In 1974, with the support of an aging Groucho Marx, a group of UCLA students took on the might of Universal Studios and won. Steve Stoliar and his then-roommate Daryl Busby created The Committee for the Re-release of “Animal Crackers” (CRAC) when Stoliar was a second-year history student, and successfully petitioned Universal Studios to re-premiere […]
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Summer 2015 Movie Preview
Every year, the summer movie season offers a host of big-budget, popcorn-popping blockbuster movies. Last week, “Jurassic World” smashed box office records by becoming the first film to take in $1 billion in just 13 days. Here, Daily Bruin A&E discusses five other movies which promise to make this summer one of the biggest-grossing in […]
Movie Review: ‘Spy’
As dashing super-spy Bradley Fine fought his way through a castle filled with evil henchman, a nasal voice was constantly in his ear, telling him who to shoot and which way to go at every turn. The voice of Susan Cooper (Melissa McCarthy), a frustrated Central Intelligence Agency office worker yearning for some field action, […]
Sudden loss of tour manager creates emotional U2 performance
To say that U2 has been going through a rough patch lately is an understatement. When Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr. released their latest album “Songs of Innocence” to all iTunes customers for free, there was a substantial backlash, forcing lead singer Bono to publicly apologize. Add to this his horrific […]
Warner Bros. announces ‘Big Bang Theory’ scholarship for UCLA students
Warner Bros. Television officials announced on Wednesday “The Big Bang Theory” Scholarship Endowment, a fund to provide need-based financial aid for UCLA science, technology, engineering and mathematics students. More than $4 million has already been raised for the scholarship, according to a UCLA statement. The endowment was funded by the show’s executive producers, cast and […]
‘Banana Trip’ takes home best comedy at Shorttakes film festival
As three Korean guys drive towards the beach, one leans out of the window with a look of childish excitement across his face. In the short film “Banana Trip,” the trio set out to try and impress some American girls while on holiday in Florida. Having seen a muscular pack of white guys achieve more […]
Q&A: Women’s rights activist discusses film ‘Honor Diaries’
The oppression and hardship that women endure in society, Zainab Khan said, is the largest human rights violation that is happening in our world. Three years ago, Khan, a licensed clinical therapist and global activist for women’s rights, came together with eight like-minded women to create the film “Honor Diaries,” a conversation about the role […]