The war in Iraq has inspired a number of movies and documentaries, covering everything from the search for weapons of mass destruction to the role of oil, varying in their degrees of political commentary and sensationalism. Read more...
Photo: A still from the documentary, “Fighting for Life,” which profiles the Uniformed Services University and military medics working in the war in Iraq. The documentary will be screened tonight at the James Bridges Theater on campus.
In the middle of August, Italy just stops. Read more...
The iconic scene in Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho" that has made generations scared of shower curtains ever since "“ the beauty of Janet Leigh, a bathtub, a knife "“ owes much of its spine-tingling terror to the accompanying music of intensely screeching violins. Read more...
Photo: Photo Illustration by MAX CHANG/daily bruin senior staff
In a history seminar of mine last week, we spent a solid chunk of class discussing the current state of television, and many of us expressed the belief that it should no longer be defined as a culture-less cesspool of Paula Abdul and laugh tracks. Read more...
It's not every day that you hear about Bruins becoming writers and producers while they're still students at UCLA. Read more...
Photo: Alex Diaz (left) and Julie Sagalowsky (right), who are graduate students in directing, created and wrote a sitcom picked up by Family Channel Canada.
Films released in three-dimensional format are not a new concept, but the recent influx of 3-D action-adventure and animated films is causing the movie and television industry to quickly transition to capitalize on the stunning success of these 3-D films, from "Avatar" to "Alice in Wonderland." Read more...
Photo: In this film publicity file image released by Warner Bros. Pictures, Sam Worthington portrays Perseus in a scene from “Clash of the Titans.” The ancient Greek action remake has debuted at No. 1 for the weekend. Adding Thursday night preview screenings, the movie has totaled $64.1 million, making it one of the newest 3-D releases to do well at the box office. Industry experts acknowledged that the trend of releasing 3-D films has resurfaced after decades of losing popularity.
When director Daryl Wein began having problems with his girlfriend, he didn't turn to Ben & Jerry's or a long night with Jose Cuervo. Read more...
Photo: The story of the conception of the film, written during director Daryl Wein’s breakup with actress Zoe Lister-Jones, sounds like a romantic comedy plot in itself.
