The mention of Greek life usually conjures up images of keg stands, loud music, bizarre rituals and shallow people. The Hollywood film industry reinforces these associations with attempts to bring collegiate Greek life to the big screen through movies like “Animal House” and its newest addition, “Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising,” which premiered in Westwood on May 16. Read more...
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“Ocean’s” films has always boasted an A-list cast. In the 1960 film, Frank Sinatra, as Danny Ocean, led his squad of Dean Martin and Sammy Davis, Jr,. Read more...
Photo: The 2001 remake of “Ocean’s Eleven” featured George Clooney as Danny Ocean (far left), Brad Pitt as Rusty Ryan (middle left), Matt Damon as Linus Caldwell (middle right) and Elliot Gould as Reuben Tishkoff (far right). (Courtesy of Pixar Animation Studios)
A seemingly deranged, working class man holds his finger on a release trigger, contemplating whether or not to blow up Wall Street – or at least its symbol. Read more...
Photo: Julia Roberts plays Patty Fenn and George Clooney plays Lee Gates in TriStar Pictures’ “Money Monster”. (Courtesy of Smokehouse Pictures)
Actress Ryan Newman will take on the life of a Bruin after 10 years of acting. Newman has appeared in Disney Channel and Nickelodeon shows, including “Hannah Montana,” “Good Luck Charlie” and “Zeke and Luther.” She also starred in films like “Monster House,” and currently has a recurring role as Allison on Nickelodeon’s “The Thundermans.” In March, Newman accepted her offer of admission to UCLA, where she will be studying psychology while simultaneously pursuing her acting career. Read more...
Photo: Actress Ryan Newman accepted her offer of admission to UCLA in March. The Disney Channel and Nickelodeon actress plans to study psychology as a Bruin. (Courtesy of Syfy)
About 15 groups of four UCLA student directors, producers, writers and cinematographers gathered for an interview with James Franco in Melnitz Hall in September. After a casual half-hour chat with the director, producer and Academy Award-nominated actor, only four teams were selected for the next step. Read more...
Photo: Arkesh Ajay, a graduate student in production directing, was chosen by James Franco to direct “Dry September,” one of a collection of four short films adapted from stories by William Faulkner. (Bailey Greene/Daily Bruin)
Warning: This article contains plot spoilers. The season is dark and full of cliffhangers. Only three episodes in, season six of HBO’s popular show “Game of Thrones” has already overhauled much of its plot from previous seasons. Read more...
Photo: Season six of HBO’s popular television show “Game of Thrones” features the return of the character plot of Bran Stark (left), played by Isaac Hempstead Wright. (HBO)
If you type in the words “civil war” into Google, only one of the first five results has to do with the American Civil War. The other four are about Captain America and the hype surrounding his latest outing that was heightened by first-rate early reviews. Read more...
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