Friday, July 10

Q&A with Richard Ray Perez

Tonight, the Hammer Museum and the Sundance Institute will come together to screen an unfinished version of director Richard Ray Perez' documentary "Cesar's Last Fast," which follows the last few days of Cesar Chavez's 36-day "Fast for Life" in 1988. Read more...

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Richard Ray Perez (right), director and co-producer of the documentary “Cesar’s Last Fast,” talks with Martin Sheen and co-producer Molly O’Brien on the set of the film. An unfinished version will screen at the Hammer Museum tonight. (courtesy of Monkey Mind Media)





Movie full of comedy, emotion and a ‘Douchebag’

A title like "Douchebag" wasn't one that some of the film's editors were thrilled about initially, but according to Marius Markevicius, the film's producer and a 2002 alumnus of the School of Theater, Film and Television, there was just no other way to describe one of the film's main characters. "One of the brothers is just this incredible jerk," said Markevicius. Read more...

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Ben York Jones, left, and Andrew Dickler, right, star in “Douchebag” a new film produced by 2002 UCLA Theater, Film and Television school graduate Marius Markevicius, which opens at the Nuart Theater on Friday, Oct. 8. The film was shot on a micro-budget.

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Making space for laughter

If you have lived on campus for more than a quarter, chances are that you've walked right past The Improv Space many times and never realized it. Read more...

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Simon Wiscombe, left, alumnus and The Improv Space director of education, improvises on stage with fellow alumnus Danny Lampson. The Space’s Welcome Week includes free comedy workshops and performances by the venue’s featured comedy groups.

courtesy of RAYMOND LIU