As dashing super-spy Bradley Fine fought his way through a castle filled with evil henchman, a nasal voice was constantly in his ear, telling him who to shoot and which way to go at every turn. The voice of Susan Cooper (Melissa McCarthy), a frustrated Central Intelligence Agency office worker yearning for some field action, […]
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‘Currency Affairs’ earns Best in Show at Shorttakes film festival
Zehao Xue’s “Currency Affairs” clocks in at 3 minutes 52 seconds. But the time Xue spent working on the award-winning film went beyond what he said to be the usual timeline for student projects. “Currency Affairs,” which won Best in Show at the Shorttakes Student Film Festival, hosted by the undergraduate student government Campus Events […]
Student wins second straight Best Animation Award at Shorttakes
Elderly Edna Katz sits in her nursing home, bored and watching television, when she is shocked to her feet by an advertisement to save homeless cats. The film that ensues is a five-minute conglomeration of gunpoint robberies and car chases, following Katz’s ambitious plight to save the displaced critters. Graduate student Ben Haist’s film, “Cat […]
Warner Bros. announces ‘Big Bang Theory’ scholarship for UCLA students
Warner Bros. Television officials announced on Wednesday “The Big Bang Theory” Scholarship Endowment, a fund to provide need-based financial aid for UCLA science, technology, engineering and mathematics students. More than $4 million has already been raised for the scholarship, according to a UCLA statement. The endowment was funded by the show’s executive producers, cast and […]
‘Banana Trip’ takes home best comedy at Shorttakes film festival
As three Korean guys drive towards the beach, one leans out of the window with a look of childish excitement across his face. In the short film “Banana Trip,” the trio set out to try and impress some American girls while on holiday in Florida. Having seen a muscular pack of white guys achieve more […]
‘Time’ named Best Drama in CEC Shorttakes film festival
For Daniela Arguello, inspiration for her short film “Time” came from an unexpected place. “It was just as if a brick fell from the sky and hit me in the head, and I was like ‘Wow, I want to do this,’” said Arguello, a first-year film student. “I saw the whole film in my head […]
‘Still and the Spot’ takes home Shorttakes’ Audience Choice Award
Still Slatousky had a mysterious spot on his arm. In the short film “Still and the Spot,” Slatousky becomes progressively more distressed, visiting doctor after doctor trying to figure out where the spot came from and how to get rid of it. Meanwhile, a pestering neighbor repeatedly knocks on his door while the occasional hamburger […]