Category Archives: Film & TV

Movie Review: ‘Prisoners’

New thriller “Prisoners” keeps its audience alert and anxious while spinning every parent’s worst fear: a child gone missing. The film keeps an intense tone while presenting a carefully crafted plot that grips viewers with both its intelligence and terror. Directed by Denis Villeneuve and produced by Mark Wahlberg, “Prisoners” is adapted from a screenplay written by […]

Movie review: ‘Riddick’

With the innumerable remakes, reboots and sequels deluging Hollywood recently, “Riddick,” the third installment in the “Riddick” series, warrants anticipatory disappointment. However, “Riddick” proves to be an exception, never rising above expectations for a summer action movie but still remaining an enjoyable distraction. Taking place a few years after the last movie in the series, […]

White Sands: Iliana Sosa’s films connect to her past in border town

Leaving El Paso, Texas, five years ago, Iliana Sosa knew she would one day return to her hometown. But what she did not know was she would return to produce an award-winning thesis film. Sosa graduated in 2012 with a master of fine arts in film production and directing from UCLA’s School of Theater, Film […]

White Sands: UCLA MFA candidate’s film explores complex narratives

The first time Dehanza Rogers saw her film in a theater she began to cry. Rogers, a UCLA master of fine arts candidate in directing and cinematography, said she was emotional because, after several months of strenuous work to create her short film, “Sweet, Sweet Country,” she could finally see her hard work in front […]

White Sands: UCLA film student hopes to inspire festival audiences

A teenage girl, a mentally disabled boy and a lost horse. Nicole Gordon, master of fine arts candidate in film production and directing at UCLA, wanted to save these characters for her final thesis, but she knew she could no longer wait to see them on screen. “The Last Wild” is Gordon’s advanced directing film […]