Cinema’s clash of the classes paints a frightening portrait of a status-obsessed society. From rags-to-riches stories of the self-made man portrayed in movies such as “The Wolf of Wall Street” to cryptic depictions of the tiresome nature of consumerism shown in “Fight Club,” cinema has long tackled capitalism and its pitfalls. Read more...
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Love persists even in the apocalypse. Released Sunday, the third installment of “The Last of Us” opens with Joel (Pedro Pascal) taking a rare moment of silence by the water in the woods. Read more...
Photo: Ellie (Bella Ramsey) (left) and Joel (Pedro Pascal)(right) stare at a pile of skeletons. The third episode of “The Last of Us” premiered on Jan 29. (Courtesy of Liane Hentscher/HBO)
The 2023 Sundance Film Festival is not dimming its light anytime soon. Held from Jan. 19 to Jan. 29, the largest independent film festival in the United States champions new voices and stories by premiering feature films, short films, indie episodic works and new frontier projects. Read more...
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Not all dirt roads taste of salt when the company and scenery along the way are so sweet. Produced by alumnus Maria Altamirano, “All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt” premiered in the U.S. Read more...
Photo: A woman stands in a forest holding a toddler. Produced by alumnus Maria Altamirano, “All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt” premiered at the U.S. Dramatic Competition at Sundance. (Courtesy of Jaclyn Martinez/A24)
This post was updated Feb. 5 at 11:30 p.m. In the more than 90 years since its conception, the horror genre in film has undergone major ebbs and flows in its storylines and themes. Read more...
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Eileen finds an unlikely companion in prison. Based on the novel of the same name, William Oldroyd’s thriller, “Eileen,” screened in the Premieres category of Sundance Film Festival 2023. Read more...
Photo: Anne Hathaway smiles to the right. The actress plays Rebecca in “Eileen.” (Joseph Jimenez/Assistant Photo editor)
The UCLA Film & Television Archive is resurrecting the stories of incarcerated women. On Saturday, the Archive will screen a digitally restored version of “We’re Alive,” a 1974 documentary detailing the experiences of women at the California Institution for Women, a state prison for female inmates in Chino, California. Read more...
Photo: A group of women stand holding a variety of signs. “We’re Alive” was produced by three alumni. (Courtesy of “We’re Alive”)
