From lighthearted rom-coms to bloodcurdling horror flicks, movies tend to follow a formula for storytelling made successful by the predecessors of their genres. Given the recurring character and narrative archetypes that characterize each genre, people have come to know and identify with these tropes by relating them to their own lives. Read more...
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A24’s latest horror flick just barely delivers in its chilling social commentary. Released in theaters Friday, “Men” follows troubled widow Harper (Jessie Buckley) as she retreats to the countryside, where a mysterious being in the woods begins to terrorize her – a classic but overused horror movie trope. Read more...
Photo: Jessie Buckley plays Harper Marlowe in A24’s “Men.” (Courtesy of A24)
This story was updated May 15 at 10:40 p.m. In terms of nostalgia, “Senior Year” is making the grade. The teen flick follows 17-year-old Stephanie Conway (Rebel Wilson) as she cheerleads her way to the top of her high school’s social hierarchy in the early 2000s. Read more...
Photo: Rebel Wilson plays Stephanie Conway in Netflix’s “Senior Year.” (Courtesy of Boris Martin/Netflix)
In the heart of Cambodia Town, a local family market serves as a powerful symbol of resilience. Documentary filmmaker and alumnus Brandon Soun premiered two of his original short films, “Cambodia Town Thrives” and “Conversations at the Register,” at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival on May 5 and Sunday. Read more...
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Candace Ho is reanimating her story. Premiered at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival under the Armed With a Camera Fellowship, “w(HO)” is a mixed-media animation short film documenting director, writer and co-producer Candace Ho’s experience discovering her womanhood and sexuality. Read more...
Photo: Alumnus Candace Ho premiered her original mixed-media animation short film, “w(HO),” at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival. The short follows five chapters of her life and her journey with womanhood and discovering her sexuality. (Courtesy of Candace Ho)
Sometimes an unexpected blessing brings a much-needed conversation. Through nonprofit organization Visual Communications’ Armed With a Camera Fellowship, graduate student in directing Ziyao Liu premiered her short film “The Blessing” on Thursday at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, which is running until Friday. Read more...
Photo: Graduate student in directing Ziyao Liu premiered her short film “The Blessing” at the 2022 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival. The documentary short captures Liu’s process of blessing her mother’s nuptials while coping with the loss of her father. (Neha Krishnakumar/Daily Bruin)
Sarah Dessen is teaching Netflix viewers to carpe diem. Releasing Friday, Dessen’s novel-turned-film “Along For The Ride” follows recent high school graduate Auden (Emma Pasarow), who visits her father in the small beach town of Colby where she meets Eli (Belmont Cameli), a bike store owner who shares her struggle to cope with the past. Read more...
Photo: Belmont Cameli (left) and Emma Pasarow (right) play Eli and Auden in Netflix’s “Along For The Ride. (Emily V. Aragones/Netflix)
