Miley Cyrus is a thought-provoking actress, in the sense that she provokes such thoughts as: Can a person be called an actress simply by virtue of being in a movie? Read more...
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March 30, 9:00 pm
Screen Scene: “The Last Song”
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March 30, 5:58 am
Shorttakes Film Festival aims to become a national venue for student filmmakers
While Sundance and Cannes may attract larger media attention, UCLA has its own festival for those who are driven to carry a camera and tell their stories. Read more...
Photo: A screenshot from the 2009 film “Elmo Must Die” by Noah Reich, which won the Best Live Action Award and Audience Award at the UCLA Shorttakes Film Festival organized by UCLA’s Campus Events Commission last year. The festival’s finale will take place this year on May 25.
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March 30, 5:51 am
Campus organizations use movie screenings to bring students and filmmakers together
For college students, finding ways to spend valuable free time without spending a pretty penny is a difficult task unless it involves wasting time on video games or reality television. Read more...
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March 15, 10:34 pm
Go green with new film festival
In addition to "Beef-less Thursdays" and "Do it in the Dark," students now have another opportunity to learn about being environmentally friendly. Read more...
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March 11, 10:34 am
Screen Scene: “The Art of the Steal”
“The Art of the Steal” is a documentary that tells the age-old story of a big, bad corporation preying on a poor, innocent victim. But in this case, the victim is not some impoverished old lady or ill-equipped small village. Read more...
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March 10, 10:02 pm
Screen Scene: “Mother”
The opening scene of “Mother” shows the title character dancing in a blue-tinged field, in a simultaneously uncomfortable and beautiful moment that sets the pace for the rest of the film. Read more...
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March 10, 9:55 pm
TV Review: “Sons of Tucson”
Having already proven his ability to make a quirky TV comedy with "Malcolm in the Middle," "Sons of Tucson" director and executive producer Todd Holland proves that, even as a fairly experienced filmmaker, he's not ashamed to make half-baked work for network audiences. Read more...