NYTimes.com Sarah Owen December 17, 2010 It’s easy to paint Alex Eylar as your typical nerd. He keeps a list of every movie he’s seen since 2001 — 1,627 films and counting. He has an annual pass to Disneyland. And, at 22 years old, his massive Lego collection — an estimated 30,000 pieces — can’t
Orange, CA (December 15, 2010) – Academy Award® winning producer Michael Phillips (The Sting, Taxi Driver, Close Encounters of the Third Kind) has been appointed Trustee Professor at Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts, recognized as one of the premier film schools in the United States. Phillips has been producing films and
Orange, CA (December 15, 2010) – The 2011 Sundance Film Festival will be the brightly lit stage for eleven Dodge College alumni who collectively have four films screening at the marquee U.S. film festival held in Park City, Utah from January 20-30. The Sundance Film Festival’s selection of Like Crazy, Ex-Sex, Stones and The Woods
Star Advertiser, Monday, December 13, 2010, by Mike Gordon What just happened to fledgling Hawaii filmmaker Ty Sanga is something akin to standing in a crowd during a thunderstorm and praying that lightning will find you. The organizers of the Sundance Film Festival, one of the most prestigious indie film events in North America, have
Just a quick note to inform the Dodge-news-loving community that I'm currently sick, and will be away from the office for the middle of December. I fell ill following a very strenuous week which featured absurdly little sleep, and I've caught pneumonia, which is going to keep me in bed (after finally escaping my doctor)
As you may have noticed from our ever-observant commenters, on my last post announcing True Grit, one of the young stars of the Coen Brothers’ latest, is Hailee Steinfeld, who made her screen debut in several films produced by Dodge College students! We’ve just received clearance to honor Ms. Steinfeld, and our alumni, by sharing
About 400 people packed the Folino Theater at Chapman University's Marion Knott Studios on Thursday to view several documentaries Chapman students made on a trip to Africa this past summer. Twenty-two students were able to travel to Botswana and the Tanzanian island of Zanzibar this summer thanks to an anonymous donor for a program called
The travelling film festival, “The Animation Show of Shows” is stopping by Orange County tonight at 7PM in the Folino – and as a Dodge/Chapman animation lover, you’ll get to see it for free! (click to download a larger .pdf image) From The Slate: Professor Bill Kroyer invites you to attend the Dodge College of
Just wanted to write a quick note and apologize for not writing in a while. I have been busy reading your applications and getting everything going here. I have read some great stuff so far, and I am already getting excited for the class of 2015! For anyone applying January 15, please let me know
Tonight, Professor Jeff Swimmer’s International Documentary class, Destination: Africa, will screen its 2010 program, “Our Hopes, Our Future” in the Folino at 7PM. The inter-disciplinary, international documentary program “Destination: Africa”, led by Professor Jeff Swimmer, sends students around the world with cameras to profile leading human rights and development organizations. Participating students are from the Dodge
I am so excited to announce that coming up next week, the AES (Audio Engineering Society), LA Section, is screening the latest Coen Brothers’ film, True Grit, right here at Dodge College in the Folino theater. It’s playing next Saturday, December 11th, a full week and a half before its December 22nd theatrical premiere! Save
Before the Thanksgiving break, our Filmmaker-in-Residence, Randal Kleiser, presented a very exciting screening of his classic '50's musical, Grease, with a unique twist: active audience participation! Already familiar with the event? Jump straight to the slideshow. How does it work? As the characters begin to sing, the song lyrics appear in brightly colored words onscreen;