http://www.magazine.ucla.edu/sundance2008 News, video and more — live from Park City, Utah Fri, 01 Feb 2008 21:10:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHcfdJhAKpY[/youtube]ShareThis http://www.magazine.ucla.edu/sundance2008/2008/02/01/gary-marks/ [youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=57B39FLpeYc[/youtube]ShareThis http://www.magazine.ucla.edu/sundance2008/2008/02/01/aj-lewis/ [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVpQFORVYVs[/youtube] Lerner, MFA at UCLA film school, and O'Brien, MFA at Columbia film school, talk about their collaboration on a screenplay and resolving their differences.ShareThis http://www.magazine.ucla.edu/sundance2008/2008/01/30/justin-lerner_interview/ [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yL8de9VM4W8[/youtube] Mark Adler '77 composed the music for Randall Miller's "Bottle Shock," a fact-based comedy about the California wine trade.ShareThis http://www.magazine.ucla.edu/sundance2008/2008/01/28/mark-adler/ [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BF9UXhYn240[/youtube] James Mulryan '81, graduate of UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, photographed "Fields of Fuel," in the Independent Film Competition for DocumentaryShareThis http://www.magazine.ucla.edu/sundance2008/2008/01/28/james-mulryan/ [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsbwC48VY00[/youtube] UCLA MFA film student talks about his film, "Broken English," at the Slamdance Film Festival, which happens at the same time as Sundance in Park City, Utah.ShareThis http://www.magazine.ucla.edu/sundance2008/2008/01/25/oscar-alvarez_interview/ [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sld6cAnvcZU[/youtube] Director talks about his two latest works: Sundance-accepted "Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson" and Oscar-nominated "Taxi to the Dark Side." Related posts: our post on "Gonzo" and "Taxi" screenings, our post on Gibney's past work and acclaimShareThis http://www.magazine.ucla.edu/sundance2008/2008/01/25/alex-gibney_interview/ [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-82ja6fQz2Y[/youtube] Ron Yerxa and Albert Berger, before their first screening of "Hamlet 2," talk about annual visits to Sundance and their history with Steven Soderbergh. Previously, Yerxa and Berger produced the UCLA alum-directed "Little Miss Sunshine." Related links: our post on the sale of "Hamlet 2," our post on "The UCLA Party ... http://www.magazine.ucla.edu/sundance2008/2008/01/24/hamlet-2_interview/ [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZvFiN2TNCE[/youtube] Hosts Peter Guber and Peter Bart talk about Sundance and their show's UCLA origins. Director/producer Barry Levinson makes a guest appearance. Related: Variety.com reference to UCLA @ Sundance 2008 ShareThis http://www.magazine.ucla.edu/sundance2008/2008/01/24/amc-shootout_interview/ Gibney's "Taxi to the Dark Side," a disturbing documentary on the Bush administration's global war on terror, has earned an Oscar and DGA award nomination. In LA, the unflinching story can be seen at the Landmark Nuart Theatre, 11272 Santa Monica Boulevard. Alumnus Gibney's newest doc, "Gonzo: The Life ... http://www.magazine.ucla.edu/sundance2008/2008/01/24/alex-gibney_oscar-nominee/ Visiting Professor Amy Brenneman co-stars in the Sundance film "Downloading Nancy," screening today (Thursday) at 6pm and tomorrow (Friday) at 3:15pm. The film stars Maria Bello as Nancy, a wounded soul, who finds her salvation on the Internet in the form of Louis Farley played by Jason Patric. ... http://www.magazine.ucla.edu/sundance2008/2008/01/24/amy-brenneman/ Friends of UCLA Albert Berger and Ron Yerxa are very happy Sundance attendees today since their film, "Hamlet 2," was the first sale of the Festival. Focus Features acquired the comedy for about $10-million in an early morning bidding war. Executive producers Berger and Yerxa were just heading to the ... http://www.magazine.ucla.edu/sundance2008/2008/01/23/hamlet-2/ Bryan Jackson MFA '01 cast two Bratz dolls in "Softly," a gay love story in the form of a music video, screening at Slamdance this week. During the making of the film, Jackson's small Westwood apartment was overflowing with miniature, handcrafted sets to create a world as fragile and ephemeral ... http://www.magazine.ucla.edu/sundance2008/2008/01/22/bryan-jackson/ Theodore Perkins, MFA '07, is in Park City as a producing fellow for The Black House Foundation. Perkins took a break from his work at the foundation's Main Street headquarters to attend the UCLA at Sundance reception last night at Cafe Terigo (see our earlier post, "The UCLA Party ... http://www.magazine.ucla.edu/sundance2008/2008/01/22/theodore-perkins/ (L to R) During the UCLA at Sundance Party, on January 21st at Cafe Terigo in Park City, Utah were writer/director Oscar Alvarez MFA '09, writer/director Bryan Jackson MFA '01 and Motorola executive John Hallman. More photos below the fold: ShareThis http://www.magazine.ucla.edu/sundance2008/2008/01/21/ucla-party/ [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gNKtP4CaRo[/youtube] Mischa Livingstone '97, MFA '99 talks about life after UCLA film school and his own film at the upcoming Berlin Film Festival.ShareThis http://www.magazine.ucla.edu/sundance2008/2008/01/21/mischa-livingstone/ [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8mCbnws_ZU[/youtube] Rebecca Sonnenshine '93, producer of "Reversion," talks about how they finished the film just before the opening-day screening and how the "UCLA mafia" of filmmakers came through.ShareThis http://www.magazine.ucla.edu/sundance2008/2008/01/21/rebecca-sonnenshine/ Already at Sundance? Hopefully you already RSVP'd — the TFT Sundance Reception is today from 4–6 p.m. at Cafe Terigo, 424 Main St. (Google Map).ShareThis http://www.magazine.ucla.edu/sundance2008/2008/01/21/cafe-terigo/ Director Oscar Alvarez's first film "Broken English," is screening before a feature during the Slamdance Film Festival. The work is up for a Grand Jury Prize, Short Narrative award. Raised in Inglewood surrounded by poverty and violence, Alvarez knew since the first grade that he wanted to tell stories ... http://www.magazine.ucla.edu/sundance2008/2008/01/21/oscar-alvarez/ Director Alex Gibney hopes his Sundance entry "Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson," will reinforce to audiences "what a great writer Thompson was." The filmmaker's last visit to this former mining town was for his 2005 doc "Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room." Gibney is ... http://www.magazine.ucla.edu/sundance2008/2008/01/21/alex-gibney/ Justin Lerner, MFA directing student, is visiting Sundance in support of his fellow Bruin filmmakers and hoping to make a deal to produce his latest feature-length script. Working with Endeavor on his career strategy, Lerner was schmoozing at the agency's party Friday night. Lerner is knee deep in the ... http://www.magazine.ucla.edu/sundance2008/2008/01/21/justin-lerner/ From left to right: Peter Guber, UCLA professor and co-host; Peter Bart, co-host, editor in chief, Variety; Gary Marks, MFA '89 - executive producer of AMC's "Shootout;" and A.J. Lewis, MFA '03 - producer Video interview with Peter Bart and Peter Guber is now online.ShareThis http://www.magazine.ucla.edu/sundance2008/2008/01/21/amc-shootout/ [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=le9eR069zTA[/youtube] Written, directed and co-produced by Mia Trachinger '91, MFA '02, "Reversion" premiered opening morning at the Sundance Film Festival.ShareThis http://www.magazine.ucla.edu/sundance2008/2008/01/21/mia-trachinger/ [youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=-EzmhsIJuuU[/youtube] At The Hollywood Reporter party on Main St., Geoffrey Gilmore, director of the Sundance Film Festival, receives The Nielsen Impact Award for being a visionary leader in the world of film. Alumnus Gilmore is a member of the UCLA Producers Program faculty.ShareThis http://www.magazine.ucla.edu/sundance2008/2008/01/20/geoffrey-gilmore/ Mia Trachinger, UCLA Alumna, director of "Reversion," outside the theater where her film premiered After a G4-TV interview with Trachinger Dean Robert RosenShareThis http://www.magazine.ucla.edu/sundance2008/2008/01/20/day-2-in-pictures/ [youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=k10SObIIC4o[/youtube]ShareThis http://www.magazine.ucla.edu/sundance2008/2008/01/20/robert-rosen/ Bruins are bumping in to each other at every turn in Park City during the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. Bob Rosen, Dean, School of Theater, Film and Television, was leaving a screening when he reunited with Jose Mercado, MFA '00 who is in town to launch the ... http://www.magazine.ucla.edu/sundance2008/2008/01/19/jose-mercado/ [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDqd0Yrykj0[/youtube] UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television screenwriting professor talks about the director of "Anvil!" on January 18, 2008 in Park City, UtahShareThis http://www.magazine.ucla.edu/sundance2008/2008/01/19/hal-ackerman/ [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZSpDf5tM2Q[/youtube] Talking with the director of "Anvil! The True Story of Anvil" today in Park City, Utah.ShareThis http://www.magazine.ucla.edu/sundance2008/2008/01/18/sacha-gervasi/ ShareThis http://www.magazine.ucla.edu/sundance2008/2008/01/18/day-1-in-pictures/