Sunday, July 6

UCLA’s Disney Club hosts voice of Goofy in Moore Hall

Disney’s iconic Goofy giggle has resonated throughout the world since its creation in 1932 and will soon resonate through the hills of the UCLA campus when Bill Farmer, the official voice of Goofy, makes his appearance. Read more...

Photo: Bill Farmer has been the official voice of Disney character Goofy for 27 years, in addition to holding other voice acting roles in television and games. Courtesy of Bill Farmer


Movie Review: ‘The Wind Rises’

“The Wind Rises” Directed by Hayao Miyazaki Walt Disney Pictures 3.5 / 5.0 paws When Hayao Miyazaki, possibly the world’s most beloved animation director, announced retirement while premiering his latest film, “The Wind Rises,” his hopeful fans noted that this is not the first time he’s expressed such a sentiment. Read more...

Photo: (Walt Disney Pictures)


TV Review: ‘House of Cards’

In the new season of Netflix’s Emmy Award-winning series “House of Cards,” the delicate house that Congressman Frank Underwood (Kevin Spacey) worked tirelessly to build threatens to collapse. Read more...

Photo: Courtesy of Netflix


Out of Focus: 1980s ‘Bad Timing’ is forgotten gem

Sex, lies and obsession play out in the somber streets of a rainy Vienna in director Nicolas Roeg’s 1980 baroque masterpiece “Bad Timing.” From its opening scene, in which paintings by Austrian artist Gustav Klimt appear alongside the jazz-tinged music of singer Tom Waits, “Bad Timing” comes on like a fever dream of Freudian psychoanalysis and a popular detective novel. Read more...

Photo: Art Garfunkel of Simon and Garfunkel and Theresa Russell star in Nicolas Roeg’s “Bad Timing,” a thrilling love story between a young psychology professor and his pill-addicted love interest. The film will be screened at The Cinefamily on Friday night. (Courtesy of The Criterion Collection)


Movie Review: ‘Winter’s Tale’

Don’t be fooled – “Winter’s Tale” has no association with the often-adapted William Shakespeare play “The Winter’s Tale,” in which one of the supporting characters is indiscriminately chased off stage by a bear. Read more...

Photo: (Courtesy of Warner Bros.)


Movie Review: ‘Endless Love’

With the seasons come cynicism. As major holidays approach, it is inevitable to suspect that whatever movie studios prepare to shovel out will be a recycled story from last year. Read more...

Photo: (Courtesy of Universal Pictures)


UCLA center helps create show documenting global issues

World-famous Indian-American film producer Ashok Amritraj challenges 12 promising filmmakers with a shot at worldwide recognition. With a camera in hand and just 24 hours, competitors strive to capture the heart of a complicated global issue. Read more...

Photo: Ashok Amritraj produces and hosts the “Chance of a Lifetime” competition show. (Hyde Park Entertainment)



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