Friday, May 1

Reels, Notes & Takes: Week 1

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. Read more...

Photo: courtesy of Pixar


Social media students share stories

Many students on UCLA’s campus have social media accounts; fewer have thousands of followers and are known by their account handles. Daily Bruin Video met with three social-media “famous” students to get their take on their accounts’ popularity. Read more...




Trailer Talk: ‘Deadpool’

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 one movie trailer and analyze the Hollywood fare to come. Read more...

Photo: (Kelly Brennan/Senior Staff)



Second Take: Star Wars Episode VII lacks force to be franchise’s new hope

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. Read more...

Photo: Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) flanked by stormtroopers from the First Order in “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.” Ren’s glaring similarity to his idol Darth Vader is symptomatic of the film’s lack of originality. (Lucasfilm)