Wednesday, October 7

Love or Hate: Does Alfonso Cuarón’s distinctive style fall flat?

Last week, a trailer for director Alfonso Cuarón’s new feature “Gravity” was released online, causing a stir among movie fanatics and casual moviegoers alike. The film, starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney, Cuarón’s first feature since 2006’s “Children of Men,” depicts the terrifying experience of two astronauts on a spacewalk disrupted by flying debris that destroys their shuttle. Read more...


Movie Review: ‘Blue Jasmine’

Woody Allen's recent output has been a mixed bag to say the least, so much so that any mildly diverting effort – à la 2011's “Midnight in Paris”– is enough for most to declare the comeback season in full swing. Read more...



Movie review: ‘Arcadia’

An old light blue station wagon, a series of motels and an eccentric and volatile father serve as the backdrop for “Arcadia,” a film that traces a family’s journey from New England to their new home in Arcadia, Calif. Read more...



Movie Review: ‘The Conjuring’

Before the Ghostbusters, there was Ed and Lorraine Warren, a real-life pair of paranormal investigators whose repertoire of cases included exorcisms, werewolves and a slew of demonic activity, most famously the Amityville Horror case. Read more...


UCLA alumni duo pursue development of comedy web series ‘Losing It’

Perhaps more than any other industry, the world of film and television relies heavily on personal connections, so the idea that a group of graduating UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television students would be their own best connection could seem counterintuitive. Read more...

Photo: In the web series ‘Losing It,’ written by Vika Stubblebine and Samantha Cardona, the protagonist Jillian struggles with the importance of becoming an adult, and what that might imply.



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