Fall is an optimistic time for television viewers and studio heads alike. While established hits like "Modern Family" and "House" return for new seasons, there is a freshman class on each station, hoping to survive into the next season. Read more...
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It took Court Soto four years, four applications and two appeals to be accepted into UCLA's School of Theater, Film and Television as an undergraduate film student. Soto was rejected the first time in 2007, when he was trying to transfer from Santa Monica College. Read more...
Directing a full-length feature film is not normally in the repertoire of a graduate film student. However, graduate directing students Kyle Laursen and Eric F. Martin are clambering above university standards and jumping into a realm typically tackled by large-scale Hollywood production studios. Read more...
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UCLA graduate directing students Kyle Laursen, left, and Eric Martin, right, are the co-writers, directors and producers of their full-length feature film “Acting Like Adults.”
It is not an uncommon experience for a UCLA student walking to class to catch a glimpse of a Hollywood production in action. The UCLA campus, located just 8 miles from Hollywood, is easily accessible for major motion picture studios and other film enterprises. Read more...
Walking out of the theater in near tears is not something viewers were led to expect from trailers for Focus Features' romantic drama "One Day." Read more...
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After meeting day laborers outside of a Cypress Park Home Depot, artist Yoshua Okón was inspired to do more than hire them. He was inspired to feature their story in a new art installment. Read more...
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A still from the video portion of UCLA MFA alumnus Yoshua Okón’s video and sculptural installation, “Octopus,” which is being shown at the Hammer Museum. Okón is being featured as an artist in residence.
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