Hollywood has persevered through a year of trials and tribulations, and this year’s Oscars ceremony speaks to how the industry overcame challenges and is finally honoring diverse storytelling. Read more...
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April 18, 7:49 pm
Daily Bruin staffers give their predictions for 93rd Academy Awards
This year’s Academy Awards nominees are a testament to the artists’ and the greater industry’s perseverance during a year of unprecedented challenges. Even through the COVID-19 pandemic, many incredible films made their way to select theaters and homes across the world. Read more...
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April 18, 7:31 pm
Q&A: UCLA alumnus talks visual effects in Academy Award-nominated ‘Mulan’
It takes more than a little magic to bring a story to life. Arriving more than two decades after the original film, Disney’s live-action remake of “Mulan” has been nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Visual Effects category. Read more...
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April 18, 7:05 pm
Alumna’s film ‘The Mole Agent’ provides heartfelt look at living in a nursing home
Loneliness is a daunting feeling, and “The Mole Agent” perfectly depicts the emotions it comes with all inside a gloomy nursing home. The latest documentary produced by UCLA alumna Marcela Santibañez features an elder private investigator, Sergio Chamy, exploring the living conditions of a nursing home resident – but it soon reconfigures into a film that gives heartfelt insight into life at a small yet tightly knit home in Chile. Read more...
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April 18, 6:54 pm
‘A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon’ conveys story through music, sound effects
Even with an absence of dialogue, Shaun the Sheep still manages to speak. The second installment in the “Shaun the Sheep Movie” franchise, “A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon” is nominated for Best Animated Feature film at the 93rd Academy Awards. Read more...
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April 18, 6:53 pm
Q&A: Producer Peilin Chou discusses cultural authenticity, symbolism in ‘Over the Moon’
Fueled by an out-of-this-world storyline, the message of loss and healing in “Over the Moon” remains pertinent and grounded. A modern retelling of the Chinese Chang’e myth, the film frames the story of the immortal moon goddess longing for her lover who was left on earth through the eyes of Fei Fei, a 14-year-old girl whose mother recently died. Read more...
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April 18, 6:48 pm
Creators share a deeply intimate story of grief and healing in ‘Pieces of a Woman’
A mother mends together broken parts into something whole in “Pieces of a Woman.” Directed by Kornél Mundruczó and written by Kata Wéber – partners who embarked on the film to process their own loss – “Pieces of a Woman” is a journey through grief and healing. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Benjamin Loeb/Netflix)