James Deen first knew he wanted to be an adult entertainer when he was 6 years old and accidentally discovered an old porn magazine. When he was 18, he entered the adult film industry and has since appeared in thousands of scenes. Read more...
Photo: Adult film star James Deen will speak in a panel held by the USAC Campus Events Commission and Student Wellness Commission Wednesday. (jamesdeen.com)
Over the course of six months, Ryan Trihernawan spent more than 1,000 hours sitting in front of his computer, his eyes straining, his fingers aching from typing ceaseless lines of code. Read more...
Photo: Ryan Trihernawan, a third-year computer science student, released ShuutMe, a video-sharing app for iPhone and Android, last week. Inspired by film industry marketing strategies, each video in the app has a limited number of times it can be viewed before it becomes private, emphasizing exclusivity over mass consumption. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin)
“Focus”Directed by Glenn Ficarra and John RequaWarner Bros.3.0 / 5.0 paws To say that Will Smith’s career has been hit or miss lately is a gross understatement. Read more...
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BY SHREYA AIYAR A&E contributor [email protected] Many big-screen heroes are white and male, but most of the audience that watches their stories are not. In the 87th Academy Awards, the 20 actor and actress nominees were white and all the screenwriting and directing nominees were male. Read more...
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Wearing leopard slippers, a tiger-patterned cardigan and a vibrant orange afro, Panini Jones laid between two miniature palm trees. Tears flowed down his face as Jones announced his profound aspiration to be as selfless as the tree in the popular children’s book “The Giving Tree.” Jones is just one of the many comedically improvised characters set to appear on the new Web series “Beyond the Bruin.” Created by three UCLA students and premiering on YouTube on Monday, the show will combine serious interviews with comedic acts and musical performances. Read more...
Photo: Second-year political science student Dean Rowe (left), third-year global studies student Ben Kurzrock (middle) and fourth-year political science student Joshua Thomas (right) created the Web series “Beyond the Bruin,” which will debut Monday on YouTube. (Courtesy of Dean Rowe)
Behind the glitz and glamour of the Academy Awards goes meticulous preparation, vital in ensuring the ceremony runs smoothly. Part of the evening’s flow is attributed to the Oscars’ music ensemble, with recorded live versions of movie soundtracks playing as background music during the nominations. Read more...
Photo: UCLA clarinet professor Gary Gray is a part of the ensemble that will provide music at the 87th annual Academy Awards this Sunday. (Eva Sidhu/Daily Bruin)
Deborah Landis’ decision to move to UCLA from New York City stemmed from her dream to be part of Hollywood. A self-proclaimed costume designer at birth, Landis said she has always understood that the key difference between costume design and fashion design is the element of make-believe and fantasy – to breathe life into characters. Read more...
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