A myriad of makeup-laden female eyes stare out from rows of handmade cards, watching every student walk past in Kaufman Hall. Behind two large glass panes, feminist art in the form of cards and photos fills the viewer’s gaze with bright colors, sharp textures and messages that challenge the normal patriarchal narrative. From Thursday, Oct. […]
Category Archives: Film & TV
Students reanimate the past with ‘Back to the Future Day’
A little girl sits in front of a TV screen, staring in wide-eyed fascination at a frizzy-haired scientist, his teenage lab assistant and their time-traveling DeLorean sports car. It has been 26 years since “Back to the Future Part II” characters Marty McFly and Doc Brown traveled forward in time to Oct. 21, 2015, and […]
Q&A: Cinematographer, alum discusses success of ‘Back to the Future’ series
Moviegoers have been watching Dean Cundey’s images for decades, from Kurt Russell overlooking a war-torn New York City to the DeLorean time machine zooming 88 miles per hour. After graduating from the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television in 1968, Cundey worked as cinematographer on features such as the “Back to the Future” trilogy, […]
Welcome to the future: Oct. 21, 2015
Oct. 21, 2015 is “Back to the Future Day.” Fans of the “Back to the Future” trilogy are celebrating the day that Marty McFly and Doc Brown traveled forward in time from 1989 in the second movie. “Back to the Future Part II” features a number of predictions of events and trends in 2015, including […]
To View or Not to View: ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ and ‘Jane the Virgin’
In the war zone that is the fall TV season, it’s important to pick out the gems hidden in the media mesh. Each week, A&E columnist Sebastian Torrelio will profile one new show and one returning show that share a connection, detailing how they may make those after-school hours more meaningful. The CW Television Network […]
Lights, Camera, Political Action: ‘In the Loop’
Flip on a news channel and you’re likely see to characters with perfectly coiffed hair making fantastical claims directly to camera. But how far does this connection between political figures and entertainment go? Each week A&E columnist Kevin Truong will look at a movie through the lens of modern politics, analyzing whether the political climate […]
Q&A: UCLA professor gives insight into film festivals
With over 5,000 film festivals around the world, filmmakers must bring a strong and clear voice to their movies in order to stand out, said Kathleen McInnis, a professor at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. McInnis has experience working at the world’s leading festivals, such as Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Berlin […]