UCLA Extension will be closed December 19th-January 4th 2010

Hello Everyone,

If you plan on enrolling at UCLA Extension for the Winter 2010 quarter, I would like to inform you that UCLA Extension will be closed from December 19th to January 4th 2010.

If you have any questions that you may want answered about any particular classes, call customer service at 310-825-9064 prior to December 19th.

Happy Holidays.

Sneak Preview for December 9th: INVICTUS

The second to last film for the quarter will be Clint Eastwood’s “Invictus“.

The guest speaker will be: Joel Cox (editor)

running time: 134 minutes

It’s been awhile

Despite the inactivity of the blog, I Hope to get the activity level back up as we enter 2010!

Here’s a great commercial by ESPN.

It is in no way an editorial comment about my own job.

It’s basically a clip to show what a good commercial looks like

Sneak Preview: UP IN THE AIR

For the second time in the quarter, all “Sneak Preview” students will get to see another George Clooney film.

Tonight, November 18th, UCLA Extension is screening, “Up in the Air“.

The guest speaker will be:  Jason Reitman (Writer/Director)

running time: 109 minutes

Sneak Preview for October 28th: The Men Who Stare At Goats

For the 6th meeting of Sneak Preview, UCLA Extension will be screening, “The Men Who Stare at Goats“.

Remember that online registration for the Winter quarter of Sneak Preview begins November 3rd!

The Guest Speaker will be: Paul Lister (Producer)

Running Time: 93 minutes

Pick of the Week: 30 for 30.

I doubt there are many film and sports fans.  If you happen to be one of those rare combination’s then I hope you haven’t missed the first two weeks of ESPN’s surprisingly great documentary series: “30 for 30“.

The documentary series aims at many untouched sports and culture subjects that haven’t been covered extensively in the past. For example, there is a documentary by legendary documentary filmmaker Barbara Kopple on the Yankees. I’m sure there have been many Yankee documentaries in the past but none have had this kind of insight on the family behind the Yankees ownership: The Steinbrenner family.

Kopple is just one of the few noted documentarians in the series. Alex Gibney (Enron: the Smartest Guys in the Room) Steve James (Hoop Dreams) also lend the hand to the series.

Tonight, arguably one of the top few documentary filmmakers: Albert Maysles will co-direct a documentary on Muhammad Ali’s last fight called “Muhammad and Larry”.

Sneak Preview for October 21: Amelia

For the 5th meeting of Sneak Preview, UCLA Extension will be screening, “Amelia“.

The Guest Speakers will be screenwriters:

Ron Bass and

Anna Hamilton Phelan

running time: 111 minutes

AFI Fest 2009

AFI Fest is upon us once again.

Tickets go on sale today for the festival which starts on October 30th.

You can also get free tickets to films but I’ve never done it so I can’t tell you how it works. Go here to see how it works.

They will have a special presentation of “North by Northwest“. Whenever I see the movie, I see Cary Grant running through the Wasco fields, which isn’t too far far from where I grew up.

Sneak Preview for October 14th: Red Cliff

For the 4th meeting of the Fall’s “Sneak Preview” course, you’ll get to see John Woo’s newest film, “Red Cliff“.

The Guest speaker will be: John Woo

Running time: 148 minutes

Sneak Preview for October 7th: The Damned United

For the second meeting of the Fall quarter of “Sneak Preview: Contemporary Films and Filmmakers”, the film to be screened will be:

The Damned United

The Guest Speaker will be:

Michael Sheen, Actor

Running Time: 97 minutes