Sometimes, in the crowded landscape of Hollywood, there is only one appropriate example to turn to for inspiration. In the case of Alan and Gabe Polsky, that example is very obvious, in the form of the multi-Academy Award-winning duo the Coen brothers. Read more...
Arts, Film & TV
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November 7, 12:34 am
Movie Review: ‘The Motel Life’
Arts, Film & TV
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November 7, 12:29 am
Student filmmakers await Campus MovieFest finale screening
Winning over $30,000 in cash prizes, movie gear and professional gigs would be a dream come true for many up-and-coming moviemakers. Campus MovieFest makes all of this possible. Read more...
Arts, Film & TV
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November 7, 12:28 am
UCLA graduate students take top prizes in Samuel Goldwyn Writing Awards
Inspiration comes in strange forms, and the Samuel Goldwyn Writing Awards chose to validate an array of idiosyncratic ideas, from inept frontier doctors to spider private investigators. Read more...
Photo: The Samuel Goldwyn Screenwriting Awards celebrates young stage, film and television writers with cash awards. This year, first place and third place were awarded to UCLA students.
Arts, Film & TV
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November 7, 12:14 am
UCLA alumna exercises film editing talents across formats
Hunched over her keyboard, Eleanor Infante contemplates the daunting task that sits on the computer screen in front her. With hours and hours of footage to go through, she knows the task will be a challenge, but awaits the feeling of satisfaction that washes over her after every film project she concludes. Read more...
Photo: Eleanor Infante is a UCLA Theater, Film and Television alumna that has been a part of every aspect of film editing.
Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
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November 7, 12:00 am
Q&A: Choreographer shares concept behind “Play/Pause”
Susan Marshall is a renowned New York City-based choreographer who’s bringing her new dance show “Play/Pause” to UCLA at Royce Hall on Saturday. “Play/Pause” fuses Marshall’s trademark choreographic style with visual language taken from pop culture and popular dance. Read more...
Photo: Susan Marshall is a choreographer based in New York City, who will bring her dance show “Play/Pause” to the west coast to UCLA’s Royce Hall this Saturday. “Play/Pause” is a dance show that combines Marshall’s signature choreography with visual language and features live indie rock music by the band “Dither.”
Arts, Film & TV
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November 6, 1:31 am
Movie Review: ‘The Broken Circle Breakdown’
With play adaptations, it’s often difficult to pinpoint the transitional liberties taken by the film’s screenwriter. In regard to either his own scripted dialogue or character placements, there serves a question as to what may have been taken directly from the staged version, transported effortlessly onto film. Read more...
Arts, Music
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November 6, 12:00 am
UCLA Philharmonia’s debut album honors late composer Eric Zeisl
After years of performing, the UCLA Philharmonia released its debut album, “Eric Zeisl.” Less than a year ago, the UCLA Philharmonia was performing and recording Eric Zeisl’s “Concerto Grosso for Cello and Orchestra” onstage at Royce Hall. Read more...
Photo: Eric Zeisl, a late Austrian composer who worked on music around the world, including in Hollywood, wrote the compositions recorded by the UCLA Philharmonia for its debut album, “Eric Zeisl.”