A clip from the 1986 documentary, Mackendrick: The Man Who Walked Away, directed by Dermot McQuarrie for Scottish television. Alexander Mackendrick, director of The Man in the White Suit (1951)…
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WHAP! Lecture Series Kicks Off Spring Semester With ‘Political Fictions’
Tonight (Jan. 30), the West Hollywood Aesthetics & Politics (WHAP!) guest lecture series continues its 2012-13 season at the Common Room of the West Hollywood library at 8 pm. The…
Continue reading »MFA Writer’s Story on Bud Light Lime Noticed by ‘The Atlantic’
Tom Dibblee, an MFA 2 student in CalArts’ Creative Writing Program and editor of Trop Magazine, recently wrote a review of William Knoedelseder’s book Bitter Brew: The Rise and Fall…
Continue reading »Structuring Strategies Presents CalArts Alumnus David Fenster
Tonight (Jan. 29) at 7 pm, the CalArts Structuring Strategies class and screening series features the works of filmmaker and CalArts’ alumnus David Fenster (Film/Video MFA 04). Fenster screens the…
Continue reading »Tony Oursler on David Bowie’s ‘Where are We Now?’ Video
Rock legend David Bowie surprised the music world by releasing his first new song in 10 years, “Where are We Now?” on his 66th birthday without much fanfare. He dropped…
Continue reading »CalArtian Lighting Designer Transforms NYC Glass Atrium into Kaleidoscope
[nggallery id=330] On Tuesday (Jan. 22), acclaimed artist, lighting designer and CalArts faculty Anne Militello’s new light installation, Light Cycles, opened at the World Financial Center’s Winter Garden and Plaza in…
Continue reading »CalArts’ January Institute Holds Motion Graphics Screening Tonight
For the past three weeks, 30 students from Hongik and Kookmin universities in Seoul, South Korea, have been studying Design and Techniques of Motion Graphics during CalArts’ January Institute, a…
Continue reading »Sir Elton John to Perform Wild Beast Concert Remotely via Internet
As the Interim term wraps up at The Herb Alpert School of Music at CalArts this week, the school celebrates tomorrow evening (Jan. 25) with a concert in the Wild…
Continue reading »Sundance/Slamdance Update: Good Reviews for CalArtian Films
Above is the teaser trailer from J.R. Hughto’s Diamond on Vinyl. As we’ve previously posted, CalArtians made an unprecedented appearance at Sundance and Slamdance Film Festivals this year—screening 16 films….
Continue reading »Roger Guenveur Smith Presents One-Man ‘Rodney King’ Production at CalArts
Tomorrow (Jan. 22) for one night only, celebrated solo performer and former CalArts School of Theater faculty member Roger Guenveur Smith returns to CalArts to present a free performance of…
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