Robert Rodriguez has been held up as the prototypical film school dropout, a walking argument for doing things your own way and bypassing a formal education. But...
There are some things in life that don’t mix: Oil and water, toddlers and firearms, and corporations and creatives come to mind. Too often are grand ideas...
Richard Linklater’s Slacker, a freewheeling, low-budget indie film that follows a cadre of unnamed dropouts and misfits through 1989 Austin, is an important...
“It’s a film about a married couple who loves each other but would never admit it. Or you could say it’s a story about creative desire so strong it hurts.”
Three...
Before Spike Lee became one of the United States’ most highly respected film directors, he was a Student Academy Award winner. So were Trey Parker (South...
Honor, courage, and commitment—the core values of the Marine Corps have aided thousands of Marines in and out of combat, but rarely have they landed a Marine right...
Les Misérables is an emotional tour de force with eight Oscar nominations, but how does the film stack up in terms of history? UT history doctoral student Julia...
Want to get a Steven Spielberg-level education without his multibillion dollar bankroll? If you’re on the Forty Acres, you’re in the right place.
Ranked...
Four UT film students are now on the other side of the camera for James Franco’s new reality show, Undergrads: South.
Actor Franco—of 127 Hours and Freaks...
