This week, Daily Bruin A&E is counting down to the new year by looking back at the best and worst events in the arts and entertainment world of 2015. Today, A&E senior staff Aalhad Patankar analyzes the lack of originality in 2015’s “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.” Warning: This article contains plot spoilers. I have […]
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Second Take: Weak plot, excessive obscenity fail to deliver for ‘American Horror Story’
This week, Daily Bruin A&E is counting down to the new year by looking back at the best and worst events in the arts and entertainment world of 2015. Today, A&E contributor Nate Nickolai dissects the lack of plot in 2015’s fifth season of “American Horror Story.” I knew I was in for a wild […]
Second Take: Shia LaBeouf’s eccentric 2015 performance art dismantles celebrity
This week, Daily Bruin A&E is counting down to the new year by looking back at the best and worst events in the arts and entertainment world of 2015. Today, A&E contributor Gabriella Kamran analyzes Shia LaBeouf’s erratic behavior and performance art pieces in 2015. When Shia LaBeouf wrote “I AM NOT FAMOUS ANYMORE” on […]
Editors’ picks: Best of 2015
There’s no better place to keep a finger on the pulse of arts and entertainment happenings than Los Angeles. The A&E world is alive – it’s always buzzing, sometimes ready to implode with a hint of a surprise album or a celebrity’s controversial statement. This week, the Daily Bruin A&E editors pick their favorite pop […]
Movie Review: ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’
Fans sit in a darkened theater, dressed in an array of “Star Wars” apparel and intricate Jedi and Leia cosplay. A moment of silent tension, so thick you could cut it with a lightsaber, is shattered by loud cheers as an aged Han Solo boards the Millennium Falcon. “Chewie, we’re home,” he says, and so […]
Rise of Hulu, other streaming services opens new era for television
Channel-hopping and advertisements become a thing of the past when people sit on the couch and binge watch their favorite series. Streaming services like Hulu and Netflix have changed the face of television, transforming it into a more free and organic industry for creators to produce content, said Hulu CEO Mike Hopkins. UCLA alumnus Hopkins […]
Lights, Camera, Political Action: ‘Frost/Nixon’
Flip on a news channel and you’re likely to see characters with perfectly coiffed hair making fantastical claims directly at the camera. But how far does this connection between political figures and entertainment go? Each week, A&E columnist Kevin Truong will look at a movie through the lens of modern politics, analyzing whether the political […]