Sunday, July 26

Venice surfboard shaper Scott Anderson brings his hand-crafted artwork to UCLA Hammer Museum's 'The Art of Surfboard Shaping'

Scott Anderson handcrafts his surfboards one by one in a workshop tucked away in an industrial district of Marina del Rey. Read more...

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Anderson team rider Chad Marshall showcases his Anderson longboard. Marshall and his brother, Trace Marshall, collaborated with Anderson to design The Brothers Marshall Model. (Photo courtesy of Chris Klopf)


Restored experimental short films break the rules

Colors, light, sound, motion, film and artistic vision "“ these are the basic elements of the experimental films found in "The Cross Revolves at Sunset." The UCLA Film & Television Archive and Los Angeles Filmforum offer a program of nine experimental short films that have been recently restored by the Academy Film Archive. Read more...

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Gary Beydler’s 1975 film “Hand Held Day” is one of nine experimental works that will be screened during “The Cross Revolves at Sunset,” a presentation of recently restored films from the Academy Film Archive.

Credits: UCLA Film & Television Archive




Movie Review: “The Other Guys”

New York City's testosterone-charged detective team Christopher Danson (Dwayne Johnson) and P. K. Highsmith (Samuel L. Jackson) takes car chases and excessive property damage to a whole other level. Especially when you realize it's all in pursuit of a single ounce of marijuana. Read more...


Exhibit features weavers’ stories

For weavers like Sisilia Sii, the art of textile-making is far more than a simple pastime "“ it's an art form tightly woven in tradition. Weaving has been an intricate part of Sii's life in Flores, Indonesia, ever since her mother began teaching her the technique when she was a child. Read more...

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The Fowler Museum at UCLA will be exhibiting the textiles and video stories of weavers such as Luisa de Jesus of Tutuala, Timor Leste, in “Weavers’ Stories From Island Southeast Asia,” which will be on display through Dec. 5. (Photo courtesy of Fowler Museum)