Man’s best friend is telling the story in Alex Araki’s short film. Araki, a third-year English student, has been writing her film “The Best Summer Ever” for a little over a year. Read more...
Photo: Third-year English student Alex Araki has been writing the script for her short film, “The Best Summer Ever,” for a year. Araki said she hopes for audiences to resonate with the film, which is shown through a dog’s perspective. (Courtesy of Emily Wang)
Guy Ritchie is back in the director’s chair for another wild and hilariously British gangster movie. Ritchie’s last five feature films – including “Aladdin,” “Sherlock Holmes” and “King Arthur: Legend of the Sword” – have all been based on multimillion-dollar source material and produced by major studios, but “The Gentlemen” is his journey back into the indie world where he started his career. Read more...
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Aptly titled, “Authentic Mexican” tackles the appropriation of Mexican culture in everyday life. In the fourth episode of “Party of Five,” Emilio (Brandon Larracuente) agrees to host the family’s first catering gig for a wealthy white woman, believing that the exposure will be a surefire way to bring more money into the family business. Read more...
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Netflix is providing the “Sex Education” that traditional television wouldn’t dare attempt. The adolescent dramedy dropped its second season on the streaming platform Friday. With an eight-episode run, it managed to explore a cornucopia of issues – both sexual and romantic – better than most secondary schools could ever hope to. Read more...
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The Resistance and the First Order continue to clash in “Star Wars Resistance.” The computer-generated animated series, which directly precedes “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” will air its series finale on Disney XD on Jan. Read more...
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The title of UCLA Delta Kappa Alpha’s short film is taken to heart through a bewitching spell. Filmed in a Westwood apartment in January, “Love Hurts” follows roommates Will and Ben as they enchant a fraternity brother, Josh, using an ancient spell book, Dean Tsalickis, writer and fourth-year sociology student, said. Read more...
Photo: Directed by Kaitlyn DeShon and written by Dean Tsalickis, members of Delta Kappa Alpha, “Love Hurts” is being filmed this month in a Westwood apartment. The professional cinematic fraternity plans on submitting the five-minute short to the Campus Movie Fest. (Tanmay Shankar/Assistant Photo editor)
Warning: spoilers ahead They ride together, they die together – and, unfortunately, the Bad Boys made their worst movie yet together. The much-anticipated conclusion to the “Bad Boys” trilogy, “Bad Boys for Life,” brings veteran actors Will Smith and Martin Lawrence back on screen together Friday as Detective Mike Lowrey (Smith) and Detective Marcus Burnett (Lawrence). Read more...
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