Thursday, July 9

Briefs

Frightening films “¢bull; “The Phantom of the Opera” plays at the James Bridges Theater tonight at 7:30 p.m. General admission is $7 with special $5 tickets for students, seniors and kids. Read more...


Poe extravaganza promises night of chilling performances

Halloween is a holiday for mischief and mayhem. Halloween is a holiday for outsiders. Halloween is a holiday for Edgar Allan Poe. “He had directed, in great part, the moveable embellishments of the seven chambers, upon occasion of this great fete; and it was his own guiding taste which had given character to the masqueraders. Read more...




Murphy, Allen scraping the

I remember when I was younger and I saw “Beverly Hills Cop” for the first time. I remember thinking that there was nobody that I wanted to be more than a smart-assed, fast-talking, gun-toting, foul-mouthed Axel Foley. Read more...


Goldwyn Award presented to UCLA film student

Against the advice of Samuel Goldwyn Jr., UCLA screenwriting graduate student Michael Bucklin has decided what to do with his $10,000 Samuel Goldwyn Award prize. “I finally get to buy a car,” Bucklin said with his arms in the air, as if from a Toyota commercial. Read more...


Rockin' in the digital world

There is a new era dawning on the music video horizon. And it’s pixilated. “My heroes were all filmmakers, like Spielberg,” said Joseph Kahn, the man behind Eminem’s “Without Me” and Destiny’s Child’s “Say My Name.” “But I think the new filmmakers today are finding different types of heroes, a different mentality.” This new mentality will be shown at the sixth annual RESFEST, showcasing innovative features, shorts and music videos involving digital production. Read more...