“Me and Earl and the Dying Girl” Directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon Fox Searchlight Pictures 4.0/5.0 Paws “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl” pays tribute to the youth culture it portrays. Its trailer alone features an awkward panda suit, a steampunk classmate, movie references and ironic cancer sympathy cards. While the young adult dramedy does […]
Author Archives: Eileen Li
New additions to Art in the Union showcase different mediums, themes
This article was updated at 4:44 p.m. on May 7. Student artwork decorates the walls of Kerckhoff Hall and Ackerman Union, which upon closer examination, were created between the years 1972 and 2014. On Wednesday, the reception ceremony for this year’s additions took place. The four pieces, which incorporate a variety of mediums, themes and […]
Movie Review: ‘The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared’
While a glut of longevity advice exists on the Internet, perhaps one of the most effective ways for a person to live to 100 is to let all events, whether fortunate or misfortunate, glide off one’s shoulder. Opening in Los Angeles on Friday, Swedish director Felix Herngren’s comedy, “The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the […]
Film and Television Archive holds annual Celebration of Iranian Cinema
Near Eastern languages and cultures lecturer Latifeh Hagigi uses the UCLA Film and Television Archive’s annual Celebration of Iranian Cinema as a way to connect with her home country, which, for political reasons, she has not returned to since 1978. “It has always been very attractive to me to go and be involved in (the […]
Alum’s short film ‘Exhale’ to compete at Cannes Film Festival
Director Rock Chang looked over his shoulder as he filmed the last scene of “Exhale” and knew no other takes would be needed. Many of his crew members had tears in their eyes. “This is kind of sadistic, I guess,” Chang said, “But to be able to see the audience cry is an accomplishment for […]
Cross Cut: English-language Canadian films lack a distinct identity
In film editing, crosscutting is the technique of cutting between actions occurring at the same time, but in different locations. In Los Angeles, the entertainment capital of the world, foreign cinema rarely takes the spotlight from the plethora of local releases. Columnist Eileen Li discovers foreign cinema screenings in the L.A. area each week, placing […]
Cross Cut: LGBT films from Europe, America differ in focus
In film editing, crosscutting is the technique of cutting between actions occurring at the same time, but in different locations. In Los Angeles, the entertainment capital of the world, foreign cinema rarely takes the spotlight from the plethora of local releases. Columnist Eileen Li discovers foreign cinema screenings in the L.A. area each week, placing […]