Saturday, June 21

Sundance 2023: Alumni look toward global release of ‘Run Rabbit Run’ after festival jump-start

This post was updated Jan. 18 at 9:11 p.m. “Run Rabbit Run” is haring toward its Sundance premiere, and it does not plan on stopping there. Read more...

Photo: A child stands with a rabbit mask. Executive produced by three alumni, “Run Rabbit Run” will premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival in the Midnight category. (Courtesy of “Run Rabbit Run”)


‘The Last of Us’ season 1 recap – episode 1: ‘When You’re Lost in the Darkness’

This post was updated Jan. 24 at 9:50 p.m. A fungal infection wreaks havoc in “The Last of Us.” The HBO show, adapted from the 2013 game of the same name, premiered Sunday, almost 10 years after the original game was released. Read more...

Photo: Bella Ramsey (left) and Anna Torv (right) play Ellie Williams and Theresa “Tess” Servopoulos in HBO’s “The Last of Us.” The first episode of the series premiered Sunday. (Courtesy of Liane Hentscher/HBO)


Q&A: Sarah Polley, Claire Foy explore ‘difficult conversations’ in ‘Women Talking’

This post was updated Jan. 10 at 8:43 p.m. Sarah Polley is bringing salient stories of womanhood from page to screen. Based on Miriam Toews’ novel of the same name, “Women Talking” centers on a group of women in an isolated religious colony who must decide the best course of action following a string of sexual assaults by the colony’s men. Read more...

Photo: The cast of “Women Talking” gather in a barn. The film, written and directed by Sarah Polley, is based on the novel of the same name. (Courtesy of Michael Gibson)




‘The White Lotus’ season 2 recap – episode 6: ‘Abductions’

All actions have devastating consequences in “The White Lotus.” In its sixth episode titled “Abductions,” the HBO series further explores the fallout of the deception and jealousy that has muddled the relationship between the guests of the titular hotel. Read more...

Photo: Simona Tabasco (left) and Adam DiMarco (right) play Lucia and Albie on HBO’s “The White Lotus.” The penultimate episode of the second season premiered on Dec. 4. (Courtesy of Fabio Lovino/HBO)


UCLA alumnus explores fish out of water family dynamics in short film

This post was updated Jan. 10 at 8:39 p.m. Jeremy Hsing’s latest short film is encouraging viewers to think outside the tank. The alumnus’ project “Fish” follows a Chinese American man named Tiger who faces conflicting emotions after failing to attend the funeral of his traditional, estranged mother. Read more...

Photo: A goldfish in fishbowl sits on top of a brown coffee table. Written and directed by alumnus Jeremy Hsing, “Fish” explores a mother-son relationship after the mother dies and is reincarnated into a fish. (Courtesy of Samantha Umbay)



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