Nasim Pedrad recalled pumping gas in a "Dora the Explorer" outfit after a stint working a children's birthday party as one of her first jobs out of college. Read more...
Photo: NBC UNIVERSAL “Saturday Night Live” cast members Kristen Wiig, Nasim Pedrad, Abby Elliott and Jenny Slate perform with host James Franco in the Dec. 20, 2009 episode.
When it comes to having a job that fulfills one's dreams and interests, UCLA alumna and life coach Rhona Berens is one of the fortunate few who are able to wake up each day and love the career they have. Read more...
Photo: UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television alumna Rhona Berens now works as a life coach. As a student, Berens earned a master’s and doctorate degree from UCLA.
Have the comedy gods been crying this week, shedding El Niño tears for the departure of Conan O'Brien from "The Tonight Show"? Or have they, as Quentin Tarantino suggested on Tuesday night, been "dancing an Irish jig"? Read more...
During this winter quarter, UCLA students can take European and American film history courses to bone up on influential films, directors, film movements and filmmaking techniques. Read more...
Photo: The Crank Film Society, a graduate student organization, puts on free screenings of films from the UCLA Film and Television Archive on Thursdays.
For 10 days every January, a small skiing town in the Rockies opens itself up to thousands of film-loving pilgrims seeking new and compelling movies. The ski slopes step out of the limelight as the town transforms itself into one of the largest cinema meccas of North America. Read more...
Photo: Cast and crew members work on a scene from the film “Southern District” featured in the 2010 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. The film, which takes place in La Paz, Bolivia, depicts the lives of families in a well-to-do suburb called Zona Sur.
Rob Huebel and Paul Scheer are L.A.-based comedians who form two-thirds of MTV's "Human Giant," a sketch comedy show which also stars Aziz Ansari from NBC's "Parks and Recreation." Read more...
Photo: Comedians Rob Huebel and Paul Scheer, who are part of the MTV sketchy comedy show “The Human Giant,” will be speaking at Moore 100 today at 7:30 p.m.
Nowadays, tickets for a movie can run anywhere from $8 to $10 to even $15 per ticket. Read more...
