Hollywood has often relied on convention, with an emphasis on the three-act structure, which is a model often used to break up a narrative into three parts: setup, confrontation and resolution. Read more...
Photo: (Katelyn Dang/Illustrations director)
A group of new superheroes is here and planning to stay for a while, possibly for eternity. On Friday, Academy Award-winning director Chloé Zhao released her latest embarkment, “Eternals.” As part of phase four in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the film features a celebrity-studded cast including Gemma Chan, Richard Madden, Kumail Nanjiani and Angelina Jolie. Read more...
Photo: Marvel’s “Eternals” brings together a new group of superheroes, featuring plenty of familiar Hollywood faces. (Courtesy of Marvel Studios)
An unexpected disruption ends in scorched ties between a brother and sister. With a knockout third episode, the latest season of “Succession” latches onto its momentum and rides the wave of quality and intensity. Read more...
Photo: Nicholas Braun (left) and Matthew Macfadyen (right) play Greg Hirsch and Tom Wambsgans in “Succession.” (Courtesy of Macall B. Polay/HBO)
This post was updated Oct. 31 at 10:09 p.m. Aparna Sharma knows the secret to giving a film its radiance. On Sept. 21, the professor in the world arts and cultures/dance department won two awards for her films “Mihin Sutta, Mihin Jibon (The Women Weavers of Assam),” and “Still Light” at the Tagore International Film Festival in Santiniketan, India. Read more...
Photo: World Arts and Cultures/Dance professor Aparna Sharma was nominated for two awards at the Tagore Film festival for her films “Mihin Sutta, Mihin Jibon (The Women Weavers of Assam),” and “Still Light.” (Courtesy of Aparna Sharma)
Memory is a souvenir captured in the mind’s eye. In the sequel to her 2019 film, “The Souvenir,” director Joanna Hogg mends the broken pieces that make up Julie (Honor Swinton Byrne) – her counterpart in the semi-biographical film duology – to create a whole. Read more...
Photo: Honor Swinton Byrne plays Julie in “The Souvenir: Part II.” (Courtesy of Josh Barrett)
“In the Best Interests of the Children” transports viewers to the ’70s for a history lesson on queer parenthood. On Thursday, the UCLA Film & Television Archive will host a virtual screening of the 1977 documentary film co-directed by Elizabeth Stevens, Cathy Zheutlin and Frances Reid, followed by a prerecorded Q&A with Reid and Senior Programmer at Film Independent, Jenn Wilson. Read more...
Photo: Two subjects speak in the 1977 documentary “In the Best Interests of the Children.” (Courtesy of Women Make Movies)
Rooftop Sin-ema Club is bringing spooky October screenings to Los Angeles. Each of the Los Angeles locations of Rooftop Cinema Club – including Downtown Los Angeles, El Segundo and The Drive-Up at Santa Monica Airport – are transforming into Rooftop Sin-ema Club to present Halloween-themed movie screenings and activities throughout the month of October. Read more...
Photo: (Katelyn Dang/Illustrations director)
