Schoolyard fights turn deadly in alumna Angela How’s psychological thriller, “Rock Sugar.” Releasing digitally Tuesday under the alternate North American title “Bullied,” the film navigates the complex relationship between 12-year-old Charlotte (Jacinta Klassen) and her bully Brenda (Lulu Fitz). Read more...
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This post was updated May 31 at 6:25 p.m. Fire is a creative force in “Those Who Wish Me Dead.” Released May 14 and now streaming on HBO Max and playing in select theaters, the film is a story about two lost individuals coming together in the midst of an action thriller that invokes fire in its most emotional moments. Read more...
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“Cruella” mixes ’70s fashion, edgy music and its famous Dalmatians in a prequel that would be almost too cruel to miss. Much like its 2014 film “Maleficent,” Disney’s newest live-action follows the origin story of the notorious villain in the Disney classic “101 Dalmatians.” Now playing in theaters and streaming on Disney+ with premier access, “Cruella” takes place in 1970s London amid the contrasting worlds of fashion and music. Read more...
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Seventeen years later, it’s the one where they finally reunite. Directed by Ben Winston and executive produced by the six main cast members, “Friends: The Reunion” is now available to stream on HBO Max. Read more...
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UCLA’s Korean Culture Night uprooted itself to plant in new soil. Titled “NAMOK,” this year’s Korean Culture Night is leaving the Royce Hall stage and grounding itself in YouTube in the form of a docuseries. Read more...
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Though not quite back from the dead, the mainstream zombie subgenre definitely has new life now that Zack Snyder is back in the game. Snyder’s newest film “Army of the Dead” is set to come out on Netflix on Friday and is currently playing in select theaters, including the newly renovated Landmark Westwood. Read more...
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This post was updated May 23 at 7:01 p.m. Personal experiences were pulled apart, then edited in cohesion for the production of the short film “Apart, Together.” Currently on a festival run but set to publicly release late 2021, “Apart, Together” follows Yiru (Shavvon Lin) and her mother’s (Leann Lei) search for her sister (Michele Panu) – who her mother abandoned in China because of the country’s one-child policy – in Los Angeles. Read more...
Photo: Alumna Shavvon Lin’s new film “Apart, Together” touches on China’s one-child policy, following a woman’s journey to discover her worth and cultural belonging. (Kristin Jean Pischel/Daily Bruin)
