In film editing, crosscutting is the technique of cutting between actions occurring at the same time, but in different locations. In Los Angeles, the entertainment capital of the world, foreign cinema rarely takes the spotlight from the plethora of local releases. Columnist Eileen Li discovers foreign cinema screenings in the L.A. area each week, placing […]
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Q&A: ‘The Princess Bride’ star Cary Elwes discusses new book at CEC event
Romantic, adventurous and able-bodied, Cary Elwes’ character in “The Princess Bride” delivers a variety of often-quoted lines as Westley. One of them became the namesake of Elwes and Joe Layden’s book, “As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales From the Making of The Princess Bride,” a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the film. On Tuesday, Elwes […]
Cross Cut: Iranian filmmakers seek artistic freedom
In film editing, cross-cutting is the technique of cutting between actions occurring at the same time, but in different locations. In Los Angeles, the entertainment capital of the world, foreign cinema rarely takes the spotlight from the plethora of local releases. Columnist Eileen Li discovers foreign cinema screenings in the L.A. area each week, placing […]
Q&A: Alum Sheila Vand talks acting roles, ‘A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night’
UCLA alumna Sheila Vand had few qualms when she quit the instruments and sports she played as a child. Ever since she started acting in middle school, however, she said she has never felt like quitting. Since her graduation from the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television in 2006, Vand has acted on various […]
Fifth annual KnockOut Poetry Jam to speak on mental health
For student poets like Eunice Gonzalez and Kevin Yang, writing poetry has a therapeutic value. On Tuesday in the Kerckhoff Grand Salon, seasoned and beginning poets alike will take the stage at the fifth annual KnockOut Poetry Jam, a noncompetitive performance organized by the Social Awareness Network for Activism through Art, a student group that […]
Movie Review: ‘Beyond the Lights’
The public scrutiny of stars is so ingrained in modern culture that even a suicide attempt becomes the stuff of gossip magazines. But after one has sufficient contact with a celebrity, it becomes clear that they are just people, complete with strengths and insecurities. “Beyond the Lights” offers two hours of close contact with such […]
UCLA screenwriting student wins first prize at Samuel Goldwyn awards
The 2014 Samuel Goldwyn Writing Awards were announced Monday at the UCLA Faculty Center. The awards, now in their 59th year, recognize screenplays, teleplays and stage plays and are open to submissions from all University of California students. For the sixth time in the past 15 years, all five finalists were students or alumni from […]