By Barbara McGuire Daily Bruin Contributor As a favorite movie of the ’80s, “The Neverending Story” combined reality and fantasy with the main character actually becoming a part of the magical story he was reading. “Escher’s Hands,” a new play by Dawson Nichols, experiments with these same ideas, only with a crack-90s twist where the […]
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Down to Earth
By Michelle Zubiate Daily Bruin Senior Staff Larry David, co-creator of the television show “Seinfeld,” cares about exactly two issues. One, everyone should wear sneakers. And two, everyone should curb their enthusiasm (which also happens to be the title of an HBO special). But this week, he’ll put his personal beliefs aside to promote his […]
Author shows celebrity retreats
By Michael Rosen-Molina Daily Bruin Staff “Getaways,” by Chris Casson Madden, is the perfect coffee table book. It says next to nothing, but it’s chock full of pretty pictures. Madden traveled around the country to visit the exciting and exotic vacation homes of the rich and famous. From author Toni Morrison to actor Michael Keaton, […]
No label jazz
By Anthony Camara Daily Bruin Contributor New jazz swing, acid jazz, Rare Groove: all of these labels have been stuck to blues guitarist Ronny Jordan’s sound, and he’s shunned them all save for one ““ contemporary. In keeping with the back catalogue of his work, Jordan’s debut on Blue Note Records, “A Brighter Day,” defies […]
Bloodhound Gang gives crowd-pleasing show
By Sarah Monson Daily Bruin Contributor While decent, hardworking citizens with queasy stomachs and moral enlightenment sat at home watching “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire” Tuesday night, the wild and rowdy underbelly of society crammed into The Palace in Hollywood to answer to their Regis: The Bloodhound Gang. Not for the faint of heart, […]
Travolta fails to hit target, again, in “˜Battlefield Earth’
Dear John Travolta: Hi. My name is Lonnie Harris, and I’m an overly-critical UCLA student who recently paid $5.50 to see your new movie “Battlefield Earth.” I don’t bring this up to request my money back, or imply that I was somehow coerced against my will into seeing your new film. I only want to […]
Screen Scene
“Shanghai Noon” Starring Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson and Lucy Liu Directed by Tom Dey In “Shanghai Noon,” “The Searchers” meets “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,” which meets Jackie Chan. In other words, here is a summer movie that sloppily, yet entertainingly and with charm, jam packs everything from the staid Western to the comedic […]