The UCLA Film & Television Archive is turning up the volume on silent cinema’s first “nasty women.” On Sunday, the UCLA Film & Television Archive will conclude “Cinema’s First Nasty Women,” a film series centered on rebellious, pioneering female protagonists with screenings of the silent films “Le ménage Dranem” and “Phil-for-Short.” Curated by Maggie Hennefeld, Laura Horak and Elif Rongen-Kaynakçi, the series contains 27 of the 99 silent films in the co-curators’ collection of the same name ahead of its DVD release Sept. Read more...

Photo: On Sunday, the UCLA Film & Television Archive will conclude its “Cinema’s First Nasty Women” series. (Courtesy of Le ménage Dranem)

This post was updated August 7 at 9:55 p.m. Through the lens of his iPhone, Jason Wright captures his emotions one take at a time. Wright said he has produced several short films under his production group, Cha Cha Dreamers Production, which he started with two of his friends. Read more...

Photo: (From left to right) Jake Durazo, Jason Wright and Andrew Chavez pose in front of a white and red wall. Together, the trio created Cha Cha Dreamers Production. (Courtesy of Jason Wright)