A number of new films will show Westwood audiences the latest in Persian cinematic trends. The UCLA Film & Television Archive began its annual Celebration of Iranian Cinema on Saturday with a screening of “Tehran: City of Love,” followed by a Q&A with writer and director Ali Jaberansari. This year’s selection features a number of […]
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‘Game of Thrones’ season 8 recap – Episode 3: ‘The Long Night’
Winter is here: The final season of “Game of Thrones” is one of the most highly anticipated television events of the last decade. Follow our columnists as they explore students’ weekly reactions as an iconic era of pop culture comes to an end. Beware, spoilers lie ahead. Game of Thrones’ longest, most expensive episode yet […]
Film ‘The Last’ explores complicated family relationships in wake of Holocaust
Director Jeff Lipsky said his film would be provocative. Throughout its two-hour runtime, “The Last” portrays a Jewish family shattered by their beloved nana Claire, the family matriarch’s confession to being a Nazi. The film was screened Thursday evening at the James Bridges Theater at an event hosted by the Graduate Students Association and Melnitz […]
‘The Red Line’ panel discusses representation of black creatives in Hollywood
One gunshot forever changed the lives of three families in “The Red Line.” Connected by a crosstown train, the families form the subject of the drama series. The first two episodes of “The Red Line” are set to premiere Sunday on CBS, and UCLA’s African American Studies department offered a free screening of them Thursday at […]
Movie review: ‘Avengers: Endgame’ lives up to hype, provides perfect conclusion to franchise
As the saying goes, all good things must come to an end. Just to make two things clear – “Avengers: Endgame” is definitely the end, and the end might just be the best part. “Avengers: Endgame” was made for Marvel fans, by Marvel fans, and rightfully so. Millions of devoted moviegoers have stuck with this […]
Hammer Museum screens documentary chronicling life of iconic sex therapist
In the 1980s, Dr. Ruth Westheimer, an elderly Jewish woman with a slight accent, became synonymous with sex, said Liz Goldwyn. The “The Sex Ed” founder said Westheimer’s lengthy career as a sex therapist was chronicled decades later in director Ryan White’s 2019 documentary, “Ask Dr. Ruth.” Her grandmotherly demeanor is familiar to those who […]
Documentary analyzes director’s complex family dynamics with unique flashback style
“Running Aground” navigates the choppy waters of the tense relationships within the director’s family. Graduate directing student Jake O’Hare was inspired to create a documentary reenacting his changing family dynamics after learning about the sailing trips his father Scott, his aunt Sharon, his uncle Craig and his father’s alcoholic stepfather embarked on in the 1970s. […]