This week, McDonald will achieve yet another feat in the department that once rejected him by becoming the chair of the Department of Film, Television and Digital Media, taking over for Barbara Boyle, who stepped down from the position after nine years. Read more...
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Courtesy of William McDonald
The pop confection known as Katy Perry brings to mind images of candy-coated costumes and a bright, over-the-top personality, but the 3-D biopic "Katy Perry: Part of Me" demonstrates that there is much more beneath the sparkling surface. Read more...
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Courtesy of Paramount Pictures
The first script Colin Davis ever wrote was in crayon. He was 5, and the movie was called "Run or Die," a film he made using his family's video camera about how his family became stranded on an island with dinosaurs, and escaped by building a raft and paddling off into the sunset. Even then, Davis said he remembers channeling his inner-director. Read more...
In 1982, two men in Detroit lost their jobs because of outsourcing to Japan. Looking for someone to blame, they stumbled upon Vincent Chin, a Chinese American man they had never met. The two men chased Chin around their town with a bat, brutally killing him in the middle of the street while people stood by. Read more...
We have made it to 10th week of spring quarter "“ the highly anticipated last week of classes before summer break officially begins. Read more...
In mid-April at CinemaCon in Las Vegas, a small herd of student filmmakers donning the same white shirts stamped with the Sprite logo brushed shoulders with Hollywood celebrities. Read more...
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courtesy of CARLA ENGLOF
Actress Charlize Theron and UCLA filmmakers met at CinemaCon in Las Vegas in mid-April. The UCLA students have been selected by Sprite to participate as finalists in a long-standing, nationwide film program. One short film will be chosen to be screened in theaters in November.
If every stoner cliche were wrapped up into one film, "High School" would be the final product. Read more...
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Courtesy of Anchor Bay Films
