BY SEBASTIAN TORRELIOA&E; senior [email protected] Every year, the Academy Award nominations for best animated short film can be pared down to a few types: the one with the name brand, the one with the witty premise, the one nostalgically targeted toward children, the one filled with sincere emotion and the one that pushes animation’s technical boundaries. Read more...
Film & TV
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January 27, 12:00 am
Q&A: Professor discusses class on networking within TV industry
UCLA alumnus Tom Nunan said he remembers his film professor Peter Guber inspiring students by inviting leaders of the entertainment industry to share their stories in class. Read more...
Photo: Tom Nunan, former president of NBC Studios and UPN, is teaching film course 188A, which focuses on TV development. The class features guest speakers from shows such as HBO’s “Girls,” “Game of Thrones” and “Real Time with Bill Maher.” (Courtesy of Tom Nunan)
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January 27, 12:00 am
Hammer Museum, PBS SoCal event to speak up for endangered languages
For one night, the hum of an Aboriginal didgeridoo, the Hawaiian chants of hula dancers and poetry ranging from Wales to Mexico will join together and render an array of culture, heritage and knowledge housed within the fading edifice of the endangered tongue. Read more...
Photo: Co-presented by the Hammer Museum and PBS SoCal, “Endangered Languages” works toward revealing and celebrating languages that are disappearing worldwide. In addition to showing footage from the documentary “Language Matters with Bob Holman,” the event will feature performers and speakers, including the Los Angeles poet laureate Luis Rodriguez. (Hammer Museum)
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January 26, 4:35 pm
Second Take: ‘American Sniper’ proves movies in beginning of year have merit
Production studios, Let me let you in on a little secret. I, and many other people, like to spend money. I personally like it a lot, especially on movies. Read more...
Photo: Courtesy of Warner Bros
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January 26, 12:07 am
Movie review: “Girlhood”
“Girlhood”Directed by Céline SciammaStrand Releasing4.0 / 5.0 paws Unlike a certain boy-equivalent film of recent popularity, “Girlhood” doesn’t feel revolutionary or universal. The Parisian ghettos are far more corrupting than the middle-class suburbs of “Boyhood,” but it’s not just the environments that set the two apart: it’s how the films’ susceptible characters thrive in them. Read more...
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January 23, 12:00 am
Film reveals hidden facets of Tibetan culture, language loss
Khashem Gyal speaks the language of an ancient and evolving culture. Like many young Tibetans, Gyal says he understands that speaking his native tongue of Amdo Tibetan has become increasingly rare. Read more...
Photo: Khashem Gyal spent four months in Hualong, China shooting his film “Valley of the Heroes,” which will be screened in the Humanities Building. (Courtesy of Khashem Gyal)
Arts, Film & TV, Lifestyle
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January 22, 12:55 am
Q&A: Timothy DeLaGhetto talks becoming YouTube sensation, mainstream star
Tim Chantarangsu – better known by his moniker Timothy DeLaGhetto – began his career by making videos for his friends and posting them online. Read more...
Photo: Timothy DeLaGhetto – YouTube star, rapper and now MTV personality – came to campus on Wednesday for a CEC Speaker event. (Brandon Choe/Daily Bruin senior staff)