This week on That’s a Wrap, the writers find out about the V-Day movement to end violence against women and Bruin Connections, a dating app designed especially for UCLA students. Then, the editors share their Oscar predictions. Will they hit the mark? Only time will tell. Hopefully, though.
Category Archives: Arts Columns
Trailer Talk: ‘Alice Through the Looking Glass’
Movie trailers are like free samples at Costco: The good ones excite you and leave you wanting more, while the bad ones make you cringe. Each week, A&E columnist Matthew Fernandez will dissect movie trailers and analyze the Hollywood fare to come. If you ask me how to describe a Tim Burton movie, I would […]
Love | Hate: Is Kanye creating fashion or a fiasco?
This just in: Kanye West announces the beginning of Yeezy Season 4. Though it’s been just over a year since the premiere of Kanye West’s Yeezy Season 1, the hype is as strong as ever. The secrecy and celebrity appeal surrounding the highly anticipated fashion shows of Yeezy Season 2 and Yeezy Season 3 completely […]
Trailer Talk: ‘Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’
Movie trailers are like free samples at Costco: The good ones excite you and leave you wanting more, while the bad ones make you cringe. Each week, A&E columnist Matthew Fernandez will dissect movie trailers and analyze the Hollywood fare to come. One is an alien, a god among men and a symbol of hope. […]
Love | Hate: Were the Super Bowl ads engaging or did they drop the ball?
2016 was the year of the celebrity-endorsed Super Bowl commercial. On Sunday, everyone from Christopher Walken to Helen Mirren to Jeff Goldblum and Lil Wayne made their best, most random pitches to the 111.9 million viewers at home. And it better be worth it, with each 30-second spot alongside the biggest sporting event in the […]
Party Flavors: Meatball sliders
The party food landscape has become increasingly homogeneous, with its ubiquitous bag of Doritos rather than homemade fudge or stuffed mushrooms. Columnist Erin Nyren would like to bring back the house parties of yore, in which everyone cooked or baked something to share. I have little to no knowledge of the sports world, so I […]
That’s a Wrap! Episode 6: The Excellent Bowl
The Super Bowl was on the country’s mind last weekend, and the A&E staff is no exception. Panthers, Broncos… We’ll leave the game analysis to Sports and instead dissect the game’s entertainment value, including Beyonce’s halftime show.