“Cobra Kai” shows no mercy when it comes to streaming numbers, but a conversation on the show’s cultural influence strikes hard amid such success. Continuing the story of “The Karate Kid” films more than 20 years later, “Cobra Kai” finds Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) and Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) resurrecting their respective karate dojos and getting just about everyone in their lives entrenched in their morally gray rivalry. Read more...
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Hollywood’s absurdity is laid bare in Edwin Porres Jr.’s first-ever feature film. The UCLA Extension alumnus along with his wife and alumna, Jaime Porres, wrote and produced “Hóllyweird,” an independent feature film detailing the struggles of Latinos in Hollywood with a satirical twist. Read more...
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With the COVID-19 pandemic, many have seen a drastic change in how and where they consume entertainment. While movie theaters have been the more prominent mode of content consumption compared to streaming services in the past, the latter seems to have caught up, if not exceeded, in relevance lately. Read more...
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Black and white pictures and ’60s style beehives are swapped for colorful blouses and sleek straight hair in “WandaVision” episode three, but the mystery remains. Released Friday, the latest episode of Marvel’s newest series picks up right where it left off in episode two – with the superhero couple suddenly expecting a baby. Read more...
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This post was updated Jan. 28 at 7:25 p.m. May Hong HaDuong is leading the UCLA Film & Television Archive on a new path in 2021, beginning with her notable appointment. Read more...
Photo: After graduating from UCLA in 2006, May Hong HaDuong is the first woman and person of color to head the UCLA Film & Television Archive. (Ashley Kenney/Assistant Photo editor)
Musical ingenuity and virtual collaboration have led to one of TikTok’s most creative developments. A crowdsourced production of “Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical” was released Jan. 1 on the theater ticketing platform TodayTix and streamed live Jan. Read more...
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“Disclosure” is bringing the hammer down on the history of transgender representation. Originally released in June 2020, the Netflix Original documentary explores how the trans community has been historically depicted in the media by critiquing harmful stereotypes within films and TV shows. Read more...
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