For most, a college degree marks the beginning of a career. At
89 years of age, Stanley Rubin ““ television’s first
Emmy Award winner ““ will graduate nearly seven decades after
his career began.

Anyone who’s seen a light show or Disney’s
“Fantasia” has witnessed the genre of art known as
visual music ““ and probably without knowing it.
Expanding the reach of visual music is precisely the goal of
“Abstraction and Visual Music: Contemporary Animation from
Los Angeles Artists,” to be screened by Melnitz Movies on
Feb.

Contrary to popular belief, Indian cinema is not just about
elaborate song and dance numbers.
Filmi Melody, a film showcase put on by the UCLA Film and
Television Archive beginning Oct.

From Smith to Lopez, every ethnicity has its version of the
everyman name ““ monikers people come across and don’t
think twice about. For UCLA alumna Grace Lee, however, the
commonness of her name among Asian Americans inspired a film.

When his class on queer cinema was listed under three different
course names, film Professor Chon Noriega expected confusion and a
high drop rate. As it turned out, only the first turned out to be
true.

There’s a better way to catch free movies than
downloading, and all it requires is a trip to campus.
Sponsored by the Graduate Students Association, Melnitz Movies
offers up free screenings of films every school year at the James
Bridges Theater.

While fifth-year World Arts and Cultures student Francine Maigue
may have been this year’s Homecoming “Royal
Bruin” Queen, it had little to do with how she ended up on
TV.

Just as its name suggests, the UCLA Shorttakes Festival is all
about maximizing time. With some entries as short as 90 seconds,
student filmmakers must utilize every second to successfully
portray their points.

For most students, ballroom dancing is traditionally associated
with an older generation, but the release of documentary film
“Mad Hot Ballroom” reflects the changing views of
ballroom dancing and its increasing popularity among younger
generations.

When most people think of curses, the first image that comes to
mind is that of a horror film rather than an aging knight
determined to save the world.