Saturday, July 5

Trailer Talk: ‘Zootopia’

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: Disney’s animated film “Zootopia” tells the adventure of a rabbit cop and a fugitive fox con artist solving a crime. A second trailer for the film was released on New Year’s Eve. The film hits theaters March 4. (Courtesy of Disney)


UCLA student inspired by Ellen DeGeneres, fights cancer with humor

Lauren Grabowski takes a deep breath as she runs her hands through her new haircut, feeling the short and layered blond strands between her fingers. She tries not to grin as she begins to dance, kicking her converse-clad feet from side to side and swaying her hips in time to Beyonce’s “Crazy in Love”. Read more...

Photo: Fourth-year human biology and society student Lauren Grabowski was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in 2015. Inspired by Ellen DeGeneres, Grabowski created a video, “Lauren dances like Ellen,” in which she imitates DeGeneres’ dance moves and documents her DeGeneres’-style haircut, to update friends and family of her health. While Grabowski did not expect the video to go viral, the video now has over 22,000 views. (Zinnia Moreno/Daily Bruin)


Movie Review: ‘The Revenant’

An unsuspecting fur trapper is pierced between the eyes by an arrow and crumples to the floor. In the background, dozens of other trappers are shown suffering the same fate. Read more...

Photo: (Courtesy of 20th Century Fox)


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


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)


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. Read more...

Photo: Lady Gaga (left) and Matt Bomer (right) star in season five of “American Horror Story.” The show has foregone it’s previous artful horror and character development in favor of excessive obscene material and a nonsensical plot. (FX)



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