Wonder Woman shattered the comic book glass ceiling when she first burst onto stands in 1941. In 2017, she does so again as the first woman to front a superhero movie in a new wave of DC and Marvel films. “Wonder Woman” is everything a superhero movie should be – the film is populated with […]
Author Archives: Olivia Mazzucato
Instagram project gives feminist twist to major brand ads
Eileen Matthews has created advertisements using national brands including Kleenex and McDonalds. However, her ads aren’t meant to sell tissues or burgers – instead, they’re a form of art and activism. Matthews, a Los Angeles-based freelance advertising copy writer, created the Instagram project “100 Days of Feminist Ads” on April 4, a form of creative […]
Movie review: ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales’
Dead men tell no tales – unless they’re recycled from previous ones. “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales” features engaging action sequences and amusing scenes, but fails to meet the charm and wit of earlier films. It ultimately feels like a retread of the franchise’s best moments and characters. The fifth installment […]
‘The Good, the Plaid, and the Ugly’ showcases student-written plays
Three one-act plays will feature a support group for mystical creatures, a school for troubled girls and a dubious alien abduction. “The Good, the Plaid, and the Ugly,” premiering Friday, is the latest show produced by Lapu, the Coyote that Cares Theatre Company. The show features student-written plays, as well as improv performed by LCC […]
On the Rise: Monogem
Three-year-old Jen Hirsh used to love Luciano Pavarotti. But, Hirsh said, probably only because the opera singer had a beard that made him look like her father. Her first musical memories involve her and her father driving in the car to school, listening to the Three Tenors. “I’ve been singing ever since I was age […]
UCLA Extension grad’s film tells story of domestic abuse, immigration
Daniela Arguello finished the sound design for her short film “2500KM” the morning of the film’s premiere in Guatemala City. That night, the film played to a sold-out show of more than 400 people – the theater was so crowded some attendees had to sit on the ground. Many of the audience members cried when […]
Alumni focus on diversity in Netflix film ‘Deidra & Laney Rob a Train’
Susan Cartsonis watched “The Wizard of Oz” every year as a little girl. However, she quickly realized that there weren’t many other feminist role models like Dorothy on screen. “I like stories about women in which they’re dimensional, in which they have agency, in which they actually do things,” Cartsonis said. “While that may sound […]