Saturday, February 28

UCLA “Film and Feminism” exhibit examines patriarchy in global cinema

A myriad of makeup-laden female eyes stare out from rows of handmade cards, watching every student walk past in Kaufman Hall. Behind two large glass panes, feminist art in the form of cards and photos fills the viewer’s gaze with bright colors, sharp textures and messages that challenge the normal patriarchal narrative. Read more...

Photo: Students in the “Film and Feminism” class look at mainstream movies from across the world, including classic Hollywood, Bollywood and Italian cinema, and analyze them through a feminist lens. (Julie Song/Daily Bruin)


Back to the Future coverage

“Great Scott!” Oct. 21, 2015 is the day Marty McFly and Doc Brown travel forward to in “Back to the Future Part II.” Fans celebrate the “Back to the Future” trilogy, a series of award-winning films that still resonate in today’s pop culture. Read more...

Photo: (Devin Le/Daily Bruin)


Students reanimate the past with ‘Back to the Future Day’

A little girl sits in front of a TV screen, staring in wide-eyed fascination at a frizzy-haired scientist, his teenage lab assistant and their time-traveling DeLorean sports car. Read more...

Photo: UCLA graduate students Jess DePrest (left) and Patricia Wiley (right) celebrate the “Back to the Future” films by dressing up as Marty McFly and Doc Brown, respectively. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)



Welcome to the future: Oct. 21, 2015

Oct. 21, 2015 is “Back to the Future Day.” Fans of the “Back to the Future” trilogy are celebrating the day that Marty McFly and Doc Brown traveled forward in time from 1989 in the second movie. Read more...

Photo: (Universal Studios)


Unexpected course leads student to path in acting, comedy

Ben Ellerbrock had the choice between either cooking or acting class in high school. When the speech and debate team was full, he arrived at theater his freshman year only after his counselor told him that cooking would not fit in with his class schedule. Read more...

Photo: Theater student Ben Ellerbrock won a National Youth Arts award this summer for his role as Piggy in “Lord of the Flies.” Now he is focusing on comedy in ComedySportz and Rapid Fire Improv at UCLA. (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin senior staff)


To View or Not to View: ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ and ‘Jane the Virgin’

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. Read more...

Photo: “Jane the Virgin” won The CW Television Network its first ever Golden Globe Award. The show stars Gina Rodriguez as a young woman who is artificially inseminated by accident. (The CW)