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Michael Stuhlbarg Gets "Serious"
Acclaimed alum theater actor headlines new Coen Brothers film
Sep 2009
Navigating San Diego Comic-Con
TFT professor and recovering geek Jonathan Kuntz and his daughter Rebecca at the epicenter of global pop cult fandom
Jul 2009
Francis Ford Coppola: Still Independent
The director of "The Godfather" on launching "a second career" with "Tetro" in his 60s
Jun 2009
Alum Brad Silberling mixes dino-thrills and laughs in "Land of the Lost"
Fellow alum Jorman Taccone co-stars as a lecherous neanderthal
Jun 2009
Caffeinated Commerce
Amy Ferraris MFA '02 on the D.I.Y. distribution of her film "The Perfect Cappucino"
Apr 2009
Fast & Furious:
Justin Lin '95 supercharges his Hollywood career
Mar 2009
Slamdance 2009
"Punching the Clown," "Spooner," "A Quiet Little Marriage," "Vodka and Women," "Frozen Dreams," "Six and A Half," and "Weather Girl" screened this year.
Jan 2009
Celebrating Creativity at Sundance 2009

Jan 2009
Oscar-nominee Eric Roth: Life, Love and Aging Backwards
Screenwriting alumnus adapts F. Scott Fitzgerald fable "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" for Brad Pitt and director David Fincher
Dec 2008
Catherine Hardwicke: "Twilight's" first gleaming
Three alumni helped adapt Stephenie Meyer teen-scream vampire romance novel
Nov 2008
Pietro Scalia '82, MFA '85: "Body of Lies" Oscar-winning editor
In an exclusive video interview and podcast Q&A, alum reveals the thinking behind hard-hitting DiCaprio thriller
Oct 2008
Fred Roos '56: The Man Behind the Curtain
Key casting director of the revolutionary 1970s became Francis Ford Coppola's producer
Jul 2008
Curt Beech on Bad Coffee and Good Movies
Busy Film and TV Art Director Curt Beech talks about his journey to the profession, the Disney class at UCLA and his approach to designing the look and feel of the environments we get lost in while enjoying a great story.
Jun 2008
Felicia Henderson: Helping Writers Recreate Themselves

May 2008
Kodak Cinematographer-in-Residence at UCLA
Sponsored by Kodak, the program gives students access to filmmakers who have made a seminal impact on the art of cinematography. Laszlo Kovacs, ASC, Joan Churchill, ASC, Stephen H. Burum, ASC and Victor J. Kemper, ASC are among those who have been named.
Mar 2008
UCLA Producers Program
Producing Students learn the practical realities of merging art and commerce from top creative decision makers
Mar 2008
David Silverman '79, MFA '83: Animation Domination
With "The Simpsons Movie" topping the box office, director David Silverman, '79, MFA '83, takes time out to talk with UCLA Magazine writer David Landau about being picked to direct the movie, the nuts-and-bolts of animation, and under-appreciation.
Aug 2007
Valerie Faris '80 and Jonathan Dayton '80: Labors of Love
Veteran duo directors of TV commercials and music videos, these creative and personal partners made a stunning feature film debut with "Little Miss Sunshine"
Jul 2006
Gil Kenan MFA '02
Monster Man
Jul 2006
UCLA's Peaceful Warrior
Scott Mechlowicz '03 hits hard in "The Peaceful Warrior," shot at UCLA, which brings him to home turf after graduation from UCLA's Acting program.
May 2006