Glancing across the first floor of Ackerman Union, I notice the people who zone out by either staring blankly at a wall in front of them or looking at one of the numerous televisions. Either way, it’s all the same. If you saw the sucky programming the College Television Network has to offer, you’d be […]
Author Archives: Mary Dang
Comedy Central’s “˜Porn ‘n Chicken’ reflects sex-focused TV culture
A tub of some cheap, oily, fried chicken and porn. These are some of the many simple pleasures that males with a smidgen of lukewarm blood flowing in their veins enjoy. At least that’s the idea behind “Porn “˜n Chicken,” Comedy Central’s first original feature film. Based on a true story about a couple of […]
Forum aims to dissect well-known movie scenes
In contrast to big-name bookstores, Take One! Film and Theater Books goes for the specialty market. Not only does it offer items related to the performing arts, but Take One! also sponsors a number of free events such as “From Great Scenes to Great Screenwriting” with Michael Hauge and UCLA professor Richard Walter tonight. Hauge […]
Fall line-up glossy like MTV
Ahh, it’s my favorite time of year again. For all the little kids, that time of year would be Christmas as they rush down to the living room to pounce on their presents with glee and inspect them like swarthy antique appraisers. However, for TV critics, their presents come a little earlier with the arrival […]
New class offers “˜demystified’ view of feature film producing
It’s hard being a producer. Schmoozing with the rich and famous and driving around in sportscars. However, these are just stereotypes seen in the movies that producers themselves develop behind the scenes. The mystery still remains as to what a producer really does. That’s where the new fall 2002 class called “De-mystifying Feature Film Development: […]
“˜American Idol’ lures in unsuspecting viewers
Yeah. I saw it. Just like twenty million other pathetic or apathetic viewers out there, I saw the American Idol finale. I didn’t want to, but it’s hard. As I tried to see how fast I could channel flip before my hand cramped, I was just sucked into American Idol. How can I resist seeing […]
UCLA alumna Robin Larsen applies her theater, film training in “˜Out of Habit’
Film and theater both involve actors, directors and stories. However, that’s where the similarities end as UCLA alumna Robin Larsen, theater student turned dark filmmaker, discovered. Perhaps Larsen will help others discover the disparities between theater and film when her movie “Out of Habit,” is broadcasted Aug. 30 on KCET, the local PBS station, on […]