Kimberly Townes, a 2012 graduate of the UCLA theater department’s graduate directing program, said her motto for her first year at UCLA was to apply for everything with the perspective of trying, working and hoping. Read more...
Photo: School of Theater, Film and Television alumna Kimberly Townes had her thesis film “Zero” premiere on Feb. 16 on HBO. It was a finalist submission in the 2012 HBO Short Film Award competition, as part of the American Black Film Festival.
Gone are the days of fake IDs and getting turned away at the bar. The big 2-1 has finally arrived for Jeff Chang (Justin Chon), a straight-A student whose birthday falls on the eve of his medical school interview. Read more...
Dressed as her character Red Riding Hood, Santefort said she learned playing dead is one of the hardest aspects of acting. Read more...
Photo: UCLA alumna Lindsey Santefort stars in a new short film “The Takeover,” a body-swap film in the vein of Freaky Friday.
Tonight, Campus Events Commission will host a panel of popular YouTubers, including musicians, producers and journalists. Read more...
As Anne Hathaway accepted her award for Best Supporting Actress at the 85th Annual Academy Awards on Sunday, UCLA’s own Tatenda Mbudzi was there to hand off her golden statuette. Read more...
Photo: Tatenda Mbudzi prepares for the Oscars during rehearsal at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. He handed over the golden statuette to Anne Hathaway.
To make it big in the multibillion-dollar film industry, sometimes it’s best to start small. UCLA’s Video Production Crew is a student-led organization that produces short films. Read more...
Photo: From left: First-year psychobiology student Elaine Lin, first-year undeclared student Alexander DeKoning and fourth-year linguistics student Julio Vega work on a shoot for UCLA’s Video Production Crew. Their project for winter quarter will be the group’s first thriller, filmed at Lucia’s Cafe in Westwood. In the film, a man brings a suitcase into a diner and tells a waitress there is a bomb inside.
“Argo” is the year’s Cinderella story. Read more...
