Wednesday, June 18


Shorttakes Film Festival aims to become a national venue for student filmmakers

While Sundance and Cannes may attract larger media attention, UCLA has its own festival for those who are driven to carry a camera and tell their stories. Read more...

Photo: A screenshot from the 2009 film “Elmo Must Die” by Noah Reich, which won the Best Live Action Award and Audience Award at the UCLA Shorttakes Film Festival organized by UCLA’s Campus Events Commission last year. The festival’s finale will take place this year on May 25.





Screen Scene: “Mother”

The opening scene of “Mother” shows the title character dancing in a blue-tinged field, in a simultaneously uncomfortable and beautiful moment that sets the pace for the rest of the film. Read more...


TV Review: “Sons of Tucson”

Having already proven his ability to make a quirky TV comedy with "Malcolm in the Middle," "Sons of Tucson" director and executive producer Todd Holland proves that, even as a fairly experienced filmmaker, he's not ashamed to make half-baked work for network audiences. Read more...



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