Unlike the Academy Award for best picture, which usually prides the biggest achievements in American and English cinema over the last year, the Oscar for best live-action short film is a more international accomplishment. Read more...
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It was business as usual: someone yelled, “Take off your shirt” through the staff introductions while Styx lead vocalist Lawrence Gowan, a guest at the affair, stood on top of his plastic chair to strike a pose. Read more...
Photo: UCLA alumnus and “Family Guy” showrunner Steve Callaghan (left) and alumnus and “Family Guy” staff writer Patrick Meighan (right) run through a script and discuss ideas for an upcoming episode. The two have been working on-and-off since meeting in 1991 at UCLA. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin)
BY SEBASTIAN TORRELIOA&E; senior [email protected] Every year, the Academy Award nominations for best animated short film can be pared down to a few types: the one with the name brand, the one with the witty premise, the one nostalgically targeted toward children, the one filled with sincere emotion and the one that pushes animation’s technical boundaries. Read more...
UCLA alumnus Tom Nunan said he remembers his film professor Peter Guber inspiring students by inviting leaders of the entertainment industry to share their stories in class. Read more...
Photo: Tom Nunan, former president of NBC Studios and UPN, is teaching film course 188A, which focuses on TV development. The class features guest speakers from shows such as HBO’s “Girls,” “Game of Thrones” and “Real Time with Bill Maher.” (Courtesy of Tom Nunan)
For one night, the hum of an Aboriginal didgeridoo, the Hawaiian chants of hula dancers and poetry ranging from Wales to Mexico will join together and render an array of culture, heritage and knowledge housed within the fading edifice of the endangered tongue. Read more...
Photo: Co-presented by the Hammer Museum and PBS SoCal, “Endangered Languages” works toward revealing and celebrating languages that are disappearing worldwide. In addition to showing footage from the documentary “Language Matters with Bob Holman,” the event will feature performers and speakers, including the Los Angeles poet laureate Luis Rodriguez. (Hammer Museum)
Production studios, Let me let you in on a little secret. I, and many other people, like to spend money. I personally like it a lot, especially on movies. Read more...
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“Girlhood”Directed by Céline SciammaStrand Releasing4.0 / 5.0 paws Unlike a certain boy-equivalent film of recent popularity, “Girlhood” doesn’t feel revolutionary or universal. The Parisian ghettos are far more corrupting than the middle-class suburbs of “Boyhood,” but it’s not just the environments that set the two apart: it’s how the films’ susceptible characters thrive in them. Read more...
