Thursday, April 2

Q&A: Author Larry Duplechan on Hollywood history in memoir ‘Movies That Made Me Gay’

This post was updated Oct. 24 at 8:56 p.m. Larry Duplechan is rewinding the films that changed his life. The alumnus and Lambda Literary Award-winning author released his latest book, “Movies That Made Me Gay,” on Oct. Read more...

Photo: Larry Duplechan smiles for his headshot. The alumnus released his memoir, “Movies That Made Me Gay,” on Oct. 2. (Courtesy of John Farrell Jr.)


Alumni-founded production company Highball Media offers members artistic freedom

This post was updated Oct. 26 at 7:43 p.m. Limits are surpassing the stratosphere in Highball Media’s productions. Highball Media, a production company co-founded by alumni Lucy Urbano and Charlie Stuip, is composed of artists seeking to express themselves authentically and unapologetically. Read more...

Photo: The cast and crew of “Cassiopeia8000” pose for a photo. The film was produced by Highball Media, a production company co-founded by alumni Lucy Urbano and Charlie Stuip. (Courtesy of Santana Aguirre)


Film review: With slow burn, ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ meticulously confronts American greed

This post was updated Oct. 22 at 7:46 p.m. “Can you find the wolves in this picture?” The perpetrators are devastatingly captured on the silver screen. Read more...

Photo: Lily Gladstone (left) and Leonardo DiCaprio (right) play Mollie and Ernest Burkhart in “Killers of the Flower Moon.” Co-written by Martin Scorsese, the director’s 26th feature film released in theaters Friday. (Courtesy of Apple TV+)




Screening of ‘The March’ will commemorate 60th anniversary of March on Washington

The March on Washington is being revisited through a cinematic lens 60 years later. On Thursday, the UCLA Film & Television Archive will be hosting a virtual screening of “The March,” the 1964 documentary capturing the historic political demonstration at the height of the Civil Rights Movement. Read more...

Photo: A still from “The March” is shown. The 1964 documentary will be presented virtually by the UCLA Film & Television Archive on Thursday in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington. (Courtesy of NARA)


Writers Guild of America reaches tentative deal with studios to end strike

The Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers arrived at a tentative deal on Sunday.  Negotiating parties for the WGA and AMPTP reached a tentative agreement on a new three-year contract, according to an emailed statement sent to WGA union members Sunday night. Read more...

Photo: Two members of the Writers Guild of America stand at the Warner Bros. Studio picket line. The WGA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers arrived at a tentative deal on Sunday. (Daily Bruin file photo)



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