Before every screening at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, which concluded last Sunday, a series of “Sundance Myths,” performed by Muppet-style versions of artsy independent filmmakers, introduced each film. Read more...
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January 28, 9:00 pm
Hoping “˜Oedipus’ sees success
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January 28, 9:00 pm
Funding, competition dim small film festivals
Anyone in search of an object lesson in humility need look no further than a job promoting a small, alternative film festival held at the same time as the Sundance Film Festival. Read more...
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January 28, 9:00 pm
Sundance brings indie flicks into limelight
“Primer” Written and Directed by Shane Carruth Winner of the Grand Jury Prize for Dramatic Feature If the goal of the Sundance Film Festival is to reward truly independent films that rely on well-crafted stories, then “Primer” is by far the obvious choice for top honors this year. Read more...
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January 28, 9:00 pm
Students gather at film festival, view works of UCLA alumni
PARK CITY, Utah “”mdash; Amid a flurry of passed business cards and congratulatory handshakes, current and former students from UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television gathered here last week to celebrate the accomplishments of the school’s filmmakers. Read more...
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January 28, 9:00 pm
Rock duo’s sound an inferno of unconventionality
Confidence, or perhaps arrogance, has always been a defining part of great rock ‘n’ roll bands. But Fiery Furnaces, a bluesy, psychedelic rock duo playing at The Echo on Jan. Read more...
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January 28, 9:00 pm
Film takes shot at standardized testing but doesn’t score
“The Perfect Score” Directed by Brian Robbins Paramount Pictures Throughout “The Perfect Score,” characters refer to the Scholastic Aptitude Test, better known as the SAT, by rearranging the famous acronym to describe what the test is to them. Read more...
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January 28, 9:00 pm
Alumna finalist in national film competition
If filmmaker Lillian Wang has her way, her small film soon may be on a big screen. A finalist for the Coca-Cola Refreshing Filmmaker Award, Wang could find her 50-second short, and face, plastered in theaters across the nation. Read more...