Screenwriting Professor Richard Walter remembers when Gregory Widen wrote “Highlander” in one of his classes almost fifteen years ago. “I gave him an “˜A,’ and 20th Century Fox gave him $2 million,” Walter said. Read more...

The retail music industry’s misfortunes have claimed another victim. Mojo Records, the used and new music store located on the A-level of Ackerman Union, is closing its doors. Read more...

When everyone who knows him adoringly sings his praises, piano professor Vitaly Margulis can’t help but crack a sly smile and reveal the secret to his long-standing success as a piano teacher. Read more...

After my close call with John Tesh and Kenny G, I needed to regroup, meet back up with Christy, and get back on the trail of the Big 4 TV networks. Read more...

It seems to come all too easily for Ben Lee. Since the age of 13, singer/guitarist Lee has marched down the road to widespread fame with a grace that almost resembles nonchalance. Read more...

For many young filmmakers trying to catch their first big break, the hardest part is getting known. “That’s what it’s all about, getting your name out there and getting your work out there,” said Peter Hunziker, a UCLA undergraduate film student. Read more...

Film might be at the end of its reel. Replacing the familiar clicking of films past is the hum of computers and digital cameras. Artists, distributors and theater chains are growing increasingly interested in digital cinema, with one organization or another holding its own digital cinema conference every month (the next one’s on May 3rd and sponsored by Independant Feature Project/Los Angeles, if you’re interested.) But amid all this talk of monumental change, the UCLA School of Theater, Film, Television and Digital Media remains tentative toward these signs of the times, and it remains to be seen what will become of film in the age of ones and zeros. Read more...