Category Archives: Arts

Monday, August 3, 1998 Forty years of daily grind recorded through camera ART: Life in New York from 1920-1960, documented by photographer Walker Evans, on display at Getty By Trinh Bui Daily Bruin Senior Staff The images of mundane activities undertaken by people on an everyday basis slip by without attention. But it is the […]

Monday, August 3, 1998 ‘Citizen Kane’ comes back to big screen FILM: Innovative 1940s fictionalized biography ready for new audience By Laura Noguera Daily Bruin Staff There is one film that everyone seems to agree about. Ratings, box offices and historians all recognize "Citizen Kane," a biography on wealthy journalist William Randolph Hearst, as an […]

Monday, August 3, 1998 Native American writers tackle hostile film scene ON-CAMPUS: Sundance workshop fights against prejudices, stereotypes By Laura Noguera Daily Bruin Staff A generation of pop culture-bred filmgoers knew Native Americans as one-dimensional foils to pioneering heroes, portrayed at extremes of bloodthirsty trickiness or stoicism. Years of political correctness later, a partnership of […]

Monday, August 3, 1998 Stevie Nicks delights with mix of old, new MUSIC: Rock legend gives enchanting performance for enthusiastic audience By Mike Prevatt Daily Bruin Senior Staff Stevie Nicks, rock’s long-reigning gypsy, charmed the socks off of the capacity crowd at the Universal Amphitheater last Monday night with her intimate, retrospective and engaging performance. […]

Monday, July 27, 1998 ‘Saving Private Ryan’ worth watching if you can stomach blood FILM: Spielberg’s new movie realistically depicts emotional, visual horrors of World War II By Mike Prevatt Daily Bruin Senior Staff The mission is simple: Dreamworks Pictures must brave the summer movie slaughterfest and save their Oscar hopeful "Saving Private Ryan" amid […]

Monday, July 27, 1998 Screenscene "Buffalo 66" Directed by Vincent Gallo Starring Vincent Gallo and Christina Ricci Your mom doesn’t remember you exist, your dad is convinced you’re out to kill him with the dinner knife, the girl of your dreams whom you obsessively stalk thinks you’re weird, and you’re allergic to chocolate. Welcome to […]

Monday, July 27, 1998 Sierra Club guide teaches beginners how to walk softly, carry a backpack BOOKS: Comprehensive primer shows novice outdoor explorers how to survive vast wilderness By Megan Dickerson Daily Bruin Staff Theodore ("Teddy") Roosevelt, considered the first conservationist public policymaker, once said, "Walk softly, and carry a big stick." He could have […]