At the height of Andy Warhol’s fame in the late 1960s, artists, poets and musicians crowded his New York City studio space, called “The Factory.” In a haze of smoke, rock groups like the Velvet Underground played as 16 mm films made by Warhol and his peers were projected onto screens. It was a dizzying […]
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Alumnus Alex O’Flinn receives fellowship for movie editing
Alex O’Flinn has seen “A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night” over 50 times since he started editing it, yet he was never the same person for each viewing. At times O’Flinn said he watched the film as an editor, rearranging the flow of scenes and other times as an audience member, looking to make […]
Rebecca Allen returns as Design | Media Arts department chair
Professor Rebecca Allen remembers wondering if the computer was a tool artists could take advantage of. Joining the Design | Media Arts field before its title was established, Allen said this was still a time when computers were giant boxes in research labs. In 1986, Allen came to Los Angeles: a move from the computer […]
University police question man about rifle in Snapchat video
University police questioned and released a man Sunday after he sent a possibly threatening Snapchat video to members of the UCLA community. In the video, he held what appeared to be an assault rifle in his lap, police said. The snap had the caption “is it real or not.” When officers interviewed the man, who […]
Mona Simpson hosts McSweeney’s at Hammer Museum
About 10 years ago, UCLA English professor and McSweeney’s contributor Mona Simpson went on a mission to bring stimulating discussions on literature to writers and readers, specifically college graduates, who yearn for the same intellectual connection found in the classroom. “There’s a yearning that people develop for a kind of connection that’s very deep and […]
Student Courtney Welbon brings powerful lyrics to Kerckhoff
With guitar in hand and lyrical expressiveness in mind, Courtney Welbon said she bares her emotional thoughts to audiences through acoustics and a lilting vocal timbre. Welbon, a third-year communication studies student, will perform a 50-minute set at the Kerckhoff Coffee House put on by the Cultural Affairs Commission, and this will be her first […]
Q&A: Halloween Horror Nights creative director talks inspirations, fears
As the terrors of Halloween and midterms slowly creep closer, several attractions across the city are kicking off the festivities early. Among them is the Halloween Horror Nights, Universal Studios Hollywood’s annual horror event dedicated to terrifying attendees with mazes and live entertainment.