Author Archives: Emily Wang

“The Lives of Others” Director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck Sony Pictures Classics Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck’s directorial debut, “The Lives of Others,” poses several weighty questions. How do people redeem themselves after selling their bodies and souls? How do people deal with guilt when they betray the lives and careers of loved ones? How do […]

Typical images of the 1930s in America: the Great Depression, migrant farm workers, Herbert Hoover. Few think of cinema. But the 1930s mark one of the most heralded decades in movie history. The Crank, a graduate student film association, celebrates this feature-rich era with its series of film screenings for this quarter, “Sin & Seduction: […]

In the midst of a leafy residential area of Leimert Park sits an amalgam of business and ideas. The Lucy Florence Coffeehouse opened its doors in 1996 but has since become much more than just a place to eat. Though it features most famously a gourmet coffeehouse and a sandwich shop, Lucy Florence has become […]

Giving people advice they don’t want to hear can be hard, or worse, awkward. But now, the Internet is making it easy. Thanks to “How Do I Say This?”, the brainchild of David Harris, a fourth-year graduate student in the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, anxious participants can worry no more about those […]

“Flags of Our Fathers” Director Clint Eastwood DreamWorks Pictures (Out of 5) Six American soldiers struggle to hoist the heavy pole bearing an American flag. As the stars and stripes flutter in the breeze, the moment is immortalized as a snapshot that sends electric shocks of hope to a nation on the brink of despair. […]

Think you know rock ‘n’ roll? Think again. The Crank film club, a graduate student society through the UCLA Department of Film, Television and Digital Media, will be educating rock fans (and even the musically curious) through a series of rock films hosted at the James Bridges Theater at 8 p.m. on Wednesday nights through […]