Sunday, February 15

Student Sartorialist: UCLA BearWear hinders individual style, expression

One hood, two drawstrings and four letters – the UCLA sweatshirt, a clothing item that is probably present within more closets of our student body than any other. Read more...

Photo: First-year biochemistry student Chloe Purgason sports her BearWear apparel with a classic UCLA T-shirt that is often seen around campus. This week, A&E columnist Noor Gill explores the effects of BearWear on UCLA’s style. (Agnijita Kumar/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Out of Focus: ‘Last Tango in Paris’ a classic ’70s film despite early controversy

In 1972, the New Yorker published a review of Bernardo Bertolucci’s “Last Tango in Paris” in which famed movie critic Pauline Kael argued that the film “had changed the face of an art form.” More than four decades later, Bertolucci’s masterpiece stands as one of the great films of its era. Read more...

Photo: (United Artists) Bernardo Bertolucci’s “Last Tango in Paris” plays this Friday and Saturday at the New Beverly Cinema and stars Marlon Brando and Maria Schneider.





Out of Focus: “Je t’aime, je t’aime” combines science fiction, romance

You close your eyes and the past comes flooding back to you: the bitter recollection of some bygone afternoon, the sight of the scene and the scent of your lover. Read more...

Photo: An inspiration for “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,” Alain Resnais’ forgotten masterpiece “Je t’aime, je t’aime” explores human desire through science fiction. (Courtesy of Bleeding Light Film Group)


Out of Focus: Godard’s ‘Pierrot le Fou’ experiments with New Wave

During his brief cameo in Jean-Luc Godard’s 1965 ultra-cool masterpiece “Pierrot le Fou,” Hollywood renegade Samuel Fuller famously said, “Film is like a battleground. Love. Hate. Read more...

Photo: Jean-Luc Godard’s “Pierrot le Fou” is a pop-art film from the 1960s. A crime story of double-crossing and romance, the French classic will be playing at the Aero Theatre on Thursday. (Courtesy of Rialto Pictures)



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