Some UCLA students go on vacation over their summer break. Some take summer school, and others hit the beach. Mark Iverson, a second-year film and television student, made his third professional-quality film.

Flash back to the NBA in 2004: The Los Angeles Lakers have just won the Western Conference Finals. Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O’Neal and the rest of the team have disappeared from the crowds and returned to the locker room to congratulate each other.

Director Walt Becker
Touchstone Pictures
1 Paw
Forget the mildly funny commercials that make you think to yourself, “Well, maybe I’ll see that if I have nothing better to do this weekend.” Don’t be fooled: the funniest parts of the film were all used in the previews.

“Primeval”
Director Michael Katleman
Buena Vista
Have you ever held your breath for 94 minutes? Well, prepare to
do exactly that with the unnecessarily graphic thriller
“Primeval,” directed by TV veteran Michael Katleman
(“Dark Angel,” “Tru Calling”).

Since the time of the Soviet Union, Russia has been a country of
great secrecy and oppression. Even now, there is a scandal over the
suspicious death of a prominent Russian journalist.

"Running with Scissors"
Director Ryan Murphy
Sony Pictures Classics
(Out of 5)
An inspiring story about a boy with an unstable family life who
grows up to be a successful writer, “Running with
Scissors” is not a film for the faint of heart nor the faint
of stomach.