Anyone looking for an easy, quirky, indie dramedy should stay away from "Dark Horse" and go re-watch "(500) Days of Summer." Read more...

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For many people, Craigslist may bring images of ads seeking missed connections, postings for a yard sale, perverts or the next Craigslist killer. But for Joe Garner, the classifieds site is a place for kindness. Read more...

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Since their 2006 directorial debut, UCLA alumni Dayton and Faris have added another project to their impressive repertoire of work: their new movie "Ruby Sparks," a modern twist on the Pygmalion myth. Read more...

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UCLA alumni and power couple Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris (directors of “Little Miss Sunshine”) are back with their new movie “Ruby Sparks.”

Intellectual and social tensions, along with a touch of wooden acting, rise to the surface of this film, in which a flailing playwright tries to recapture his joie de vivre, only to find himself taken captive by an unstable neighbor in a hostage crisis. Read more...

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Credit: Tribeca Film

Dogs, as the universal symbol of loyalty, have long been a motif in family films. This summer, Kevin Cooper, an alumnus of the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, makes his directional debut with "I Heart Shakey," the first-ever live-action 3-D independent family film, which he based off of his own dog, Chaplin. Read more...

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UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television alumnus Kevin Cooper directs Steve Guttenberg for his upcoming film “I Heart Shakey.”

UCLA's School of Theater, Film and Television was recently well-represented at the Palm Springs International Shortfest. The event has been deemed North America's largest festival for short films with 324 total this year, including live- action, animated and documentary. Mark Columbus, Jules Nurrish and Julio Ramos, all from UCLA's School of Theater, Film and Television, won awards for their films, "The Battle of the Jazz Guitarist," "Kiss Me" and "Behind the Mirrors (Detras del espejo)," respectively. Read more...

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Mark Columbus, Jules Nurrish and Julio Ramos won awards for their short films at the Palms Springs International Shortfest in June.

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From middle school projects and high school love letters to grocery lists and newspaper clippings, records of day-to-day life are found everywhere. Read more...

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Siobhan Hagan works in the UCLA Library’s preservation department as an audiovisual preservation specialist.