High school is familiar territory with TV audiences. "Glee" is immensely popular, and many of the subplots in family dramas or comedies revolve around the exploits of children who are of high school age. Read more...
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New Fox comedy “Breaking In” showcases a cast of college-aged security experts. Amid the wacky heist plots is genuine heart and lovable competence.
Credit: Jordin Althaus/FOX
Delaram Kamalpour
First-year, political science
"I definitely thought he was this teeny-bopper, annoying guy for awhile. Read more...
Funny faces and a 7-year-old were enough to inspire Justin Perkinson. Playing with his younger cousin while visiting family on the East Coast led to his short film "Spider Fang!" Perkinson's film is one of three master of fine arts students whose short films, which initially began as class projects, will be featured in the Newport Beach Film Festival this week. Read more...
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Jacqueline Larsen in a still from graduate film student Justin Perkinson’s film “Spider Fang!” Larsen’s character, who takes part in a staring contest with her grandfather, was inspired by Perkinson’s own cousin Millie.
courtesy of JUSTIN PERKINSON
Emile Ayoub and his friends discovered "The Room" last year, when another friend showed clips from what she described as a movie that is so bad it's funny. Read more...
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A still from the Tommy Wiseau film “The Room.” The notoriously awful movie has drawn a cult following and will be screening in Ackerman Grand Ballroom today at 8 p.m., followed by a Q&A session with Wiseau. (courtesy of Wiseau Films)
Screenwriter Jim Herzfeld is best known for the box office smash hits "Meet the Parents" and "Meet the Fockers," which in total grossed close to a billion dollars at the box office. Read more...
"The dream of the '90s is alive in Portland," sings comedian Fred Armisen in the opening song to the Independent Film Channel's television series "Portlandia." Read more...
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Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein, co-creators and stars of the new Independent Film Channel show “Portlandia,” will be coming to De Neve Auditorium for a screening and Q&A.
(Courtesy of Scott Green)
It's amusing to think that if smartphones had existed in the 1950s, people probably would have used them to watch "I Love Lucy." Read more...
