1. The Seven Samurai: Akira Kurosawa’s epic This Seven Samurai’ appeared throughout 1954. According to people who care about these kinds of thing, The Seven Samurai’is looked at as the first true activity adventure film. This epic film with regards to a squad of samurai self employed defending a village invented many techniques found in action movies today. Kurosawa’s film was the primary to use slow movement for dramatic effect, and introduced the world for the stand-alone prologue. Akira Kurosawa is some sort of master of filming struggle scenes, and he pioneered many procedures for filming action and fighting that you will find used for the subsequent half a hundred years. Using extreme close-ups while in fight scenes just has not been done before this video, and that particular technique remains to be used today. The Magnificent Seven is the simple example, but many movies are heavily influenced by The particular Seven Samurai.

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All of these films should be readily accessible at you local online video store, or you can get them delivered to your house by online rental products like Blockbuster or Netflix. In any case, you’ll be enjoying substantial tales of corruption, hype, and murder in no time at all.

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“Is you okay? Is you? Good ‘cause I wanted to know…” is the opening catchphrase of YouTube sensation GloZell Green.

But, who is this GloZell?

After watching over 45 videos of this hilarious funnywoman, I decided that I wanted to find out first-hand who this budding A-list comedienne was.

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3rd year UCLA political science student Kevin Poirier joins UCLA Radio News broadcast intern Tim Dyess and anchor Adam Swart for an interview on his views on the recent political scene across the nation. The interview aired on Tuesday, April 26th, 2011 on UCLA Radio News.

Famed UCLA physics professor Brent Corbin joins UCLA Radio News broadcast intern Brandon Maupin for a conversation covering everything from his notoriously difficult midterms to his popular tie-dyed t-shirts. The interview aired on UCLA Radio News Weekend Edition on Sunday, May 1st, 2011.

After a quarter century of entertaining Southern California, the JazzReggae Festival announces its full lineup, which celebrates its illustrious history while providing a platform for upcoming new artists. As headliners Sean Paul and Lupe Fiasco return from previous years to UCLA’s Intramural field, the 25th Annual JazzReggae Festival at UCLA boasts an innovative and eclectic lineup that will guarantee this year’s festival-goers a truly unique experience.

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UCLA Radio News anchors Adam Swart and Patrick Ahrens interviewed Rustom Birdie two days following his resignation as the UCLA USAC Financial Support Commissioner. Birdie stepped down after months of investigations, hearings, and discussions over the ethics and legality of his promotion of web start-up Jobbook in exchange for shares in the company. The interview aired live on UCLARadio.com on April 14th, 2011.

Kirsten Hertz joins UCLA Radio News anchor Andrew Ator for a chat about UCLA Fund’s latest project. Hertz is the director of communications and operations at the UCLA Fund. Check out the website at http://uclafund.ucla.edu/. The interview aired on UCLARadio.com on April 19th, 2011.

The UCLA Radio News team spoke with SwoopThat.com co-founder Jonathan Simkin about a new online textbook solution for college students that compares prices for new, used, and rental books. The interview aired on UCLARadio.com on March 29th, 2011. Check out http://www.swoopthat.com to save big on your quarterly textbook purchases!

Ucla Radio News Interviews Swoopthat.Com Co-Founder Jonathan Simkin by Uclaradionews on Mixcloud

March 2nd, 2011 – Dr. Gary Nabel speaks with UCLA Radio News Manager Laila Mohammad about the new possibilities and discoveries in the realm of HIV and universal flu vaccines. Dr. Nabel is the Director of the Vaccine Research Center of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health. He visited UCLA to present an IMED Seminar Series lecture – “New Vistas for HIV and Universal Influenza Vaccines”. More information about IMED Seminar Series can be found at http://www.imedseminar.com/.

March 1st, 2011 – UCLA history professor James Gelvin joins Khalid Seirafi, former UCLA Radio News anchor and host of “Voices of the Middle East”, on air for a special feature on Libya. Professor Gelvin specializes in the social and cultural history of the modern Middle East.

The Orange County district attorney’s office charged 11 UC students of Muslim descent on Friday, February 4th with conspiring to disrupt a meeting and speech by Michael Oren, Israeli ambassador to the United States, at UC Irvine last year. The students are set to be arraigned March 11th in Santa Ana. Daily Bruin senior staff columnist Avni Nijhawan wrote an opinion piece questioning the criminal charges brought against the students and speaks with anchors Adam Jacobs, Isabel Angell, and intern Adam Swart about the issue. The story and discussion aired on UCLA Radio News on February 8th, 2011.

11 Muslim UC Students Criminally Charged for Disrupting a Speech by UCLA Radio News

The unrest in Egypt continues even after the military has forced President Hosni Mubarak to relinquish power. On February 15th, 2011, interns Mary Woldegiorgis and Adam Swart spoke with Khalid Seirafi, former UCLA Radio News anchor and host of “Voices of the Middle East”, about the Egyptian revolution and its implications for the Middle East. Seirafi is currently a program associate at Al-Mubadarah: Arab Empowerment Inititative in Washington D.C.

The Egyptian Revolution and the Future of the Middle East by UCLA Radio News

On February 8th, 2011, Broadcast Intern Evan Neubauer hosted Moses Sumney of UCLA’s Medleys a Capella on UCLA Radio News and learned about his participation in this musical student group on campus. Sumney is a third year English major and started singing as a young child. He treated the listeners with his vocal talents at the end of the interview.

Moses Sumney of UCLA’s Medleys a Capella by UCLA Radio News

Reporter Intern Mary Woldegiorgis brings you the story of Dr. Paul Farmer from “Voices of Haiti” at the Fowler Museum, an event commemorating the stories of Haiti beyond the one-sided stories of catastrophe and hopelessness found in the media. Woldegiorgis covered the five-hour event on January 29th, 2011, and now shares with us the story of Dr. Farmer of Partners in Health. Her report aired on UCLA Radio news on February 1st, 2011.

“Voices of Haiti” at the Fowler Museum with Dr. Paul Farmer by UCLA Radio News