Most moviegoers decide whether to see a new film in the span of one to three minutes. As a marketing device, movie trailers are highly effective tools that can determine the next blockbuster or flop at the box office. Read more...

The UCLA Library’s exhibit on J.P. Donleavy wraps around the edges of the second-floor Powell Library rotunda. People walking up the stairs toward the circulation desk might miss it, but if they move a little slower, keep their eyes a little more open, there’s a chance they’ll figure out what’s going on. Read more...

Exuberant crowds of masked revelers, costumed children and jubilant musicians crowded UCLA’s Kaufman Plaza on Saturday to celebrate Carnival. The afternoon festival brought to life the Fowler Museum of Cultural History’s current exhibit on the worldwide celebration of Carnival through dance, music, food and art. Read more...

That’s it, I’ve had it. If I hear one more person erroneously claim that a television show has “jumped the shark,” I’m liable to go on a Jack Bauer-esque rampage and shoot someone’s wife in the kneecap. Read more...

Last summer, the UCLA Film and Television Archive teamed with Outfest to create the largest collection of gay films in the world. Today marks the project’s first major event. Read more...

“Brick” Directed by Rian Johnson Focus Features Movies about high school are an American tradition. But while the current crop of college students has grown up with the likes of “Can’t Hardly Wait,” the genre seems to be in danger of becoming more irrelevant than last week’s MySpace comments. Read more...

“Friends with Money” Directed by Nicole Holofcener Sony Picture Classics Imagine a 90-minute episode of “Sex and the City.” Except the city is in the hills of Los Angeles, and the sex is far less fun. Read more...