In 1981, two UCLA students wondered why Los Angeles didn’t have its own LGBTQ film festival like those in San Francisco and New York – so they set out to create their own. Read more...

Photo: “Framing Agnes,” co-directed by Chase Joynt and Kristen Schilt, focuses on Agnes, a patient who is considered the first case study of someone to identity as transgender. The short film, to be screened this weekend at Outfest Los Angeles, features prominent trans actors including Angelica Ross and Zachary Drucker.(Courtesy of Aubree Bernier-Clarke)

This post was updated July 27 at 10:25 a.m. “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood” is an ode to Los Angeles in 1969, showcasing both glamorous fame and hidden pockets of violence. Read more...

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The courtroom showdown between Nicole Kidman and Meryl Streep was the soap opera equivalent to the Super Bowl. Celeste (Kidman) finally turns the tables on conniving mother-in-law Mary Louise (Streep) in a cathartic face-off that establishes an early, palpable tension. Read more...

Photo: (Courtesy of Merie W. Wallace)

Before World War II, most American films were created in Los Angeles. But following the war, Daniel Steinhart said it was cheaper to film overseas than in Hollywood. Read more...

Photo: Daniel Steinhart, assistant professor of cinema studies at the University of Oregon, curated the UCLA Film & Television Archive’s current screening series, which considers how globalization changed the film industry following World War II. (Courtesy of Joshua Rainey)