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Category Archives: Film & TV
Falling for new TV
Fall is an optimistic time for television viewers and studio heads alike. While established hits like “Modern Family” and “House” return for new seasons, there is a freshman class on each station, hoping to survive into the next season.
A new class of film students makes the cut, begins studies at UCLA’s presitigious, highly selective program
It took Court Soto four years, four applications and two appeals to be accepted into UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television as an undergraduate film student.
Soto was rejected the first time in 2007, when he was trying to transfer from Santa Monica College.
Speaks Out: Best movies of summer 2011
What was the best movie you saw in theaters this summer? Why?
UCLA graduate directing students codirect full-length feature film, an L.A.-based relationship drama, for thesis project
Directing a full-length feature film is not normally in the repertoire of a graduate film student. However, graduate directing students Kyle Laursen and Eric F. Martin are clambering above university standards and jumping into a realm typically tackled by large-scale Hollywood production studios.
On-Screen Sightings: UCLA's versatile campus makes it one of Hollywood's favorite shooting locations
It is not an uncommon experience for a UCLA student walking to class to catch a glimpse of a Hollywood production in action. The UCLA campus, located just 8 miles from Hollywood, is easily accessible for major motion picture studios and other film enterprises.
Movie Review: "One Day"
Walking out of the theater in near tears is not something viewers were led to expect from trailers for Focus Features’ romantic drama “One Day.”