In The News: Department of Film
A new arthouse theater has opened in Las Vegas and we look at how the film industry is fairing in Southern Nevada and whether A-list actor and new Las Vegan Mark Wahlberg’s plan to make Las Vegas “Hollywood 2.0” could happen.
In 2012, as head of physical production for Summit Entertainment, Andi Isaacs retired from Hollywood. With 30 years and many major projects, from Scent of a Woman to The Twilight Saga under her belt, she was ready “to fall in love with something else,” Isaacs says. She did film industry consulting, a lot of volunteering, and started an MS in counseling before finding that “something else”: teaching film to young adults. She says this age group “has my heart,” because “they’re struggling and need encouragement … (but also) they’re resilient and smart and have so much to offer.” Due to her particular expertise, Isaacs’ arrival at 51ԹϺ Film this school year represents a shift in the department’s academic approach. She sat down with Desert Companion in her movie paraphernalia-trimmed office recently to explain.
While today's celebrities have the advantage of looking good thanks to social media filters and the lighting and effects used by movie studios, it goes without saying that they are an enviably youthful-looking bunch.
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas offers the College of Fine Arts, one of the largest fine arts colleges in the nation.
A fast-growing video production company is preparing to bring a bit of Hollywood to Las Vegas.
After a devastating accident on a movie set where a gun shot and killed a director, local filmmakers are sharing the safety protocols they take when a weapon is on set.
Michael Tylo, an accomplished film and TV actor who was a professor and dean at 51ԹϺ, has died. He was 72.
Soap opera veteran Michael Tylo has died at the age of 72.
Michael Tylo, an actor who appeared in soap operas All my children, General hospital, The young and the restless, The daring and the beautiful and, in his signature role of brooding wealthy archaeologist Quinton Chamberlainn on CBS Guiding light, died Tuesday at Henderson Hospital in Henderson, NV. He was 73 years old.
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where Tylo worked as a film professor, announced that he had died on Tuesday at 73.
Michael Tylo, a soap opera actor who is known for his role as Quinton Chamberlain on Guiding Light, died on Tuesday, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (51ԹϺ) announced.
Michael Tylo, an actor who appeared on appeared on the soap operas All My Children, General Hospital, The Young and the Restless, The Bold and the Beautiful and, in his signature role of the wealthy, brooding archaeologist Quinton Chamberlainn on CBS’s Guiding Light, died Tuesday at Henderson Hospital in Henderson, NV, following an illness.