When it comes to famous African American filmmakers, there are the usual subjects: Sidney Poitier, Spike Lee, the Wayans brothers. But what about the lesser- knowns: Julie Dash, Charles Burnett or Larry Clark? Read more...
Film & TV
Arts, Film & TV
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November 4, 12:18 am
Q&A: Kal Penn
UCLA alumnus Kal Penn returns to the film franchise of "Harold and Kumar" with "A Very Harold and Kumar 3D Christmas," opening in theaters today. Penn spoke with the Daily Bruin's Teresa Jue on UCLA's North and South Campus tension, what his parents think about Kumar and pursuing his various careers, from working in the White House to being a university professor. Read more...
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Courtesy of Warner Bros.
JOHN CHO as Harold and KAL PENN as Kumar in New Line Cinema’s and Mandate Pictures comedy A VERY HAROLD & KUMAR 3D CHRISTMAS, a Warner Bros. Pictures release.
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November 3, 12:42 am
Gone With the Wind Remixed
UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television is breaking new ground with an innovative interdisciplinary course. The class, which involves both the theater and film, television and digital media departments of TFT, will eventually create an entirely new production inspired by the iconic work called "Gone With the Wind Remixed." Read more...
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November 3, 12:32 am
Graduate student Richard Parkin earns acclaim for his short film “Contra El Mar”
Contra El Mar" tells the story of a deep-sea diver who struggles with the pull of a job that could either kill him or get him arrested. The film focuses on the pressure this danger applies to his family and the search for stability within common ground of a young marriage. Read more...
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Richard Parkin is a TFT student whose film “Contra El Mar” (“Against the Sea”) was awarded a Directors Guild of America Student Film Award.
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November 2, 12:30 am
Q & A with Betty White
On Tuesday, comedian Betty White accepted the Jack Benny Award at UCLA's Royce Hall for her achievements in comedy. Read more...
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On Tuesday, veteran comedian Betty White accepted the Jack Benny Award at UCLA’s Royce Hall for her achievements in the field of comedy. The event was presented by the Campus Events Commission and the Benny family. (Credit: Courtesy of David Soto)
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October 27, 11:40 pm
Movie Review: "Like Crazy"
Young, first love can be intoxicating "“ so much so that one can get into a drunken stupor over it. Read more...
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Courtesy of Paramount Vantage
Film & TV, Theater & Fine Arts
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October 26, 11:43 pm
Turning up the heat
UCLA's James Bridges Theater is one of the few theaters in the United States that can accommodate both nitrate and safety film stock, as well as a multitude of video formats, including the latest digital projection of films and presentations in high definition. Read more...
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courtesy of MARC BRENNER
This Sunday at 4 p.m., L.A. Theatre Works, BY Experience and the National Theatre Live will present a live performance of “The Kitchen,” a play set in the 1950s basement kitchen of a restaurant in the West End of London. The live performance at the UCLA James Bridges Theater will then be screened in HD to satellites around the world. Tom Brooke (left) will play Peter, and Rory Keenan (right) will play Kevin.