Author Archives: Nancy Halabi

Armed with a last-minute ticket to Las Vegas and “no place to stay,” Ron Velasco’s journey to become an American Idol began the same way it ended ““ up in the air. At 6 a.m. on Sept. 11, 2004, Velasco, who is currently studying recording engineering at UCLA Extension, patiently waited in line with 5,000 […]

For most students, Powell Library is seen as the gate to such works as Shakespeare and Chaucer, not Scorsese and Spielberg. But with the help of the Archive Research and Study Center, located on the second floor, watching classic films and spending time in the halls of Powell are becoming more integrated. Just ask Jennifer […]

Bad labels and obscurity can often hurt good movies. That’s why the UCLA Film and Television Archive uses “The Film That Inspired Me” series to help big-name artists catapult little-known, underrated films into the limelight they deserve. On Jan. 28 at 7:30 p.m. in the James Bridges Theater, actor-writer-comedian Lily Tomlin will do just that […]

For UCLA extension student James Ayala, taking a class for the third time has nothing to do with failure. In fact, having the opportunity to learn how to market movies and impress industry people, including directors and producers, keeps him returning to a class titled “The Marketing Challenge: Selling New Movies From the Sundance Institute […]