Monday, June 23

UCLA Film & Television Archive to hold in-person screening of restored horror films

This post was updated Nov. 10 at 3:58 p.m. Recently restored and resurrected, Hollywood’s classic horror films are making a scream-inducing comeback. On Friday, the UCLA Film & Television Archive is screening the restored versions of two of the earliest horror films from Warner Bros., “Doctor X” and “Mystery of the Wax Museum,” at the Billy Wilder Theater, both of which were directed by Michael Curtiz and star actress Fay Wray. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA Film & Television Archive will be holding its first in-person screening of the year Friday, showing “Doctor X” and “Mystery of the Wax Museum. (Nina Morasky/Daily Bruin)


‘Succession’ season 3 recap – episode 4: ‘Lion in the Meadow’

No matter the distance, a son will always come running back to his father. Following the frantic commotion caused by the FBI’s sudden appearance in the final moments of last week’s episode, “Succession” slows down to take a breather in its latest installment. Read more...

Photo: (From left to right) Jeremy Strong, Adrien Brody and Brian Cox play Kendall Roy, Josh Aaronson and Logan Roy in “Succession.” (Courtesy of Macall B. Polay/HBO)



Film review: Marvel’s ‘Eternals’ features stellar cast but disengages viewers with dense plot

A group of new superheroes is here and planning to stay for a while, possibly for eternity. On Friday, Academy Award-winning director Chloé Zhao released her latest embarkment, “Eternals.” As part of phase four in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the film features a celebrity-studded cast including Gemma Chan, Richard Madden, Kumail Nanjiani and Angelina Jolie. Read more...

Photo: Marvel’s “Eternals” brings together a new group of superheroes, featuring plenty of familiar Hollywood faces. (Courtesy of Marvel Studios)



UCLA professor weaves in sensory experiences, new perspectives through films

This post was updated Oct. 31 at 10:09 p.m. Aparna Sharma knows the secret to giving a film its radiance. On Sept. 21, the professor in the world arts and cultures/dance department won two awards for her films “Mihin Sutta, Mihin Jibon (The Women Weavers of Assam),” and “Still Light” at the Tagore International Film Festival in Santiniketan, India. Read more...

Photo: World Arts and Cultures/Dance professor Aparna Sharma was nominated for two awards at the Tagore Film festival for her films “Mihin Sutta, Mihin Jibon (The Women Weavers of Assam),” and “Still Light.” (Courtesy of Aparna Sharma)


Film review: Metatextuality meets memory in sequel film ‘Souvenir: Part II’

Memory is a souvenir captured in the mind’s eye. In the sequel to her 2019 film, “The Souvenir,” director Joanna Hogg mends the broken pieces that make up Julie (Honor Swinton Byrne) – her counterpart in the semi-biographical film duology – to create a whole. Read more...

Photo: Honor Swinton Byrne plays Julie in “The Souvenir: Part II.” (Courtesy of Josh Barrett)



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