Watching “Maniac” feels like a descent into psychosis. In this fresh remake of William Lustig’s 1980s horror cult classic “Maniac,” director Franck Khalfoun revives the slasher genre with point-of-view filming and a new take on the killer profile. The low-budget genre film stays true to the spirit of the original, following Frank (Elijah Wood), the […]
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Fascination with filmmaker inspires doctoral candidate’s book
As an undergraduate student working in a video store, Andrew deWaard came across Steven Soderbergh’s 1998 crime caper “Out of Sight.”
Dual careers in film drive professor
As a kid, Nancy Richardson would use a bag of ice to cool off her television before her strict, anti-TV mother could check and feel the warm screen. Only once, when Richardson was home sick, the pair watched “Citizen Kane,” and Richardson knew she wanted to work in film.
Gatsby Gala to bring Roaring ’20s to the Hill
After an hour of diligent online shopping and Googling, Tara Prescott, Canyon Point’s faculty-in-residence, finally found the perfect golf club to complete her Gatsby-inspired costume for this evening’s Gala.
UCLA to screen alumna’s first feature film ‘Arcadia’
As UCLA professor A.P. Gonzales asked his students to write down their earliest memories, Olivia Silver took paper to pen and relived the moment of shock she felt upon arriving at her new home in the San Gabriel Valley after driving cross-country from Connecticut. For Silver, this would be the first step in creating her first feature film, “Arcadia.”
UCLA’s ASL club promotes community through comedy
As audience members wave their hands in appreciation, fingers spread next to their faces, they enter a different world where applause is silent. More and more the deaf community is breaking into popular media through popular shows like “Switched at Birth” and well-known deaf performers, challenging the perceived stigma associated with deafness. Similarly UCLA’s American […]
HOOLIGAN Theatre Company takes stage with ‘The Drowsy Chaperone’ musical comedy
Director Harris Tucker wanted raw excitement and energy from the cast in its “fun run” rehearsal. His cast countered by delivering its already comedic lines in Scottish accents and Christopher Walken impersonations. While the first HOOLIGAN Theatre Company show “Titanic” opened last weekend in the Freud Playhouse as a drama, the second production of the […]