Author Archives: Justin Scott

For most 10-year-olds, riding bikes and long division are the most important things in the world. But for fifth-grader Dakota Fanning, reading scripts and memorizing lines is what occupies her time. A Hollywood actress, Fanning co-stars alongside Denzel Washington in the action thriller “Man on Fire,” about a hardened former assassin who reluctantly takes a […]

One UCLA graduate student has found adding “exotic dancer” to his résumé actually may be a good career move. English graduate student Adam Wasson will appear on The Learning Channel’s “Faking It,” where he will trade in his text books for a pair of dancing shoes and a G-string as he prepares to become a […]

Slime isn’t the only thing green about Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards. The 17th annual awards show, held at Pauley Pavillion on Saturday, did more than draw a few A-list celebs and 50,000 screaming kids: It raised a lot of money. Besides being home to various UCLA sporting events, Pauley Pavilion often hosts outside events, such […]

While American film companies frequently ignore foreign films without a clear American market, the UCLA Film and Television Archive is making sure one experienced foreign filmmaker isn’t being left out. The Archive will present a retrospective of the work of French filmmaker Chantal Akerman throughout the month of March, including a special appearance by the […]

Brothel life has never been so dressed up. Set amid a fictional revolution, Jean Genet’s drama “The Balcony,” revolves around a whorehouse where sex serves as an escape from the harsh reality of war. Directed by theater directing graduate student Max Snyder, the play opens Friday at Macgowan Hall’s Little Theater. According to Snyder, the […]

Fueled by charges of anti-Semitism for its depiction of the death of Jesus, the release of Mel Gibson’s “The Passion of The Christ” may have already ignited enough controversy to be considered an event of biblical proportions. But how the film will change popular culture’s perception of Jesus’ death after the immediate debate dies down […]

While film companies seem to be closing down their 2-D animation studios in favor of digital work, UCLA’s animation department is keeping its doors open. As 3-D animation becomes an increasingly popular and accepted form, many UCLA students are finding that making the switch requires more than putting down a pencil and picking up a […]