Thursday, December 18

Horror films feed off of universal fears

The scene is a familiar one: curled up in the fetal position, hands placed over eyes, hearts thumping while watching the victim fumble around the dark house, just a breath away from a gruesome death. The horror movie experience is lingering as well as cathartic, its effects lasting long into the night. Read more...



Film mixes mediums, cultures

Imagine a piece of art that combines multiple mediums of creativity "“ film, dance, physical art and music "“ into one cohesive entity, forming an elegant metaphor for life. Read more...

Photo: Presented at UCLA by student group Maximizing Potential Abroad, the film “What About Me?” travels the world to create a multi-cultural composition.


A rare bond between human and leopard

Dereck and Beverly Joubert were exhausted, frustrated and caked in riverbed mud from the Okavango Delta in Botswana. Read more...

Photo: The recent film “Living with Big Cats” will be screening tonight followed by a question and answer session with Emmy award-winning filmmakers Dereck and Beverly Joubert.



Screen Scene: New York, I Love You

"New York, I Love You" is a sequel of sorts, a follow-up to the 2006 film "Paris, je t'aime," a story made up of many different interweaving stories and connected characters, with the boldest character being the city itself. Read more...


Lady Filmmakers Film Festival showcases the women of film

When film director Patricia DiSalvo Viayra was looking to hire a cinematographer, she received hundreds of submissions from male cinematographers and one from a woman. Read more...

Photo: Patricia DiSalvo Viayra (left) and husband Michael Viayra, Jr. (right) cofounded the first annual Lady Filmmakers Film Festival, which will take place on Oct. 17-18.



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