Watching HBO one night, I caught a segment of “Project Greenlight,” the brainchild of Matt Damon and Ben Affleck’s production company, “LivePlanet,” which hopes to give new filmmakers a chance by having them make a film with TV cameras in pursuit. On the show, Pete Jones, the director of “Project Greenlight’s” first film, “Stolen Summer,” […]
Author Archives: Howard Ho
Laugh aid
Science is rarely funny and comedy is rarely scientific, but Sherry Hilber’s nonprofit organization Rx Laughter hopes to link the two. With support from cable network Comedy Central, sitcom stars Ray Romano (“Everybody Loves Raymond”) and Kevin James (“The King of Queens”) will appear with other comedians to do stand-up at Royce Hall tonight at […]
A poorly decorated room is an unfriendly room
Upon seeing my new apartment for the first time, the stench of the living room’s design was overwhelming. A computer desk sat in one corner, obscuring the only potted plant in the room. The other wall was flanked by a moped just sitting there, as if at a parking meter. The empty carpet stared at […]
Film student’s thesis revisits Vietnam War
The Vietnam War has been fodder for films from Oliver Stone’s gritty hyperrealism in “Platoon” to Robert Zemeckis’ revisionist tale “Forrest Gump.” But rarely has the war been seen from the Vietnamese side, with a concentration on their struggles, their culture and their families. UCLA film graduate student Ham Tran aims to change that. So […]
Winter film season will leave audiences cold
The post-summer lull begins. But luckily the pre-Christmas buzz is not far off. Movie seasons tend to mimic the academic year with Hollywood acting as a kind of collective creep with enticing candy treats, waiting for school to let out. In case you were wondering, you’re the intended victim. Franchise Folly The candy comes in […]
Kronos Quartet breaks from usual sound
Having spent almost thirty years of his life in the Kronos Quartet, David Harrington talks about the feelings and intentions of “Kronos” as if he is on a first-name basis with the musical entity he founded. Celebrating its thirtieth anniversary, Kronos is UCLA’s Artist-in-Residence for the 2002-2003 season. While last year’s inaugural Artist-in-Residence Elvis Costello […]
UCLA Brass Quintet to provide reflective atmosphere for Sept. 11 commemoration
Perhaps you thought the chimes that ring from College Library every hour on the hour were just a way to tell time. Today they are being used much like the death tolls in John Donne’s poems to provide the emotional backdrop to the Sept. 11, 2001 commemoration in Royce Quad. Just as the chimes will […]