Tuesday, April 28



New director at the helm of Melnitz Movies

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.




The future of film

After his film "Choose Connor" was screened by New Filmmakers LA at Sunset Gower Studios, 24-year-old director Luke Eberl received an offer from Strand Releasing, a distribution company based in Los Angeles. Read more...

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“Gabi on the Roof in July,” featuring actors Lawrence Michael Levine and Sophia Takal, is one of two features to be shown by New Filmmakers LA tonight.

courtesy of AARON KOVALCHIK


Artist’s exhibition finds beauty in the ugly

Dutch artist Mark Manders chose to become a sculptor rather than a poet. Read more...

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Dutch artist Mark Manders infuses poetry with sculpture at his exhibition at the Hammer Museum. Sculptural assemblages “Room with Chairs and Factory” (top), “Ramble-room Chair” (left) and “Untitled” (right) are among featured works.

Courtesy of Mark Manders