Perhaps the most ironic movie moment of the year so far occurred in late September, when the script for upcoming WikiLeaks thriller “The Fifth Estate,” starring Benedict Cumberbatch as founder Julian Assange, was leaked on WikiLeaks. Read more...
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October 11, 12:00 am
UCLA alumni reunite for horror comedy ‘Ghost Team One’
The original version of this article contained an error and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. When UCLA alumni Scott Rutherford and Ben Peyser first met as graduate students on Professor Duane Dell’Amico’s web series, they had no idea what they were doing. Read more...
Photo: UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television alumni Scott Rutherford and Ben Peyser set out to create a horror comedy film titled “Ghost Team One,” which combines the duo’s love of comedy with their intrigue in horror.
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October 11, 12:00 am
Q&A: UCLA alumni Rutherford and Peyser discuss filmmaking experience
UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television alumni Scott Rutherford and Ben Peyser are the co-directors of “Ghost Team One,” a horror comedy that follows slacker friends Brad and Sergio, madly in lust with beautiful Fernanda, who believes the house they all live in is haunted. Read more...
Photo: Alumni Scott Rutherford and Ben Peyser’s film, “Ghost Team One,” follows friends Sergio and Brad in their lust for mildly crazy Fernanda.
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October 10, 12:39 am
Movie review: ‘A Touch of Sin’
The original version of this article contained an error and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. “A Touch of Sin” Directed by Jia Zhangke Kino Lorber 3.5 Paws There are many purposes by which filmmakers approach murder, some better than others. Read more...
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October 9, 12:00 am
Q&A: Director, UCLA professor team up for Chinese language film
Emmy Award-winning director Henry Chan has teamed up with UCLA screenwriting professor Weiko Lin on their first Chinese language feature film. “100 Days” tells the story of a young man who must appease his deceased mother’s spirit by finding love within 100 days after her death. Read more...
Photo: Emmy Award-winning director Henry Chan teamed up with UCLA professor Weiko Lin for their film, “100 Days.”
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October 9, 12:00 am
‘100 Days’ pulls director, UCLA professor back to Asian roots
UCLA screenwriting professor Weiko Lin has transformed a sorrowful event from his past into a global story about reconnection and rediscovery that will soon hit the big screen as a feature film. Read more...
Photo: UCLA screenwriting professor Weiko Lin worked with Emmy Award-winning director Henry Chan to produce their first Chinese language film, “100 Days.”
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October 9, 12:00 am
Movie Review: ‘Escape from Tomorrow’
At the happiest place on Earth, it’s a wonder how anyone could be anything besides elated beyond reason. That alone is enough purpose to drive “Escape from Tomorrow,” a film that has been claimed, on multiple occasions, “shouldn’t exist.” It’s a fair declaration – “Escape from Tomorrow” was shot entirely within and around the grounds of Disneyland and Disney World without the express knowledge or permission of the Walt Disney Company. Read more...