Parasite made history not only with this year's Oscar nominations, but with its wins for both best international feature film and best picture, making it the first film in cinema history to prevail in both categories and the first foreign-language film to be named best picture. Bong Joon Ho's pic about class inequality and an opportunistic family was the first South Korean film ever to be nominated for best picture. It also won best original screenplay and director honors (as well as the Film I

'Bad Boys for Life' Premiere: Will Smith Reflects on Timing of Third Film “Of the movies I've done where people walk up on the street and say, 'Hey, man, when are you going to do another one?,’ 'Bad Boys' is the one. Nobody is asking for 'Pursuit of Happyness 2,'" Smith told The Hollywood Reporter at the film's Los Angeles premiere. Will Smith and Martin Lawrence reprise their roles as Miami detectives Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett in Bad Boys for Life, the latest installment in the action-pa

Anything from a photo of a body to an intricately weaved basket can be used to portray intimacy. Intimacy can manifest itself in many ways depending on the creator, said graduate student Cherisse Gray. Works created by MFA students across Southern California that revolve around the theme of intimacy are on display in the “New Wight Biennial 2019: Circadian Regions” exhibition at the Broad Art Center through Oct. 10. The exhibit seeks to explore how intimacy can be viewed differently based on ea

Peter Parker is far from home and in over his head. Eight months after “Avengers: Endgame,” “Spider-Man: Far From Home” follows Peter (Tom Holland) and his friends as they grapple with the aftermath of Thanos’ defeat. The ending of the last Marvel film was certainly bittersweet. Although everyone managed to return from dust, the world now has to contend with Tony Stark’s death. His absence left everyone wondering who will take his place, but the last thing on Peter’s mind is being a world-reno

Directed by Melina Matsoukas and written by Lena Waithe, the romantic drama thriller is set to hit theaters Wednesday. Waithe displays her masterful writing skills as the film explores police brutality alongside a beautiful love story, creating a message centered on vulnerability and humanity. As Queen (Jodie Turner-Smith) and Slim (Daniel Kaluuya) become wanted fugitives and learn to lean on each other, the film balances action and romance to present a story that is equally thrilling as it is h

The sound of drums that originated in South Korea can be heard around the world, said Katherine In-Young Lee. The spread of music genres from one region to others will be explored in “Global Musics and Musical Communities,” a two-day conference and concert hosted by the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music. The event will take place on campus Friday and Saturday. Lee, an assistant professor of ethnomusicology, organized the event to further explain the premise of her book, “Dynamic Korea and Rhythm

Immigration, sexuality and maternity will be explored from a woman’s point of view in this year’s annual Latin American, Latinx and Iberian Film Festival. Founded in 2012 by assistant adjunct professor Adrián Collado and hosted by UCLA’s Department of Spanish and Portuguese, this year’s iteration of the annual festival will run from Monday through Thursday featuring films directed by women from Spain, Latin America and Mexico. Some screenings will be accompanied by live Q&As with cast and crew.

If Beale Street could talk, alumnus Michael Benavente would probably know what it sounds like. Benavente, the film’s dialogue editor worked with the Formosa Group, a postproduction sound company, to remove any extraneous background noise and ensure the characters’ voices were audible. “If Beale Street Could Talk” is nominated for best original music score and best adapted screenplay, and follows Fonny Hunt and Tish Rivers, whose relationship is tested after Fonny’s wrongful imprisonment. While

He went from being the son of a peach picker to being a lawyer, activist and novelist. And yet, Oscar Zeta Acosta is oftentimes known simply for the fictional character based off him, said alumnus Phillip Rodriguez. Directed by Rodriguez, the film “The Rise and Fall of the Brown Buffalo,” follows the life of writer and lawyer Acosta from his involvement in the Chicano movement to his mysterious disappearance. Acosta was best known for being fictionalized as Dr. Gonzo, a character in Hunter S. T

Dawn Kamoche had to move back to Maryland from Los Angeles, but she didn’t view this as an end to her career in Hollywood. A panel featuring writers Ariella Blejer and Kamoche from the HBO limited series “Sharp Objects,” was held in Royce Hall on Monday. The writing duo shared their experiences building their careers in the entertainment industry as well as their time working on “Sharp Objects.” Neil Landau, a screenwriting and production professor at UCLA, hosted the panel. The event began wi