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March 13, 11:25 am

Oscars 2022: Alumnus’s visual effects work brings ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ magic to big screen

This post was last updated June 14 at 7:38 p.m. Web-slinging through the multiverse would be pure scientific fantasy without visual effects. Bringing the fictional world of Spider-Man to life on the big screen, alumnus and visual effects supervisor Kelly Port was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects for his work in “Spider-Man: No Way Home.” After Peter Parker (Tom Holland) asks Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) to cast a spell that would conceal his superhero alter-ego, he accidentally opens his world to the interdimensional villains of past Spider-Man films. Read more...

Photo: Alumnus Kelly Port was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects in “Spider-Man: No Way Home.” (Left to right: Courtesy of Digital Domain, courtesy of Marvel)

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March 12, 11:12 pm

Oscars 2022: UCLA lecturer helps guide cultural representation on ‘Raya and the Last Dragon’

This post was updated March 27 at 9:43 p.m. From cultural nuances to character naming, accurate representation is a team effort. For Disney’s “Raya and the Last Dragon,” this team was the Southeast Asia Story Trust. Read more...

Photo: Asian languages and cultures lecturer Juliana Wijaya worked as a linguist for Disney’s “Raya and the Last Dragon.” As a member of the Southeast Asia Story Trust, Wijaya reviewed character names to ensure accurate language representation in the film. (Photo by Anya Yakimenko/Daily Bruin. Photo illustration by Megan Fu/Daily Bruin)

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March 11, 3:38 pm

Film review: Playful animation elements color adolescent experience in Pixar’s ‘Turning Red’

Everyone grows up – some into giant, fluffy red pandas. Pixar’s latest feature “Turning Red” is centered around the story of a Chinese Canadian 13-year-old girl named Meilin Lee (Rosalie Chiang). Read more...

Photo: Pixar’s “Turning Red” follows young Chinese Canadian teenager Meilin Lee as she navigates puberty and cultural identity after transforming into a giant red panda. (Courtesy of Disney+)

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March 5, 7:58 pm

Oscars 2022: Q&A: UCLA alumnus discusses class stratification in futuristic short film ‘Please Hold’

This post was updated March 27 at 10:00 p.m. Please hold – the future will be here shortly. Set in a sci-fi reality of the near future, the short film “Please Hold” is nominated for an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film. Read more...

Photo: Erick Lopez plays Mateo in “Please Hold.” Co-produced by alumnus Diego Nájera, the film is nominated for an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film. (Courtesy of Farhad Ahmed Dehlvi/Scavenger Entertainment)

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March 5, 7:25 pm

Oscars 2022: Lush world of ‘Encanto’ blooms from on-screen representation

This post was updated March 27 at 9:20 p.m. Colombian representation in film blooms boldly in “Encanto.” Nominated for three Academy Awards including Best Animated Feature Film, the Disney film follows the magical Madrigal family as they navigate their gifts and enchanted home – their “encanto” – set in the protected, forested landscape of Colombia. Read more...

Photo: Assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology Felipe Zapata collaborated with Disney as a Colombian botanist in the Oscar-nominated film “Encanto,” where he worked with animators for accurate plant representation in the movie. (Megan Cai/Daily Bruin)

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March 4, 3:14 pm

UCLA Film & Television Archive to showcase digital films of James Benning

This post was updated March 8 at 12:33 p.m. James Benning is celebrating half a century of landscape film mastery. From Friday to Sunday, the UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Hammer Museum will be presenting a three-night program designed by filmmaker Benning and curator Steve Anker. Read more...

Photo: A still from filmmaker James Benning’s “Stemple Pass.” The film will be screened along with two of Benning’s other films in a three-day program hosted by the UCLA Film and Television Archive and the Hammer Museum. (Courtesy of James Benning)

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March 2, 9:05 pm

Q&A: Cast, director discuss narrative importance of perspective in ‘The Batman’

The hero of the shadows is coming back into the spotlight. Releasing in theaters on Friday, “The Batman” reintroduces Gotham City’s favorite billionaire, Bruce Wayne (Robert Pattinson), during his early vigilante years as the Batman. Read more...

Photo: Zoë Kravitz (left) and Robert Pattinson (right) play Selina Kyle and Bruce Wayne in “The Batman.”(Courtesy of Jonathan Olley/DC Comics)


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