The moment the thunderbolt strikes her car, Adaline Bowman stops aging. Snowflakes swirl in the air, setting the stage for a magical and romantic tale, where nothing is the same again. Read more...
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April 24, 4:22 am
Film and Television Archive holds annual Celebration of Iranian Cinema
Near Eastern languages and cultures lecturer Latifeh Hagigi uses the UCLA Film and Television Archive’s annual Celebration of Iranian Cinema as a way to connect with her home country, which, for political reasons, she has not returned to since 1978. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA Film and Television Archive will host its annual Celebration of Iranian Cinema beginning Saturday and running until May 16 at the Hammer Museum’s Billy Wilder Theater. Safi Yazdanian’s 2014 film “What’s the Time in Your World?” will screen on May 6. (Courtesy of UCLA Film and Television Archive)
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April 23, 12:46 am
Movie review: “The Harvest”
“The Harvest” Directed by John McNaughton Elephant Eye Films 2 paws While the idea of a creepy organ-harvesting family sounds like a good horror film, “The Harvest” is a dried-up movie-watching experience. Read more...
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April 20, 11:56 pm
‘Green Screens’ film festival aims to educate on environmental issues
Sports broadcaster and television host Angela Sun has traveled to Midway Atoll in the middle of the Pacific Ocean to see the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in person. Read more...
Photo: Sports broadcaster and television host Angela Sun’s documentary, “Plastic Paradise: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch,” will be the first film shown in the second annual “Green Screens Film Festival.” (Courtesy of Angela Sun)
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April 20, 11:46 pm
CEC to hold post-film talk on ‘American Sniper’ after student outcry
Undergraduate student government officers added a post-film discussion to their Tuesday screening of “American Sniper” after dozens of students plastered its Facebook event page with concerns that the film promotes Islamophobia and glorifies war. Read more...
Photo: On the undergraduate government’s Campus Events Commission’s Facebook event page for Tuesday’s film screening of “American Sniper,” students protested the free showing of the controversial, Oscar-nominated film. In response, CEC added a discussion after the screening. (Warner Bros.)
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April 17, 10:09 am
Q&A: Producer talks documentary on cancer, filmmaking process
As a screenwriter and producer, Allison Gryphon’s first instinct after being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2011 was to watch a movie that would provide an accessible account of the disease. Read more...
Photo: Screenwriter and producer Allison Gryphon will be on campus Saturday, screening her directorial debut, “What the F@#- is Cancer and Why Does Everybody Have It?” The documentary aims to inspire conversation among viewers. (Jennifer Hu/Daily Bruin)
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April 16, 2:27 am
Movie review: ‘Child 44’
“Child 44” is a melting pot of a film in which director Daniel Espinosa throws a dollop of murder mystery, a soupçon of spy thriller, a pinch of political drama and to top it off, a generous dose of gut-wrenching action. Read more...
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