For a few UCLA film students, it’s time to swap out their signature blue and gold with the iconic lemon-lime of Sprite Films. UCLA students Merlin Camozzi and Rick Perry from the School of Theater, Film and Television are among this year’s six teams of Sprite Films finalists with their film “What We Need.” The […]
Category Archives: Film & TV
Out of Focus: ‘Last Tango in Paris’ a classic ’70s film despite early controversy
In 1972, the New Yorker published a review of Bernardo Bertolucci’s “Last Tango in Paris” in which famed movie critic Pauline Kael argued that the film “had changed the face of an art form.” More than four decades later, Bertolucci’s masterpiece stands as one of the great films of its era. “Last Tango in Paris” […]
Student wins Sloan award for screenplay exploring muscular dystrophy
Laura Alsum struggled through writing sections of what would become her award-winning screenplay not as a result of a creative block, but because of the painful memories that resurfaced. Born with a congenital muscle disease that weakens her ability to move, Alsum shares many of the struggles of her screenplay’s main character. “My screenplay was […]
TV Review: ‘Game of Thrones’
Beware of spoilers, for they may be the death of those who have not caught up – then again, all men must die. After the devastating massacre at the end of the third season of “Game of Thrones,” season four has fans wondering, “Well – who’s next?” Luckily for us, season four starts off slow, […]
‘Transforming Hollywood’ explores changes in TV industry
The UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism and USC School of Cinematic Arts put aside their rivalryon Fridayto present the fifth annual Transforming Hollywood conference, held in the James Bridges Theater from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. With representatives from companies such as Amazon, Hulu, Netflix and […]
Movie Review: ‘Enemy’
In “Enemy,” Denis Villeneuve’s adaptation of José Saramago’s novel The Double, the film uses the infamous twin trope to challenge ideas of identity and sense of self. While screenwriter Javier Gullón creates an existential thriller that adheres to the needs of the audience to be shaken up, the film manages to use enough symbolism and […]
Movie Review: ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’
Captain America has always been a figure of American patriotism, war-prone justice and, more recently, moral value at a time when his heroism is increasingly relevant. His introduction in the 1940s was a propaganda-like inspiration for the destruction of fascism – his revival during the superhero craze of the 1960s brought a message of hope […]