June 2012 was an especially busy time for UCLA alumna Michelle Farivar, who had a lot more on her mind than preparing to don a cap and gown. Read more...
Photo: UCLA alumna Michelle Farivar (left) stars in “Virginity,” a film written and directed by Saeed Khoze. Farivar plays Raha, an Iranian woman who will face the threat of death if she goes against her arranged marriage.
A student stands in front of a camera and lifts her shirt to reveal the words “self, hate, respect, aware” written in bold black ink on her back. Read more...
Photo: Third-year film and television student Betsy Tsai models for the “The Self-Worth Project.” The project, which is on display in the Kerckhoff Art Gallery, aims to capture the fears and insecurities of participants by printing them on their bodies.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2ZtUetXlXk “I’ll see you at the movies.” These were the last words written by iconic film critic Roger Ebert, who passed away April 4 after struggling for years with thyroid cancer. Read more...
Between Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, the young adult generation has acquired a language of its own, spoken in status updates and digital visuals. Read more...
When you stroll down Bruin Walk, you may see an LGBT fraternity, some business fraternities and a few social fraternities. Now among them is Delta Kappa Alpha, a co-ed professional cinema fraternity that has been re-established at UCLA after disbanding in the 1970s. Read more...
Photo: UCLA Delta Kappa Alpha was recently re-established for students who are interested in getting involved with making films, writing films or performing cinema-based community service.
Here’s Jimmy! With Jay Leno’s “The Tonight Show” contract expiring next year, the question of his potential successor has been looming. Finally, NBC announced Jimmy Fallon, host of his own “Late Night” show, will replace Leno in spring 2014. Read more...
Photo: Jay Leno’s “The Tonight Show” contract is expiring next year, and NBC has announced “Late Night” host Jimmy Fallon will take over in spring 2014.
On May 10, the long-delayed and heavily hyped movie “The Great Gatsby” will hit theaters. I’m not necessarily holding my breath for the movie, having barely been able to get through the book by F. Read more...
