Podcast Producer Thom Hetherington pays tribute to the acclaimed character actor, who sadly passed away at the age of 61 this weekend. When I was nine years old, most of […]
Month: February 2017
Weekly News Roundup: Remembering Bill Paxton; Oscar Winners; ‘Alien: Covenant’ Prologue & More
In Memoriam: Bill Paxton We are extremely saddened to learn that famed character actor Bill Paxton passed away this weekend aged 61. He was best known for his appearances in Aliens, The […]
‘Hidden Figures’ Review
Minutes before the Oscars begin – Milo Garner reviews Theodore Melfi’s film; nominated for 3 awards including Best Picture. (Be sure to check out our official predictions & reviews for […]
The FilmSoc Blog Predicts The Oscars
The big day is nearly here – the festival debuts, clever (or not so clever) campaigning, (leaked) screeners, rants over total wild cards somehow making it (oh hi, Deadpool), the hot takes, […]
Weekly News Roundup – More DC Drama, BAFTA Winners, ‘Logan’ Raves From Berlinale & More
DC Director Drama – Matt Reeves Possibly Out Of ‘The Batman’, Mel Gibson For ‘Suicide Squad’ Sequel? The drama over at Warner Bros. following Ben Affleck’s exit as director of […]
Acclaimed Director Tom Browne and BAFTA LA CEO Chantal Rickards Visit FilmSoc
Last week, we were delighted to welcome two exciting industry professionals for guest workshops at UCLU Film & TV Society – acclaimed director of Radiator and actor Tom Browne; and […]
‘Fences’ Review
Tanya Dudnikova reviews Denzel Washington’s powerful adaptation of August Wilson’s play – now nominated for 4 Oscars, with Viola Davis earning a Best Supporting Actress BAFTA. Fences has been in […]
‘John Wick: Chapter 2’ Review
Podcast Producer Thom Hetherington reviews the long-awaited sequel to the 2014 breakout franchise-starter. So the old maxim goes: if it ain’t broke don’t fix it. But do make it bigger, […]
‘Moonlight’ Review
Calvin Law reviews Barry Jenkins’ touching coming-of-age drama – nominated for 8 Oscars including Best Picture. There’s much to fuel a cynic’s reservations about Moonlight‘s widespread acclaim. That it’s doing so […]
‘Toni Erdmann’ Review
Milo Garner reviews Maren Ade’s hilarious comedy – which is currently one of the Best Foreign Language Film frontrunners at this year’s Oscars, and also had an English-language remake announced… […]