Author Archives: Saba Mohtasham

Movies today deal with topics as fanciful as romantic vampires and as straightforward as two people who make a porno to pay the bills. Regardless of the range of the modern filmmaker, the topic of family matters remains a constant theme. When independent filmmaker and former UCLA student Randall Miller penned “Nobel Son,” the story of an egomaniacal genius who belittles everyone he encounters, Miller was writing about his own father, a former UCLA professor of biochemistry.

Cirque du Soleil has a new show, and it’s called Of Montreal.

Experimental music isn’t for everyone.

Post No. 67 on stuffwhitepeoplelike.com states white people like standing still at concerts.

I don’t usually like to clap along to the beat at shows.

The band Dropkick Murphys originated in Massachusetts and incorporates the sounds of Ireland into its punk-rock voice.

When the filmmakers behind “Good Dick” decided to pursue “word-of-mouth screenings” of their film on college campuses, UCLA was at the top of their list.