Current Attractions for July 2009
- Published
- Tue Jun 23, 2009 (updated Fri Aug 7, 2009) in Announcement
New work in theater, film, television and digital media byour talented alumni, students and faculty members
Debuting This Month
Theater- Thru-August 2: “Louis & Keely: Live at the Sahara,” Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater at the Geffen Playhouse
- Thru-July 26: “Farragut North,” West Coast Premiere starring Chris Noth, Chris Pine and, Olivia Thirlby. At the Geffen Playhouse
- Thru Sept. 26: “Twelfth Night,” at the Old Globe Theater, San Diego, stars Garritt VanderMeer MFA ’00
Film- July 10: “Weather Girl,” stars Mark Harmon ’74
- July 24: “G-Force,” directed by Hoyt Yeatman ’77, written by Cormac and Marianne Wibberley ’89, MFA ’91
- July 31: “The Red Shoes – Restored”, the classic Powell and Pressburger dance drama, restored at the UCLA Film & Television Archive. Exclusive engagement at the Billy Wilder Theater
Television- Thru July 31: “Hung,” directed by executive producer Alexander Payne MFA ’90
DVD- July 1: “Barfly,” produced by Fred Roos ’56
- July 21: “Prison Break: Final Break,” directed by alumnus Bobby Roth
- July 28: “Fast & Furious,” directed by Justin Lin ’95
- July 28: “Battlestar Galactica: Season 4.5,” directed by Michael Nankin ’77, starring Dean’s Advisory Board member Edward James Olmos
Continuing:
Theater - “The Lion King,” produced by Thomas Schumacher ’80
- “Mary Poppins,” produced by Thomas Schumacher ’80
- “The Little Mermaid,” produced by Thomas Schumacher ’80
Film- “Land of the Lost,” directed by Brad Silberling MFA ’87, co-starring Jorma Taccone ’00
- “Tetro,” written, produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola MFA ’67, executive producer Fred Roos ’56
- “Food, Inc.,” music composed by alumnus Mark Adler
- “Year One,” starring alumnus Jack Black
- “Star Trek,” art direction by Curt Beech MFA ’03
- “Angels & Demons,” written by David Koepp ’90, stars Deans Advisory Board Member Tom Hanks
- “Anvil: The Story of Anvil,” directed by alumnus Sacha Gervasi, holder of the Lew and Pamela Hunter/Jonathan and Janice Zakin Chair in Screenwriting
Television:
- “Jonas,” photographed by professor John Simmons ASC
- “90210,“ written and directed by Darren Star ’83
- “The Simpsons,” directed by Professor Chuck Sheetz ’83, co-produced by Mike B. Anderson MFA ’90, co-produced by Richard Sakai ’77, MFA ’80, starring Nancy Cartwright ’83, starring Harry Shearer ’64
- “Heroes,“ starring Milo Ventimiglia, George Takei ’60, MA ’64
- “Law and Order: Special Victims Unit,“ starring Emmy-winner and alumna Mariska Hargitay
- “Lost,” directed by Bobby Roth MFA ’76
- “Without a Trace,” co-executive produced by David Amann ’84, edited byJane Kass ’76, A.C.E.
DVD- Milk,” written by Oscar®-winner Dustin Lance Black '96
- “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” written by Eric Roth
- “Twilight,” directed by Catherine Hardwicke, edited by Professor Nancy Richardson MFA ’96, photographed by Elliot Davis
- “24: Season 7,” created by Joel Surnow ’76
- “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: The Ninth Season,” starring Emmy-winner and alumna Mariska Hargitay
- “The Da Vinci Code“ (Blu-ray), starring Dean’s Advisory Board member Tom Hanks
- D.W.Griffith’s “Ramona“ on “Treasures from American Film Archives III: Social Issues in American Film, 1900-1934,” commentary by Professor Chon Noriega
- “Murnau and Borzage at Fox – The Expressionist Heritage,” special features documentary produced, written directed and narrated by Professor Janet Bergstrom
- “Ford at Fox,” special features interview with Professor Janet Bergstrom
- F.W. Murnau's “Tabu,” audio commentary by Professor Janet Bergstrom
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