“Beast Beast” is not your typical coming-of-age cautionary tale. Directed by Danny Madden, the feature drama follows the lives of three teenagers, Krista (Shirley Chen), Nito (Jose Angeles) and Adam (Will Madden), whose journeys converge into an increasingly intricate storyline that changes their lives forever. Read more...
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A calm, suburban lifestyle can turn upside down overnight. Currently in theaters and available on video on demand starting April 16, the Universal Pictures feature “Nobody” follows Hutch Mansell (Bob Odenkirk), who used to be an auditor for the military and is now a suburban father trying to live a mundane life. Read more...
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The first season of MCS Media’s recent podcast explores one director’s quest to make a cool movie. Completing its first season with Tuesday’s episode, MCS Media’s documentary-style podcast “Make Cool Sh!t” focuses on director Josh Ruben’s filmmaking journey of his horror-comedy feature, “Scare Me.” Donny Dykowsky said he and the podcast series’s other co-founder Mike Bulger originally set out to tell the stories of artists executing their different creative processes. Read more...
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Hollywood has persevered through a year of trials and tribulations, and this year’s Oscars ceremony speaks to how the industry overcame challenges and is finally honoring diverse storytelling. Read more...
This year’s Academy Awards nominees are a testament to the artists’ and the greater industry’s perseverance during a year of unprecedented challenges. Even through the COVID-19 pandemic, many incredible films made their way to select theaters and homes across the world. Read more...
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It takes more than a little magic to bring a story to life. Arriving more than two decades after the original film, Disney’s live-action remake of “Mulan” has been nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Visual Effects category. Read more...
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Loneliness is a daunting feeling, and “The Mole Agent” perfectly depicts the emotions it comes with all inside a gloomy nursing home. The latest documentary produced by UCLA alumna Marcela Santibañez features an elder private investigator, Sergio Chamy, exploring the living conditions of a nursing home resident – but it soon reconfigures into a film that gives heartfelt insight into life at a small yet tightly knit home in Chile. Read more...
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