Actress Abril puts new twist on love Latest performance in French comedy gets rave reviews from both sides of Atlantic By Lael Loewenstein Daily Bruin Staff Free-spirited actress, 30-40, sought to play scorned wife in new French romantic comedy production. Must be beautiful, feminine, and quick-witted with fiery temperament, comfortable with lesbian sex scenes and […]
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Culture under siege
Culture under siege By Michael Horowitz / Daily Bruin Senior Staff PARK CITY, UTAH — Parked at a corner on Main Street at the epicenter of the Sundance Film Festival sits a huge, white, bus-sized truck filled with music memorabilia. To the filmmakers of "Hype," a Documentary Competition entry in this year’s festival, the truck […]
Moviegoers play waiting game
Moviegoers play waiting game Standby hopefuls endure elaborate process to grab extra seats at Sundance films By Colburn Tseng On the fifth day of the Sundance Film Festival, the ski slopes on the horizon opposite the Holiday Village Cinema are empty, but inside the cinema lobby it is standing room only as festivalgoers wait to […]
New ‘West Side Story’ lacks emotional explosion
New ‘West Side Story’ lacks emotional explosion Strong lead performances in touring production cannot mask non-effort of supporting cast members By Jennifer Richmond Daily Bruin Senior Staff Leonard Bernstein’s "West Side Story" can be a musical filled with violence, passion and desire. But not in this production. None of these aspects could be found anywhere […]
Rain causes three-month delay in construction
Rain causes three-month delay in construction Students face assessment of quarterly fee to offset seismic renovations costs By Ryan Ozimek Due to the record-heavy rains that hit Southern California this past winter, the $60 million seismic renovation and expansion of Kerckhoff Hall and Ackerman Union will take three months longer than originally planned. At the […]
Selection committee nominates Bravin for student regent
Selection committee nominates Bravin for student regent By Michael Howerton Daily Bruin Staff UC Berkeley law student Jess Bravin was nominated as the new student regent, nudging out two UCLA contenders for the position. If approved by the complete Board of Regents at the February meeting, Bravin will begin sitting on the board as student […]
M. basketball braces for Trojan squad
M. basketball braces for Trojan squad Crosstown rival focuses on penetrating Bruin defense By Ross Bersot Daily Bruin Senior Staff Charlie Parker began his second season at the helm of the Southern California men’s basketball team with nowhere to go but up. USC finished the 1994-95 season with a miserable 10-game losing streak and a […]