LACMA hosted a truly historic event tonight! Following a screening of the 2012 documentary film, Mr. Mojo Risin’: The Story of L.A. Woman, John Densmore and Robby Krieger shared a stage for the first time in over a decade to participate in a Q&A with Elvis Mitchell. The documentary tells the story of the making […]
Landing at Air Hollywood
Today was a great day. A beautiful sunny day in L.A. and me getting to do what I love most, work on a feature film. That would have been enough to make it a good day, but working at the AMAZING Air Hollywood studios with such incredible people made it great. It was a last […]
Amazing Night at The AERO with Forest Whitaker
Last night I had the privilege of attending a Q&A with Forest Whitaker at the Aero Theatre, followed by a screening of The Butler and Fruitvale Station. I got there very early and scored a front row center seat. Before the Q&A, a short montage played that included scenes from just some of the films […]
REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE @ LACMA, Introduced by Leonardo DiCaprio
From the day I received an email from LACMA announcing that they would be screening the world premiere of the 4K Digital Cinema Master of Rebel Without a Cause restored from an 8K scan of the original CinemaScope 2.55:1 widescreen camera negative, I’ve been looking forward to seeing it. My excitement was compounded by the […]
Another Visit to the Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Another year, another Film Outside the Frame, which gives me a great excuse to check out Hollywood Forever Cemetery again. Founded in 1899, it’s located on Santa Monica Boulevard, right around the corner from Paramount Pictures and is a very cool place. Aside from being the final resting place for some entertainment industry legends, many […]
FILM OUTSIDE THE FRAME 2013 at Paramount Pictures
On Saturday I attended my third Film Outside the Frame. My freshman year, the awards were held at Warner Bros and, for the last two years, they have been at Paramount Pictures. Film Outside the Frame is LMU SFTV’s annual student film festival and awards ceremony which honors both current and former students, including distinguished […]
Standing in for SOA Creator Kurt Sutter on ANARCHY AFTERWORD
In the midst of the first week of Fall classes at LMU, working on Alan Clay’s feature film Courting Chaos, finding out I was nominated and selected to participate in the LMU Regent Mentor Program, and getting involved in the early stages of preparations for Film Outside the Frame 2013, I received an unexpected email from the multi-award […]
COURTING CHAOS – Crewing on a Feature Film in Venice Beach
On location in Venice Beach – working on a feature film – not a bad way to spend your summer vacation! For the last few weeks I’ve had the privilege of serving as a PA, and even an extra, on the set of New Zealand writer/director Alan Clay’s Courting Chaos. Over the next few weeks, […]
35th Anniversary of UP IN SMOKE with Cheech and Chong at LACMA
Last night, in what turned out to be the funniest evening I’ve spent at LACMA, Cheech and Chong appeared at the 35th Anniversary screening of their 1978 feature film, Up In Smoke. Up In Smoke, written by and starring Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong, also includes performances by Strother Martin, Edie Adams, Tom Skerritt, Stacy Keach […]
Crewing on Mikael Kreuzriegler’s New Film, Ibsen’s HEDDA GABLER
This time the film is Mikael’s modernized version of Hedda Gabler. First published in 1890, Hedda Gabler is a play by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen, who also penned Peer Gynt, A Doll’s House, and Ghosts, to name a few. Ibsen, often referred to as “the father of realism,” is one of the founders of Modernism […]
Where I’m Spending My Summer Vacation – “The Deathstar” aka The CAA Building
This is where I am interning all summer, and it’s just one of the reasons I am already loving my internship. The building located at 2000 Avenue of the Stars is often referred to as The CAA Building, even though it houses more than just the Creative Artists Agency. To many in the entertainment industry […]
THE EAST Screening at LACMA with Zal Batmanglij, Brit Marling, and Ellen Page
Another great film screened at LACMA this week. The East is the story of Jane Owen (Brit Marling), an undercover operative for an elite private intelligence firm, directed to infiltrate an anarchist group known as The East who target and covertly attack large corporations for crimes and abuses against society and the environment. Telling you […]
BEFORE MIDNIGHT at LACMA — Part Three of the “Lowest Grossing Trilogy of all Time”
Earlier this week I went to a screening at LACMA of Before Midnight, Richard Linklater’s third installment giving us a glimpse into the lives of Jesse and Celine, played by Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy. Before Midnight, along with Before Sunrise (1995) and Before Sunset (2004), are the three films that LACMA film curator Elvis Mitchell […]
LMU Monday Night Series: “42” with Writer/Director/LMU alum Brian Helgeland
LMU is a great film school and I always feel fortunate to be a student here, but every now and then the impact of how amazing a school it is becomes more apparent. That was the case last night when alum Brian Helgeland, the extraordinary director and Academy Award winning writer returned to LMU to […]
My Two Day Adventure, Filming with the LA Mayor’s Office
I spent two days this week on a video shoot for the LA Mayor’s Office. I worked with Jenessa and Loghan, two very talented people on Mayor Villaraigosa’s staff, to film some “man-on-the-street” interviews for a video that will be shown next month at the Mayor’s State of the City Address. On the first day, […]
An Evening with Danny Boyle and TRANCE at LACMA
Academy Award winning director Danny Boyle came to LACMA last night to screen his latest film, Trance, which stars James McAvoy, Rosario Dawson and Vincent Cassel. Trance tells the story of a young art auction house assistant (McAvoy) who becomes mixed up with a group of criminals (led by Cassel). The screenplay, written by Joe […]
An Evening with Derek Cianfrance and THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES at LACMA
Last night was another outstanding evening at LACMA. I attended a screening of The Place Beyond the Pines which opens in theaters on March 29th. The screening was followed by Q & A with writer/director Derek Cianfrance, who also wrote and directed Blue Valentine which, like The Place Beyond the Pines, also starred Ryan Gosling. […]
An Evening with David Fincher and HOUSE OF CARDS at LACMA
Brilliant director David Fincher whose film work includes Seven, The Game, Fight Club, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, and The Social Network, and, most recently, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo was at LACMA tonight and brought along the first two episodes of the U.S. adaptation of the BBC miniseries House of Cards. Fincher […]
Janusz Kaminski Presents VANISHING POINT
Last night I went to the Bing Theater at LACMA to watch a screening of Richard C. Sarafian’s 1971 film Vanishing Point followed by Q&A with the incredible Oscar-winning cinematographer Janusz Kaminski. He’s Steven Spielberg’s go-to DP. Together they’ve amazed us with films like Schindler’s List, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Amistad, Saving Private Ryan, […]
Other Great Art at LACMA
As if the Stanley Kubrick exhibit wasn’t enough of a reason to spend the day at LACMA, there was also another exhibit titled Masterworks of Expressionist Cinema: Caligari and Metropolis. The influence of filmmakers Robert Wiene and Fritz Lang through their revolutionary and iconic films, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) and Metropolis (1927) respectively, […]
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