Americans love to follow the ups (but more likely the downs) of their favorite childhood stars, with the likes of Lindsay Lohan and Demi Lovato recurring more often in punch lines and Us Weekly magazine covers than movies and music videos. Read more...
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UCLA alumna Christine Lakin writes what might have happened if she followed the “washed-up child star” cliche in “Lovin’ Lakin.” (courtesy of Christine Lakin)
For producer Luca Matrundola, the five-minute standing ovation at the premiere of the film "Collaborator" was the most rewarding victory he could have received after working for two years to bring the movie to life. Read more...
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Luca Matrundola and Julien Favre, UCLA alumni and producers, worked together to create the new film “Collaborator,” pictured above. (Credit: Tribeca Films)
Anyone looking for an easy, quirky, indie dramedy should stay away from "Dark Horse" and go re-watch "(500) Days of Summer." Read more...
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(Credit: Dark Horse Press Material)
For many people, Craigslist may bring images of ads seeking missed connections, postings for a yard sale, perverts or the next Craigslist killer. But for Joe Garner, the classifieds site is a place for kindness. Read more...
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(Credit: CLJ Films)
Since their 2006 directorial debut, UCLA alumni Dayton and Faris have added another project to their impressive repertoire of work: their new movie "Ruby Sparks," a modern twist on the Pygmalion myth. Read more...
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UCLA alumni and power couple Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris (directors of “Little Miss Sunshine”) are back with their new movie “Ruby Sparks.”
Intellectual and social tensions, along with a touch of wooden acting, rise to the surface of this film, in which a flailing playwright tries to recapture his joie de vivre, only to find himself taken captive by an unstable neighbor in a hostage crisis. Read more...
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Credit: Tribeca Film
Dogs, as the universal symbol of loyalty, have long been a motif in family films. This summer, Kevin Cooper, an alumnus of the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, makes his directional debut with "I Heart Shakey," the first-ever live-action 3-D independent family film, which he based off of his own dog, Chaplin. Read more...
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UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television alumnus Kevin Cooper directs Steve Guttenberg for his upcoming film “I Heart Shakey.”
