professor A.P. Gonzales asked his students to write down their earliest memories, Olivia Silver took paper to pen and relived the moment of shock she felt upon arriving at her new home in the San Gabriel Valley after driving cross-country from Connecticut. For Silver, this would be the first step in creating her first feature film, “Arcadia.” Read more...
Photo: Melnitz Movies will screen UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television alumna Olivia Silver’s first feature film “Arcadia” Friday.
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May 2, 12:00 am
Movie Review: ‘Something in the Air’
France, around 1971: bohemian kickback, heroin flowing, bonfires blazing; nude or half-nude, the Marxists-maybe-Maoists dance, music booming, politics looming. Embers flicker in the air, romance, youth and ennui and smoke, tasseled together inseparable, floating ethereal into nevermore. Read more...
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May 1, 12:13 am
Movie Review: ‘Midnight’s Children’
Selling the film rights for $1, Salman Rushdie entrusted his magical realism epic novel “Midnight’s Children” to his friend and director Deepa Mehta, believing she could surmount such a troublesome adaptation. Read more...
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April 29, 11:53 pm
Love or Hate: Columnists debate if Michael Bay films are ‘pain’ or ‘gain’ for audiences
Sweat hang in the air. Everything is glistening, waiting for the plot, the explosion. Cue dynamite. Violence. Men with excess testosterone; vixens in silhouette. And a Michael Bay production comes screaming across the sky, and, this summer, nothing will ever be the same again. Read more...
Photo: This week’s Love | Hate column explores the film director Michael Bay’s body of work, both supporting and criticizing the director’s recognizable directorial style. The “Transformers” director’s latest release is “Pain & Gain,” which was released in theaters on Friday.
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April 25, 12:00 am
Alumna’s short film ‘TRYOUTS’ nominated for College Television Award
Having done work in countries ranging from Spain to Germany to Tunisia, Susana Casares has been around more than most recent UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television graduates. However, her main recognition comes from her award-nominated work in the United States. Read more...
Photo: UCLA alumna Susana Casares’ short film “TRYOUTS” has been nominated for a College Television Award under the “Drama” category. The film tells the story of Muslim American teenager Nayla and her struggle with balancing her public image and personal welfare.