Saturday, July 5

Trailer Talk: ‘Suicide Squad’

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 movie trailers and analyze the Hollywood fare to come. Read more...

Photo: The first “Suicide Squad” trailer is a mess of artistry and action revolving around a cast of DC supervillains. (Courtesy of Warner Bros.)


Student filmmaker directs focus to relationships, self-reflection

BY SUZIE PAPANTONI A&E contributor [email protected] A reserved German exchange student in America, the peculiar land of stretchy pants and preservative-filled junk food, resorts to a full-body banana costume to charm his host’s daughter, a nonchalant girl in a gorilla suit. Read more...

Photo: Fourth-year film student Clinton Brägger created the quirky romantic comedy “Gorilla-Mädchen,” which is one of two films by UCLA students at the Student Filmmaker Awards (Tehya Faulk/Daily Bruin)


Student filmmakers find ways around roadblocks in location, budget

Tanner Powell arranged to shoot at Piazza D’Angelo, an Italian restaurant near San Francisco, certain of having a smooth shooting day. However, the sound of sprinklers and leaf blowers disrupted the filming of “Working Class Heroes” because the owner had forgotten to warn the employee in charge of opening for business that morning. Read more...

Photo: First-year English student and filmmaker Sam Han (back) shot a dance video for second-year world arts and cultures student Amanda Adams (front). Adams performed a contemporary dance routine in the middle of the crosswalk between Broxton Avenue and Weyburn Avenue at three different times of day. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Reels, Notes & Takes: Week 3

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 Warner Bros)


Trailer Talk: ‘Jane Got a Gun’ and ‘Elvis & Nixon’

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 movie trailers and analyze the Hollywood fare to come. Read more...

Photo: Natalie Portman stars in “Jane Got a Gun,” a Western film releasing Jan. 29. The trailer for the movie fails to wow the audience enough to make them want to see it, focusing on scenery rather than gunplay. (Courtesy of 1821 Pictures)


Movie Review: ‘Ride Along 2’

It’s easier to start discussing “Ride Along 2” with the positives. There are one or two scenes of original comedy, primarily because of how devoted Kevin Hart is to seeming like the most ridiculous beat cop in the world. Read more...

Photo: (Courtesy of Universal Pictures)


Reels, Notes & Takes: Week 2

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 YouTube)



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