This post was updated April 30 at 8:19 p.m. Despite increased efforts, Hollywood still isn’t producing content that reflects its diverse audience. Conducted by UCLA faculty and students, the 2023 Hollywood Diversity Report, Part One: Film is the 10th report in an annual series analyzing the degree to which underrepresented groups were involved in front of and behind the camera in 2022. Read more...
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Deal or no deal, the Roys find themselves in mountains of trouble to match the imposing landscape. In this week’s installment of “what would dad do?” the fifth episode finds Waystar’s top minds jet-setting to Norway for GoJo’s annual retreat in a prototypical “Succession” setup. Read more...
Photo: Alexander Skarsgård plays Lukas Matsson in “Succession.” The fifth episode of the fourth season of the HBO series premiered Sunday.(Courtesy of Graeme Hunter/HBO)
This post was updated April 23 at 9:19 p.m. “Beau Is Afraid” is giving audiences more than a fright. Released Friday and produced by A24, Ari Aster’s third feature film follows Beau Wassermann (Joaquin Phoenix), a paranoid middle-aged man who must brave the freakish, bizarre world outside his apartment after hearing of his mother’s death. Read more...
Photo: Joaquin Phoenix plays the titular character in “Beau Is Afraid.” Directed and written by Ari Aster, the film premiered on April 21. (Courtesy of A24)
“Extrapolations” is delving into the heart of the planet’s future. The Apple TV+ anthology drama series connects eight stories across a 33-year timeline from 2037 to 2070, acquainting viewers with authentically human responses to a world severely affected by climate change. Read more...
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The Hammer Museum is opening a television time capsule this weekend. On Friday and Saturday, the museum will be hosting the Orphan Film Symposium, a free event that focuses on media preservation. Read more...
Photo: Two men are pictured in a Fox Movietone newsreel outtake named “Television Pictures.” The archive will present various rare TV programs beginning April 21. (Courtesy of Univ. of South Carolina, Moving Image Research Collections)
The line between potential heirs to WayStar Royco is lightly penciled and paper thin. Following the dramatic wreckage of Logan Roy’s (Brian Cox) abrupt exit, “Succession” returns to its more understated, morbidly humorous form in its fourth episode. Read more...
Photo: (From left to right) Sarah Snook, Jeremy Strong and Kieran Culkin play Shiv, Kendall and Roman in “Succession.” Episode four of the HBO series premiered Sunday. (Courtesy of David Russell/HBO)
Trapped in Geo Bradley’s clustered world, characters face outside threats and complex dynamics within themselves. As a kid who would rewatch horror and thriller movies, the alumnus found it exciting to experience danger and fear from a safe distance, she said. Read more...
Photo: Geo Bradley peers off into the distance. The alumnus’ screenplay “Rot” was recently selected for the Blumhouse and K Period Media Screamwriting Fellowship. It follows an antisocial, obessive-compulsive protagonist who cleans biohazards. (Christine Kao/Daily Bruin staff)
