Sometimes I think I must be ridiculous to get so excited about television. Then last week I read that Paul Rudd (“I Love You, Man”) will guest star on “Parks and Recreation” as Leslie Knope’s political opponent, and I start jabbing the arm of the person sitting next to me in blind excitement.
Category Archives: Film & TV
Melnitz Movies spotlights independent and foreign cinema
The UCLA community enjoys a prime view of the West Coast film scene in action.
_Remote Life: Television shows important to college students_
My dad has mentioned time and again the portable television he brought with him to college. He and a friend would convene each week to watch “Saturday Night Live” and huddle around the ten-inch black and white screen.
Best of 2011
2011 is officially in the books. It was a year filled both with exciting new musical releases and films.
Documentary brings a fashion photographer’s life into focus
Every day, New York Times photographer Bill Cunningham puts on his blue workman’s parka and rides out into the streets on his Schwinn bicycle with a 35mm camera in hand.
Annual Campus MovieFest to spotlight films by UCLA students
BY emma wisdom
A&E contributor
ewisdom@media.ucla.edu
First-year engineering student Sur Samtani wants to be famous.
A red carpet will mark the finale for many UCLA students’ hard work.
Melnitz Movies offers Hollywood perks close to home
Living in Los Angeles, it can be easy for UCLA students to get overwhelmed with all the possibilities of the entertainment world. With premieres in Westwood and celebrity sightings in Hollywood, the glamour and glitz can make it easy to forget that sometimes perks can be found right on campus.