“Breaking and Entering” Director Anthony Minghella Weinstein Company “Breaking and Entering,” written and directed by Anthony Minghella, has everything going for it: a highly touted and visionary director, an interesting and provocative script and two remarkably versatile leading ladies. But how does one view ““ and truly appreciate ““ a film when it is nearly […]
Author Archives: Kate Stanhope
America’s “˜Idol’ frenzy
Cost for one 30-second television advertisement during this show’s season five finale: $1.3 million. Number of viewers for said season finale: 36.4 million. The pride the average Joe has in being a terrible singer on an episode of the show: immeasurable. “American Idol,” the nationwide television sensation, returned last night for its sixth season on […]
Screen Scene: "Bobby"
“Bobby” Director Emilio Estevez MGM In every U.S. history class from fourth grade to the fourth year of college, President John F. Kennedy is cemented as one of the leading icons of the 1960s. However, as Black Power came to the forefront and more young soldiers returned from Vietnam in body bags, his brother Robert […]
Screen Scene: "Come Early Morning"
“Come Early Morning” Director Joey Lauren Adams Roadside Attractions There are two kinds of Ashley Judds in this world. First, there is the multimillionaire movie star who fights serials killers and cheating husbands in films such as “Kiss the Girls” and “Double Jeopardy.” Then, there is the vulnerable and raw actress who stepped out of […]
TV shows bring together Hill residents
Every Thursday on the hit television show “Grey’s Anatomy,” interns and surgeons perform a myriad of surgeries on desperate patients. They help people in a way no one else can. And though they are not as desperate for the doctors’ attention, many UCLA students still turn to the emergency room at Seattle Grace Hospital for […]
Screenscene: "Stranger Than Fiction"
“Stranger Than Fiction” Director Marc Forster Columbia Pictures Harold Crick, the main character in “Stranger than Fiction,” is a very unremarkable man. He lives in an unremarkable home with unremarkable furniture and holds an unremarkable job. He has an unremarkable life. And, unfortunately for him, Harold Crick is also the subject of a rather unremarkable […]
Days of our alumni
From New Delhi to Los Angeles. From prime time to daytime. From Bollywood to Hollywood. On set, it may be his characters that take center stage, but behind the scenes UCLA alumnus Kahlil Joseph has found himself in the spotlight with a flurry of acting work ““ including his current guest stint as Dr. Myers […]