Feisty little urchin Annie Rooney has to fight on the grimy streets of 1920s New York to avenge her father’s murder in the movie “Little Annie Rooney.” Ninety years after the release of the silent comedy-drama starring Mary Pickford, preservationists from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have teamed up with the Mary […]
Category Archives: Film & TV
Second take: ‘The Walking Dead’ spoiler, controversy
Warning: This article contains plot spoilers. The living dead. Roamers. Biters. Walkers. Zombies. A corpse by any other name would eat as much flesh. In Sunday’s episode of “The Walking Dead,” that flesh might have belonged to one of the show’s oldest and most popular characters. The most recent episode of the popular AMC show, […]
Q&A: UCLA alumni reflect on Armenian Genocide through film ‘1915’
A crowd of more than 100,000 people filled Sunset Boulevard and La Brea Avenue on April 24, marching with flags or protest banners and chanting in memory of those who died in the 1915 Armenian Genocide. To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the genocide, UCLA alumni Garin Hovannisian and Alec Mouhibian, who are both Armenian, […]
To View or Not to View: ‘Red Oaks’ and ‘Fresh Off the Boat’
In the war zone that is the fall TV season, it’s important to pick out the gems hidden in the media mesh. Each week, A&E columnist Sebastian Torrelio will profile one new show and one returning show that share a connection, detailing how they may make those after-school hours more meaningful. Taking liberties is both […]
Lights, Camera, Political Action: ‘Bowling for Columbine’
Flip on a news channel and you’re likely to see characters with perfectly coiffed hair making fantastical claims directly to 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 climate […]
Q&A: Pixar animator talks character design, upcoming ‘The Good Dinosaur’
Pixar character developer Matt Nolte discovered his future job in third grade. Gifted with a book on animation for Christmas, Nolte recognized the work of Bill Peet, the artist who illustrated the children’s books he checked out at the library. Nolte became fascinated with the idea of telling stories through animation when he learned that […]
Reels, Notes & Takes: Week 4
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. Each week, the Daily Bruin A&E editors will discuss their views […]