When it comes to famous African American filmmakers, there are the usual subjects: Sidney Poitier, Spike Lee, the Wayans brothers. But what about the lesser- knowns: Julie Dash, Charles Burnett or Larry Clark?
Category Archives: Film & TV
Q&A: Kal Penn
UCLA alumnus Kal Penn returns to the film franchise of “Harold and Kumar” with “A Very Harold and Kumar 3D Christmas,” opening in theaters today. Penn spoke with the Daily Bruin’s Teresa Jue on UCLA’s North and South Campus tension, what his parents think about Kumar and pursuing his various careers, from working in the White House to being a university professor.
Gone With the Wind Remixed
UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television is breaking new ground with an innovative interdisciplinary course. The class, which involves both the theater and film, television and digital media departments of TFT, will eventually create an entirely new production inspired by the iconic work called “Gone With the Wind Remixed.”
Graduate student Richard Parkin earns acclaim for his short film “Contra El Mar”
Contra El Mar” tells the story of a deep-sea diver who struggles with the pull of a job that could either kill him or get him arrested. The film focuses on the pressure this danger applies to his family and the search for stability within common ground of a young marriage.
Q & A with Betty White
On Tuesday, comedian Betty White accepted the Jack Benny Award at UCLA’s Royce Hall for her achievements in comedy.
Movie Review: "Like Crazy"
Young, first love can be intoxicating ““ so much so that one can get into a drunken stupor over it.
Turning up the heat
UCLA’s James Bridges Theater is one of the few theaters in the United States that can accommodate both nitrate and safety film stock, as well as a multitude of video formats, including the latest digital projection of films and presentations in high definition.