MEREDITH GRANTStaff Writer Taylor Williams is a senior who has his heart set on making movies. A Texas native, from just outside of Dallas, Williams has fallen in love with film. After graduation, he plans to stay in the Los Angeles to further his career. His telecommunication production major with and emphasis in art comes in handy as Williams is creative and enjoys the … [Read more...] about Face in the crowd: Taylor Williams
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Theater alumni struggle to break into biz post-Pep
AIRAN SCRUBYEditor in Chief He slept on couches in Rockwell Towers for a while after graduation, then stayed at a professor’s empty house. There were nights spent in his car, and Jason Murphy quickly learned the hard way that a degree in theater and television production from Pepperdine was not enough to make it in Los Angeles. “I learned that I had to either get a day job or … [Read more...] about Theater alumni struggle to break into biz post-Pep
Don’t ‘Catch’ this one
MEAGAN MAXWELLStaff Writer With movie ticket prices as expensive as they are these days, it would logically seem that the movie studios’ film releases would have to pass a standard of at least being entertaining. In the case of the new movie “Catch and Release,” starring Jennifer Garner, the film did not live up to the $10.50 it costs to enter the theater. The film was a … [Read more...] about Don’t ‘Catch’ this one
Sultry singer glides through genres
LAURA JOHNSONA&E Assistant There once was a little girl who lived in Texas. Her father, Ravi Shankar, happened to be the greatest sitar player in the world. He hung out with people like George Harrison and John Coltrane. She wanted to be great at music, like her father, but she wanted to do it in her own way. Norah Jones has grown up to become a talented singer, one who has … [Read more...] about Sultry singer glides through genres
Students soar like rock stars
CARISSA MARSHA&E Editor “From the top. Five, six, seven, eight,” Bill Szobody calls out to a group of sweatpants-clad dancers. It is a whirlwind of movement as dancers jump, spin, leap and roll into action in the mirrored dance studio at the Malibu Center for Performing Arts on Saturday morning. The energetic but visibly exhausted group of students is practicing the opening … [Read more...] about Students soar like rock stars