Alumni & Friends Events

Digital Studies Symposium presents: Julia Heyward and Perry Hoberman
The IML is pleased to announce a new speaker series for spring 2010, the Digital Studies Symposium. Open to all, the series will bring together leading multimedia professionals, artists, engineers, designers and theorists to talk about the critical and creative challenges of contemporary media.
April 22, 2010

Digital Studies Symposium presents: Mirjam Struppek
The IML is pleased to announce a new speaker series for spring 2010, the Digital Studies Symposium. Open to all, the series will bring together leading multimedia professionals, artists, engineers, designers and theorists to talk about the critical and creative challenges of contemporary media.
April 08, 2010

SCA Alumni Screening Series: THE BLUE HOUR
Set in a working-class neighborhood by the Los Angeles River, "The Blue Hour" examines the everyday lives of a Mexican graffiti muralist, an Armenian camera repairman, a Blues guitarist and an elderly pensioner.
April 02, 2010

Outside the Box [Office]: HARMONY AND ME
Bob Byington's hilariously deadpan comedy for the cell phone generation takes place in Austin, Texas, where a voluble young lyricist named Harmony refuses to let go of the heartbreak caused when Jessica, his girlfriend, breaks up with him.
March 28, 2010

Akira Kurosawa 100th Anniversary Tribute: THRONE OF BLOOD & HIGH AND LOW
A double-feature of two masterpieces by Japanese director Akira Kurosawa, presented in conjunction of the director's 100th birthday. Sponsored by Janus Films and The Criterion Collection.
March 26, 2010

Digital Studies Symposium presents: John Underkoffler and Elaine Chew
The IML is pleased to announce a new speaker series for spring 2010, the Digital Studies Symposium. Open to all, the series will bring together leading multimedia professionals, artists, engineers, designers and theorists to talk about the critical and creative challenges of contemporary media.
March 25, 2010

Outside the Box [Office]: THE GREATEST
The story of Allen and Grace Brewer, a grief-stricken couple whose family has been pushed to the breaking point by the death of their older son, Bennett, in a car crash. When a young woman shows up a few months later announcing that she is pregnant with Bennett's child, the Brewers are forced to take her in.
March 21, 2010

Outside the Box [Office]: A FILM WITH ME IN IT
Life's not easy for Mark. A struggling actor defeated by another pointless audition, Mark is about to find that things can get worse…much worse. And then someone dies and things get really bad.
March 17, 2010

Outside the Box [Office]: THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO
Forty years ago, Harriet Vanger disappeared from a family gathering on the island owned and inhabited by the powerful Vanger clan. Her body was never found, yet her beloved uncle is convinced it was murder and that the killer is a member of his own tightly knit but dysfunctional family.
March 15, 2010

Outside the Box [Office]: VINCERE
There is a secret in the life of Mussolini: a wife and a son, Benito Albino, who was born, acknowledged and then denied. The secret bears a name: Ida Dalser. It is a dark page in history, one ignored in the official biography of the Duce.
March 12, 2010

Digital Studies Symposium presents: George Legrady and Rosemary Comella
The IML is pleased to announce a new speaker series for spring 2010, the Digital Studies Symposium. Open to all, the series will bring together leading multimedia professionals, artists, engineers, designers and theorists to talk about the critical and creative challenges of contemporary media.
March 11, 2010

Outside the Box [Office]: THE ART OF THE STEAL
A documentary feature that chronicles the long and dramatic struggle for control of the Barnes Foundation, a private collection of Post-Impressionist and early Modern art valued at more than $25 billion.
March 10, 2010

Metropolitan Opera HD presentation: SIMON BOCCANEGRA
Four decades into a legendary Met career, tenor Plácido Domingo makes history singing the title role in Verdi's gripping political thriller, which is written for a baritone. Presented in HD and 5.1 sound, rebroadcast from an earlier live transmission from the Metropolitan Opera in New York.
March 06, 2010

Sneak Preview of HOT TUB TIME MACHINE
After a crazy night of drinking in a ski resort hot tub, four best friends wake up, heads pounding, in the year 1986. Starring John Cusack, Rob Corddry and Craig Robinson.
March 05, 2010

Digital Studies Symposium presents: Fabian Wagmister and Jeff Burke
The IML is pleased to announce a new speaker series for spring 2010, the Digital Studies Symposium. Open to all, the series will bring together leading multimedia professionals, artists, engineers, designers and theorists to talk about the critical and creative challenges of contemporary media.
March 04, 2010

Outside the Box [Office]: MOTHER
Mother is a devoted single parent to her simple-minded twenty-seven-year-old son, Do-joon. When Do-joon is accused of murdering a young girl, his mother refuses to believe in his guilt and undertakes her own investigation to find the girl's killer.
March 04, 2010

Outside the Box [Office]: THE INGLORIOUS BASTARDS
"Inglorious Bastards" is much more than just the inspiration for Quentin Tarantino's new movie. This 1978 international smash remains perhaps the biggest and most badass war movie in EuroCult history!
March 03, 2010

SCA Alumni Screening Series: KAVI
The 2010 Oscar® nominated short film, "Kavi", is about a boy in India who wants to play cricket and go to school, but is instead forced to work in a brick kiln as a modern-day slave.
March 03, 2010

Outside the Box [Office]: THE SECRET OF KELLS
Magic, fantasy and Celtic mythology come together in a riot of color and detail that dazzle the eyes in this sweeping story about the power of imagination and faith to carry humanity through dark times. Nominated for the 2010 Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film.
February 28, 2010

SCA Alumni Screening Series: THE SEPTEMBER ISSUE
Anna Wintour, the legendary editor-in-chief of Vogue magazine for twenty years, is the most powerful and polarizing figure in fashion. Hidden behind her trademark bob and sunglasses, she has never allowed anyone to scrutinize the inner workings of her magazine. Until now.
February 28, 2010

Outside the Box [Office]: WHY WE LAUGH
Timely, insightful, and downright funny, "Why We Laugh" is a sweeping account of the evolution of black comedy in America. A no-holds-barred documentary that is both an insider's take and a critical examination of the cultural influence of black comedy.
February 27, 2010

Korean Cinema: Its Present and Future Directions
USC continues its internationally recognized tradition of Korean Film Festivals, which will feature screenings of six recent feature films and a panel discussion on Korean cinema.
February 26, 2010 - February 28, 2010

The Big Con: Ricky Jay in conversation with Howard A. Rodman
Ricky Jay, magician, scholar, author, performer and actor, and Howard A. Rodman, screenwriter, professor and former chair of the School of Cinematic Arts' writing division, will come together for a dialogue on deception in magic, film and real life.
February 26, 2010

A Wireside Chat with Lawrence Lessig
This is a talk about copyright in a digital age, and the role (and importance) of a doctrine like "fair use." Fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without requiring permission from the rights holders, and is essential for commentary, criticism, news reporting, remix, research, teaching and scholarship with video.
February 25, 2010

An Evening with Ron Howard
Academy Award-winning Director and SCA Alumnus Ron Howard, director of "A Beautiful Mind", "Apollo 13", "Frost/Nixon", "Splash", "Cocoon, "Parenthood", "Backdraft" and many others, will discuss filmmaking with SCA students.
February 25, 2010

Digital Studies Symposium presents: Louise Sandhaus and Gilda Haas
The IML is pleased to announce a new speaker series for spring 2010, the Digital Studies Symposium. Open to all, the series will bring together leading multimedia professionals, artists, engineers, designers and theorists to talk about the critical and creative challenges of contemporary media.
February 25, 2010

Metropolitan Opera HD Season 2009/2010
The School of Cinematic Arts presents selections from the Metropolitan Opera's HD satellite transmissions during the 2009/2010 season. Screenings feature HD projection and 5.1 surround sound.
September 10, 2009 - May 01, 2010

SCA Alumni Screening Series 2009/2010
The School of Cinematic Arts presents new films by SCA alumni throughout the academic year, featuring documentary and narrative films and post-screening Q&As; with the crew.
September 02, 2009 - May 15, 2010

Outside the Box [Office]: Spring 2010
A weekly showcase for upcoming releases highlighting world cinema, documentary and independent film titles. All screenings are free of charge.
September 01, 2009 - June 01, 2010