Within the world of cinema, only movies with the biggest names, biggest budgets and biggest studios behind them seem to be shown by our local theaters. Films coming from independent, foreign or experimental directors with just as much to offer oftentimes find no venue to share their artistic value. This is where second-year cinema and media studies graduate student Phil Coldiron comes in. Read more...

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Phil Coldiron, a second-year cinema and media studies graduate student, is the new director of Melnitz Movies, a series that screens films twice a week in the James Bridges Theater. He plans to combine popular films with more obscure choices.

There may be no better way to prepare for the month of October than with a dark theater and a scary movie. Read more...

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The UCLA Film and Television Archive will be showing “Bride of Frankenstein,” the 1935 sequel to “Frankenstein,” as part of their “Out of the Past” series, which showcases remastered classic films. (Photo: The Movie DB)

"Chocolate Meat" is made of neither chocolate nor meat "“ something those familiar with Filipino food will understand. Read more...

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A young father (Tony Calle) and his half-Filipino son (Aldrin Mrazek) bond over a traditional dish in the short film “Chocolate Meat.” (Photo courtesy of Justin Madriaga)

The fall premiere season is well underway, and it seems that Americans are more excited to sit on their couches (or dorm-room beds) and watch television than they have been for a long time. Read more...

For fourth-year women's studies student Mahaley Hessam, the elusive Holy Grail for actors known as the "big break" came in the form of a call from her agent. Read more...

Campus Events Commission's latest change "“ $2 film screenings becoming free "“ can now work for even the poorest college student's budget. In a move suggested by administrators of Associated Students UCLA, the CEC's $2 film screenings will now be free of charge. Read more...

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Members of the Campus Events Commission gather on stage before a film screening. $2 screenings have recently become free for UCLA students. Photo: Campus Events Commission