Sunday, December 28



TV review: ‘Hollywood’ offers a hopeful story but is too fantastical to be realistic drama

Warning: spoilers ahead. Hollywood made Ryan Murphy, so Murphy went and made “Hollywood” right back. Murphy, producer and creator of myriad series of episodic television from “Glee” to “American Crime Story” developed the recently released miniseries with Netflix along with producer Ian Brennan. Read more...

Photo: (Courtesy of Saeed Adyani/Netflix)


Movie review: ‘The Half of It’ offers fresh perspective on what a teenage rom-com can be

“The Half of It” distills the messy and reckless bits of teenage love into a heartfelt coming-of-age story, complemented by modern sensibilities and nuanced personas. Inspired by the French play “Cyrano de Bergerac,” Alice Wu wrote and directed the 2020 Netflix film, transposing the classic tale into the small fictional town of Squahamish. Read more...

Photo: (Courtesy of KC Bailey/Netflix)



Silver Screen Psychology: Films, TV could do more work to broaden depictions of anxiety

Mental health is explored extensively in popular media, from unsettling character studies like “Joker” to lighthearted family flicks such as “Inside Out.” But while some portrayals successfully shine a light on mental health conditions, others merely perpetuate stigmas and stereotypes. Read more...

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Film student seeks to tell a human story of resilience in crowdsourced documentary

This post was updated April 29 at 2:19 p.m. Pius Kung is passing a camera around the world – metaphorically, of course. The third-year film student is creating a documentary that showcases the various ways people are adapting to life under quarantine. Read more...

Photo: Third-year film student Pius Kung is pulling footage filmed by people around the world as they document life in quarantine. (Amy Zhang/Daily Bruin senior staff)



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