Neil Landau knows a thing or two about filmmaking. Read more...
Photo: Neil Landau, an alumnus of the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, recently released “101 Things I Learned in Film School,” a collection of advice for budding filmmakers.
Most people characterize spring as a time of re-birth, of new beginnings. Read more...
"Don't you all have finals?" Judd Apatow asked the packed house in Royce Hall, and the crowd tittered. Read more...
As the man who directed "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" and "Knocked Up," and produced "Superbad," "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" and its upcoming spin-off "Get Him to the Greek," Judd Apatow is the reason why this brand of raunchy comedy has been unavoidable in every theater for the last six years. Read more...
Photo: NEWSOK The UCLA Campus Events Commission will present Judd Apatow with the Jack Benny Award today at Royce Hall at noon. Apatow, the man behind such films as “The 40-Year-Old Virgin,” “Knocked Up” and “Superbad,” is the award’s first recipient since Kevin Smith in 2006.
The mere idea of turning a video game into a live-action film is ambitious enough, with cinematic masterpieces such as "Super Mario Bros." (1993) setting the bar. How can you top Dennis Hopper shooting lasers at John Leguizamo while giant lizard men roam around? "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time" may boast a larger budget and 17 years' worth of new technology, but neither saves it from sinking in the quicksand. Read more...
Tonight, fame, glory, prizes and coast to coast bragging rights will be bestowed upon the best films submitted to the Campus Events Commission's 16th annual Shorttakes Student Film Festival. Read more...
Photo: “Pubertina” is one of the animation finalists that will be shown at this year’s Shorttakes Student Film Festival tonight.
What was originally pitched as a "Saturday Night Live" sketch about MacGyver's stepbrother who diffuses bombs using pieces of poop and pubic hair is now a feature-length movie titled "MacGruber." Read more...
Photo: Jorma Taccone, John Solomon and Will Forte co-wrote the 2010 comedy, “MacGruber,” which will be released in theaters on Friday.
