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Indian Playwright’s Work Staged at USC
Imagine setting out to be Shakespeare, George Bernard Shaw and Tom Stoppard all rolled into one. Immodest as it sounds, that’s the goal Girish Karnad has set himself. But Karnad [read more]
Peter Guber Leads the Way as Storyteller
“Leaders are great storytellers,” said entertainment industry stalwart Peter Guber in a lecture hosted by the USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development (SPPD) at the Davidson Continuing Education Center [read more]
It’s a Generational Thing
Thirty years ago, it was a different Lippit teaching at USC. Noriko Mizuta Lippit taught East Asian languages and culture and comparative literature while her son, Akira Mizuta Lippit, a [read more]
As Usual, Anything Goes for Mel Brooks
USC School of Cinematic Arts students were treated to an afternoon with Oscar, Emmy and Tony Award-winning writer/producer/director/actor and master cat-screech expert Mel Brooks, as part of the Jack Oakie [read more]
In Memoriam: Anne Friedberg, 57
Anne Friedberg, historian, theorist of modern media culture and USC School of Cinematic Arts professor, whose work pioneered the field of visual studies, died on Oct. 9, following a long [read more]
Cinematic Arts Gets Star Treatment
The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce gave the Hollywood Walk of Fame a special detour along 37th Street on Sept. 10 to honor the USC School of Cinematic Arts for its [read more]
In Memoriam: Pierre Cossette
Innovative producer, philanthropist and USC alumnus Pierre Cossette, whose career included successes across the entertainment spectrum, died on Sept. 11. He was 85. “Pierre was a remarkable and visionary producer [read more]
In Memoriam: Jane O’Brien Dart, 90
Jane O’Brien Dart, wife of former USC trustee Justin W. Dart, died at her home in Pebble Beach on April 8 after a lengthy illness. She was 90. Dart, billed [read more]
Taking a Vow to be Heard
In James Moll’s documentary Inheritance, the daughter of Nazi Amon Goeth and one of his victims return to Goeth’s villa in Poland more than a half century after the sadistic [read more]
Old Structure Gives Way to New Park
The George Lucas Instructional Building, cinematic home to thousands of students from 1984 until 2008, was demolished during the months of June and July, using the most sophisticated equipment available. [read more]
Olmos Famous
Jose Olmos ’09 is and is not your typical Trojan. A native of Los Angeles, the School of Cinematic Arts graduate is still wrapping up summer courses as he splits [read more]
Don’t Stop Believing
Curled in a blanket, Kristin Hanggi was in her Manhattan apartment writing a journal and anxiously listening to the Tony Award nominations. The USC College alumna hoped that Rock of [read more]
John Schulman to Head New Law Program
Former Warner Bros. executive John Schulman has been recruited by the USC Gould School of Law to head its new entertainment law program. Schulman, who retired from Warner Bros. last [read more]
SCA Alumnus Helvey Wins Student Oscar
Writer/director Gregg Helvey MFA ’09 of the USC School of Cinematic Arts, has turned bricks into gold with his film Kavi, which won the gold medal for narrative short film [read more]
From Finance to Filmmaking
For USC Marshall School of Business alumnus Thomas “Tommy” J. Papa MBA ’00, an investment banker based in Newport Beach, one of his most recent ventures is turning out to [read more]
Law Students Represent Filmmakers at D.C. Hearings
USC Gould School of Law students represented a coalition of documentary filmmakers at hearings on a proposed exemption to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. As part of the USC Intellectual [read more]
USC Roski Professor’s Film Headed to Cannes
American Minor, a short film by Charlie White, director of the MFA program at the USC Roski School of Fine Arts, has been selected for the Director’s Fortnight section at [read more]
Best (Orchestra) Seats in the House
Look closely and you just might spot them at your local movie theatre. More than 60 musicians from the USC Thornton Symphony Orchestra were involved in the filming of The [read more]
Recalling the Holocaust In Perpetuity
While he was in Europe filming Schindler’s List, Steven Spielberg said he spoke with many Holocaust survivors. “It was one of the first moments that made me realize that there [read more]
The ‘X Factor’ at Cinematic Arts’ First Look
A longtime criticism of Hollywood is that there are relatively few female directors. This year’s First Look films from the USC School of Cinematic Arts smash that celluloid ceiling, with [read more]
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