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May 26, 4:01 pm

Costume designer Kym Barrett guides graduate students in ‘Us’-inspired project

This post was updated June 1 at 8:54 p.m. Kym Barrett is offering aspiring costume designers the “red pill.” Barrett, the costume and set designer for films such as “The Matrix” and “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” is mentoring students as the designer-in-residence this month at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. Read more...

Photo: Costume designer Kym Barrett (left) is the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television’s designer in residence for this month. Barrett has worked on films such as “Romeo + Juliet,” “The Matrix” and “Us.” (Courtesy of Kym Barrett)

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May 26, 2:59 pm

Q&A: ‘Stranger Things’ cast discusses how new season is turning things Upside Down

This post was updated May 30 at 8:27 p.m. Hawkins is only getting stranger from here. Premiering Friday, the first volume of the fourth season of “Stranger Things” picks up several months after the third season’s Battle of Starcourt – this time with the supernatural force-fighting entourage split between California and Indiana. Read more...

Photo: Newcomer Eduardo Franco joins returners Charlie Heaton, Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp and Finn Wolfhard in the first volume of season four of Netflix’s “Stranger Things.” (Courtesy of Netflix)

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May 22, 9:23 pm

Cinematic Culture: Mysteries let audiences find logic and security in a confused world

From lighthearted rom-coms to bloodcurdling horror flicks, movies tend to follow a formula for storytelling made successful by the predecessors of their genres. Given the recurring character and narrative archetypes that characterize each genre, people have come to know and identify with these tropes by relating them to their own lives. Read more...

Photo: (Tara Desai/Daily Bruin)

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May 20, 7:34 pm

Film review: ‘Men’ reveals monstrosity of misogyny with gory visuals but lacks cohesive plot

A24’s latest horror flick just barely delivers in its chilling social commentary. Released in theaters Friday, “Men” follows troubled widow Harper (Jessie Buckley) as she retreats to the countryside, where a mysterious being in the woods begins to terrorize her – a classic but overused horror movie trope. Read more...

Photo: Jessie Buckley plays Harper Marlowe in A24’s “Men.” (Courtesy of A24)

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May 13, 6:03 pm

Q&A: Rebel Wilson discusses ’90s nostalgia, new creative role in ‘Senior Year’

This story was updated May 15 at 10:40 p.m. In terms of nostalgia, “Senior Year” is making the grade. The teen flick follows 17-year-old Stephanie Conway (Rebel Wilson) as she cheerleads her way to the top of her high school’s social hierarchy in the early 2000s. Read more...

Photo: Rebel Wilson plays Stephanie Conway in Netflix’s “Senior Year.” (Courtesy of Boris Martin/Netflix)

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May 11, 10:57 pm

Alumnus’s film ‘w(HO)’ showcases personal journey through mixed-media animation

Candace Ho is reanimating her story. Premiered at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival under the Armed With a Camera Fellowship, “w(HO)” is a mixed-media animation short film documenting director, writer and co-producer Candace Ho’s experience discovering her womanhood and sexuality. Read more...

Photo: Alumnus Candace Ho premiered her original mixed-media animation short film, “w(HO),” at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival. The short follows five chapters of her life and her journey with womanhood and discovering her sexuality. (Courtesy of Candace Ho)


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