As the autumn wind breezes in, upcoming blockbusters are heating up the cinema screens. Summer sun is being traded for the crisp, cool fall, but this season’s film lineup is sure to keep fun and warmth in the air. Read more...
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National Silent Movie Day is cutting through the noise for silent films. In its inaugural celebration this year, NSMD will celebrate the cinematic form Sept. 29 and encourages audience participation by hosting movie screenings, sharing film titles on social media and launching online campaigns. Read more...
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This post was updated Oct. 9 at 11:00 p.m. Some stories are painful past the point of tears. In her latest virtual reality project, “Tearless,” director and UCLA film professor Gina Kim continues to tell the story of “comfort women” in Korea subjected to sexual violence at the hands of the United States military from the 1950s. Read more...
Photo: Director and UCLA film professor Gina Kim’s latest 3D VR film “Tearless” seeks to educate viewers around the history of comfort women in South Korea, immersing viewers into the scenes themselves. (Courtesy of Cyan Films)
This post was updated Sept. 26 at 9:54 p.m. Five years after its Broadway debut, “Dear Evan Hansen” is hoping to last forever on the big screen. Read more...
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Kicking off the fall season in elegant black and gold, this year’s Emmy Awards brought an air of celebration to small screens far and wide. Relocated from the usual Microsoft Theater venue for the second year in a row, this year’s 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards were held at the L.A. Read more...
Photo: The 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards celebrated community and uplifting spirits. Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series was won by writers (left to right) Jen Statsky, Lucia Aniello and Paul W. Downs of HBO Max’s “Hacks.” The award was presented by the main cast of “Schitt’s Creek,” including Catherine O’Hara (right). (Courtesy of Phil McCarten/Invision for the Television Academy/AP Images)
In the same way that iridescent colors shift in the light, “Iridescence” is shimmering with meaning. The student-made short film, which is currently in postproduction, follows the life of an 18-year-old budding artist named Christian (Patrick Zhang) as he experiences his first panic attack amid the stress of college applications. Read more...
Photo: “Iridescence” seeks to destigmatize the topic of mental health in the Asian American community. The student-made film follows a young artist’s journey expressing himself through his work as he simultaneously works to better understand his family. (Anika Chakrabarti/Assistant Photo editor)
Rehearsals are underway in preparation for in-person classes this fall. After a year of fully online courses, the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television has prepared a variety of courses for a hybrid or in-person setting that will allow students to engage in an interactive environment. Read more...
Photo: After more than a year of adapting to Zoom classes and online learning, students and staff are preparing to return to more in-person settings. Three professors from the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, Wendy Kurtzman (left), Michelle Liu Carriger (center) and Perry Daniel (right) share their teaching plans for the upcoming school year. (From left to right: Courtesy of Wendy Kurtzman, Anika Chakrabarti/Assistant Photo editor, Courtesy of Perry Daniel)
