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February 15, 11:35 pm

Alumna’s film focuses on capturing authenticity, specificity of ice skating

Maddison Bullock wanted to watch a movie about ice skating but couldn’t find any, so she decided to make her own. “Ice,” the upcoming film alumna Bullock co-directed, produced and acted in, will debut Tuesday at the Ricardo Montalban Theatre in Hollywood. Read more...

Photo: When alumna Maddison Bullock couldn’t find a film about ice skating on Netflix, she took matters into her own hands and decided to create her own film. “Ice” tells the story of two young figure skaters who have dreams of going to the Olympics. The film will be making its debut Tuesday at the Ricardo Montalban Theatre. (Daniel Miller/Daily Bruin)

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February 14, 12:51 am

Screenwriter uses emotional films to spread message about marriage equality

Dustin Lance Black promised LGBTQ children that they would soon have full, equal federal rights on the stage of the 2009 Academy Awards. After receiving the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for his film, “Milk,” the UCLA alumnus stepped away from film to work as an activist, bringing cases of marriage equality to federal courts. Read more...

Photo: UCLA alumnus and Oscar-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black recently won the Writers Guild of America’s Valentine Davies Award, an honor he was presented with Feb. 11 for his work as an LGBTQ rights activist. Black said he will continue to produce works that raise awareness for social justice issues. (ABC/Phil Bray)

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February 8, 11:20 pm

Movie review: ‘The 15:17 to Paris’

A group of friends who met in junior high school take on an international terrorist threat in “The 15:17 to Paris.” “The 15:17 to Paris,” directed by Clint Eastwood, follows the true story of three Americans who stop a terrorist attack aboard a Paris-bound train while traveling together through Europe. Read more...

Photo: (Photo courtesy of Keith Bernstein)

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February 7, 10:08 pm

Q&A: UCLA Extension alum talks journey to becoming Hollywood screenwriter

Dorothy Blyskal’s first job in the film industry was working as a production assistant on Clint Eastwood’s 2016 film “Sully.” Now, the UCLA Extension alumna is the screenwriter for Eastwood’s latest film, “The 15:17 to Paris,” which will be in wide release Friday. Read more...

Photo: Dorothy Blyskal, a UCLA Extension alumna, is the screenwriter for Clint Eastwood’s upcoming film, “The 15:17 to Paris.” Blyskal first began her film career as a production assistant on Eastwood’s 2016 film “Sully.” (Photo courtesy of Kevin Kielty)

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February 5, 11:42 pm

Student film highlights realistic imperfections of romance

Relationships don’t always have happy, magical endings. Marnie Salvani, a graduate directing student, said she hopes to show the reality of relationships and break free from Hollywood’s glamorized portrayals of romance in her short film “Reunion,” a 10-minute film she shot over the weekend for a class project. Read more...

Photo: Marnie Salvani, a graduate directing student, said she is trying to show the reality of relationships in her new film “Reunion.” During the movie, the main character pursues her high school crush only to find that the relationship she dreamed of might not work out like she thought. (Isra Ameen/Daily Bruin)


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