Screen Scene: “In the Land of Women”

“In the Land of Women” Director Jon Kasdan Warner Bros. Pictures (Out Of 5) Carter Webb (Adam Brody), a naive, nicotine-dependent adult film screenwriter, is getting on a jet plane and leaving for … Michigan. And so “In the Land of Women” begins. After being dumped by his so-called true love, rising Hollywood starlet Sophia, […]

Picturing Iran

Stepping foot in a movie theater, an audience can be taken anywhere ““ across time and around the world. For the UCLA Film and Television Archive, the next stop across the globe is Iran, as the 17th Annual Celebration of Iranian Cinema kicks off at the Billy Wilder Theater, copresented by the Bijan and Soraya […]

Starstruck fans join the red carpet extravaganza

While stars like Leonardo DiCaprio and Cate Blanchett are sure to be front and center for this Sunday’s 79th Annual Academy Awards, those without their own billboards and $10 million paydays may find themselves stationed in front of the television. However, some 600 lucky fans will get a much better taste of film’s biggest night […]