Born to be bad Although it inherits its name from the French, film noir has become a quintessentially American genre. From Wilder to Tarantino, the Nuart ‘Pulp Noir’ series delves into the world of murder, mayhem and moral myopia … By Bernie Cook and Lael Loewenstein Special to The Bruin "Born to Kill! Born to […]
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Tour brings fables to Freud Playhouse
Tour brings fables to Freud Playhouse Children’s Theatre Company presents classic tales with alternative twists By Jeanna Blackman "The moral of the story is …" These words are familiar to young and old alike as the ending to many of Aesop’s Fables. This Saturday, the Children’s Theatre Company will present its own version of these […]
Love in time
Love in time of strife This week, Los Angeles’ Ahmanson debuts Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg’s production of ‘Miss Saigon.’ In the classic vein of ill-fated love stories like ‘Casablanca,’ ‘Les Miserables’ and ‘A Farewell to Arms,’ its stellar quality simply stuns. By Jennifer Richmond Daily Bruin Staff It always seems that true love forms […]
Comedy keeps vice away in ‘Miami Rhapsody’
Comedy keeps vice away in ‘Miami Rhapsody’ Sarah Jessica Parker runs the show in latest film By Mike Horowitz Daily Bruin Senior Staff Sarah Jessica Parker has been doing fun character work for a while, but she’s never really been given a movie to carry on her own. Miami Rhapsody shows she is quite capable […]
Greeks unite, sponsor benefit dance-a-thon
Greeks unite, sponsor benefit dance-a-thon Fundraiser marks first of its kind in UCLA history By Jennifer K. Morita In a first-ever joint event, UCLA’s four greek councils are putting together a dance-a-thon to benefit underprivileged students Saturday night in Ackerman Grand Ballroom. "It’s the first time ever in UCLA history that all the greeks are […]
Concerned Bruins sponsor food, clothes drive
Concerned Bruins sponsor food, clothes drive Hunger, disease plague children in Valle Verde Mexico By Jennifer K. Morita When UCLA students Andi Meck and Aqualina Soriano heard that 27 Mexican children from Valle Verde, Mexico had died from malnutrition and disease, they went to check out the situation themselves. By the time Meck and Soriano […]
National leaders decry history standards
National leaders decry history standards Senate cites lack of traditional history figures in guidelines By Betty Song History became politics when national leaders disagreed with new curriculum guidelines developed by the UCLA-based National History Standards Project. On Jan. 18, the U.S. Senate passed a resolution that advised government review panels to refuse certification of the […]