Saturday, March 21

Film review: New ‘Wuthering Heights’ offers frustrating, stunning interpretation

Editor’s note: This review contains descriptions of abuse and a miscarriage that some readers may find disturbing. Warning: Spoilers ahead. Emerald Fennell’s “Wuthering Heights” does not adapt Emily Brontë’s classic novel, but dissects, discards and ultimately rebuilds it into something deeply human. Read more...

Photo: Jacob Elordi as Heathcliff (left) and Margot Robbie as Catherine Earnshaw (right) stand together in dark outfits with solemn looks on their faces. Director Emerald Fennell’s “Wuthering Heights” adapts Emily Brontë’s classic novel though ultimately rebuilds it into something distinct. (Courtesy of the New York Times)


‘Numbskull Revolution’ marks punk filmmaker Jon Moritsugu’s return from pause

Punk cinema is alive in Los Angeles. Filmmaker Jon Moritsugu, known to those around him as the godfather of punk cinema, screened “Numbskull Revolution” – his first feature in over a decade – for the UCLA Film & Television Archive at the Hammer Museum on Feb. Read more...

Photo: Actors Max Sanders (left) in an orange jacket and James Duval (right) in a blue and pink jacket are pictured staring at each other. (Courtesy of Apathy Productions)


Film review: ‘The Strangers: Chapter 3’ sabotages suspense with excessive exposition

This post was updated Feb. 10 at 8:31 p.m. Warning: Spoilers ahead. “The Strangers: Chapter 3” arrives with the promise of finality but collapses under the weight of a franchise too eager to explain itself. Read more...

Photo: Three masked individuals are pictured sitting inside of a car, shoulder to shoulder. “The Strangers: Chapter 3” marks the third and concluding installment in the franchise. (Courtesy of Lionsgate)



Alexa Cruz becomes inaugural recipient of Carol Burnett scholarship

For one UCLA student, a celebrated alumnus has offered an extra boost to her educational pursuits. Alexa Cruz, a first-year theater student with an emphasis in musical theater, is the inaugural recipient of the Carol Burnett Endowed Undergraduate Scholarship in Musical Theater. Read more...

Photo: Carol Burnett (left) and Alexa Cruz (right) pose together. On meeting Burnett, Cruz said people emphasized that her name being put alongside Burnett’s spelled future success for her career. (Courtesy of Sebastian Hernandez/UCLA)