The halls of Melnitz, lined with Hollywood movie posters, foreshadow the potential of students at UCLA. After studying in the entertainment capital of the United States, some Bruin filmmakers go on to contribute to award-winning films. In the week leading up to the 2017 Academy Awards, Daily Bruin A&E will spotlight UCLA alumni behind the […]
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Oscars 2017 Q&A: UCLA alum reflects on stuntwoman role in ‘La La Land’
The entry of Melnitz Hall, lined with Hollywood movie posters, foreshadow the potential of students at UCLA. After studying in the entertainment capital of the United States, some Bruin filmmakers go on to contribute to award-winning films. In the week leading up to the 2017 Academy Awards, Daily Bruin A&E will spotlight UCLA alumni behind […]
Reel Representation: Filmmakers, actors must combat whitewashing with responsibility
Diversity in film and television came into the spotlight in 2016 with #OscarsSoWhite. A USC study in 2016 found only about a quarter of speaking characters belonged to nonwhite racial groups. In “Reel Representation,” columnist Olivia Mazzucato discusses different issues of race and representation in media as they relate to new movies and TV shows. […]
Pop culture recap: ‘SNL’ continues political comedy, ‘The Bachelorette’ attempts at diversity
Many news stories broke in February across the United States. And while most of the national attention has focused on the Trump administration, American pop culture has also stirred up controversy in the past two weeks. Daily Bruin A&E recaps some of the biggest entertainment news of the month so far. “SNL” trolls Trump The […]
Alumnus to perform one-man play on Christianity and homosexuality
Tim Lewis was aware he had feelings for the same sex throughout his restrictively religious upbringing, but in order to hide that part of himself from others, he decided to attend a Christian college. His time spent studying for his undergraduate degree reinvigorated his faith and he came to a new understanding of his identity […]
Second Take: Lena Dunham’s white feminism ignores intersections of race, sexuality
Telling people you wished you had an abortion is unacceptable. So is outing your sister to your parents, and then again in the public eye, not to mention equating Jewish men to dogs. These are all things Lena Dunham, creator and actress of the HBO show “Girls,” has done. The amount of praise and notoriety […]
Movie review: ‘The Lego Batman Movie’
The internet is full of comic book forums populated by rabid fans, including myself, who proclaim Batman’s superiority over other superheroes simply because he’s Batman. But despite our favorite billionaire vigilante defying death and defeating monsters on the daily, none of us could have prepared for his one true fear: snake clowns. And also being […]