Tuesday, December 30

Sundance 2022: Q&A: Co-directors speak on Asian American activism, storytelling in ‘Free Chol Soo Lee’

Underneath the face of a movement lie layers of nuance. Premiering in Sundance Film Festival’s U.S. documentary competition, “Free Chol Soo Lee” explores the story of Chol Soo Lee, a Korean American immigrant who was wrongly convicted of murder in 1970s San Francisco. Read more...

Photo: Alumnus Julie Ha and Eugene Yi’s co-directed documentary “Free Chol Soo Lee” explores the life of Chol Soo Lee, a Korean immigrant to San Francisco whose wrongful murder conviction was overturned by a grassroots Asian American activism movement. Debuting in the U.S. documentary category of the Sundance Film Festival, Ha said the film also ventures into the long-lasting impacts of the prison industrial complex. (Courtesy of Sundance Institute)


Film review: ‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’ bewitches audiences with striking sound, set design

Something remarkable this way comes. Director Joel Coen of the Coen brothers adapts one of Shakespeare’s famed plays to the big screen in “The Tragedy of Macbeth.” Released in theaters Dec. Read more...

Photo: Denzel Washington (left) and Frances McDormand (right) play Macbeth and Lady Macbeth in “The Tragedy of Macbeth.” (Courtesy of Alison Cohen Rosa)



TV review: Netflix’s new reality show ‘Hype House’ fails to live up to hype

Despite its name, the Hype House fails to reclaim its hype in its new Netflix reality series. Released Friday, “Hype House” follows a TikTok content house founded by Thomas Petrou, Chase Hudson, better known as Lil Huddy, and Alex Warren as they pursue their latest personal and professional endeavors. Read more...

Photo: Nikita Dragun (left) and Chase Hudson (right) in “Hype House.” (Courtesy of Netflix)



Alumni’s production services company finds success in entertainment industry

Quixote is a moving home for the entertainment industry. What began as a small collection of customized motor homes in 1992 has developed into a production services company that now offers an assortment of trailers, trucks and studios for the entertainment industry. Read more...

Photo: Founded by alumni Mikel Elliott (left) and Jordan Kitaen (right), Quixote is a production services company that provides equipment, vehicles and studio spaces for the entertainment industry. (Courtesy of Jake Ross. Photo Illustration by Katelyn Dang/Illustrations director)


Q&A: Cast of ‘The Sex Lives of College Girls’ discusses erasing stigma around sex

Women are on top in “The Sex Lives of College Girls.” The final two episodes of the HBO Max series premiered Dec. 9, concluding the first season of the show led by co-creator Mindy Kaling. Read more...

Photo: (From left to right) Reneé Rapp, Pauline Chalamet, Alyah Chanelle Scott and Amrit Kaur play Leighton Murray, Kimberly Finkle, Whitney Chase and Bela Malhotra in “The Sex Lives of College Girls.” (Courtesy of HBO Max)



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