“Girlhood”Directed by Céline SciammaStrand Releasing4.0 / 5.0 paws Unlike a certain boy-equivalent film of recent popularity, “Girlhood” doesn’t feel revolutionary or universal. The Parisian ghettos are far more corrupting than the middle-class suburbs of “Boyhood,” but it’s not just the environments that set the two apart: it’s how the films’ susceptible characters thrive in them. […]
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Film reveals hidden facets of Tibetan culture, language loss
Khashem Gyal speaks the language of an ancient and evolving culture. Like many young Tibetans, Gyal says he understands that speaking his native tongue of Amdo Tibetan has become increasingly rare. Gyal embraces this connection with the past, for it enables him to traverse a contentious gap between young Tibetans and a generation that, in […]
Q&A: Timothy DeLaGhetto talks becoming YouTube sensation, mainstream star
Tim Chantarangsu – better known by his moniker Timothy DeLaGhetto – began his career by making videos for his friends and posting them online.
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 […]
UCLA Film and Television Archive presents rare Mizoguchi films
Kenji Mizoguchi reflects the personal experiences of his sister’s life as a geisha and his father’s business and financial failure onto the big screen. The UCLA Film and Television Archive is showing nine of Mizoguchi’s films from Jan. 16 to Feb. 15 at the Billy Wilder Theater in the Hammer Museum. The series opened Friday […]
Second Take: Controversy surrounding ‘PK’ should spark discussion, not censorship
While “The Interview” has been taking the internet world by storm, the release of another film an ocean away is stirring up a similar controversy. Bollywood blockbuster “PK,” released earlier in December, has resulted in nationwide protests in India and backlash from certain groups for its alleged criticism of Hinduism and for distastefully offending religious […]
Cross Cut: Japanese animated war films maintain air of hopefulness
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 […]