Monday, January 26, 1998 Combining media central to theme of ‘by-products’ ART Exhibit focuses on construction of people’s lives through synthesis of painting, sculpture, video By Laura Noguera Daily Bruin Contributor "Is that going to blow up?" asks a kindergartner looking at a grenade in an art piece. The youngster was part of a school […]
Category Archives: Arts
Long Journey Home
Monday, January 26, 1998 Long Journey Home FILM For Brazilian director Bruno Barreto, ‘Four Days in September’ meant nearly a decade of painstaking work By Stephanie Sheh Daily Bruin Senior Staff The year was 1969. And five young, inexperienced revolutionaries decided to make the Brazilian government listen. Their strategy? Kidnap the American ambassador. "Four Days […]
Teachers succeed in class, on road
Friday, January 23, 1998 Teachers succeed in class, on road CAMPUS: Professors juggle a dual role as teachers and performers. By Jammie Salagubang Daily Bruin Contributor Able to leap whole octaves in a second or trill their fingers (almost) faster than a speeding bullet. It’s a professor of music … a professional musician … no, […]
Screenscene
Friday, January 23, 1998 Screenscene FILM: "Oscar and Lucinda" Directed by Gillian Armstrong Starring Ralph Fiennes and Cate Blanchett A period romance usually has three elements: 1. A wonderfully emotional story based on a great novel. 2. A beautiful setting filled with lush landscapes and swelling orchestra music. 3. A convincing chemistry between the two […]
‘Gingerbread Man’ is sweetly sinister
Friday, January 23, 1998 ‘Gingerbread Man’ is sweetly sinister FILM: Kenneth Branagh lurks about Savannah in Grisham’s latest thriller By Kristi Nakamura Daily Bruin Contributor Something sinister creeps through the drizzly gray Southern streets, transforming a once innocent children’s rhyme into something darkly foreboding. "Run, run as fast as you can, you can’t catch me, […]
Beauty and the beads
Friday, January 23, 1998 Beauty and the beads ART: Beaded art serves practical, symbolic and aesthetic purposes in the Yoruba culture By Terry Tang Daily Bruin Contributor hey spark the glimmer in a pair of earrings, they can be strung together into an eye-catching necklace and sometimes they make the perfect accessory to that new […]
‘O captain, my captain!’ – saluting rare teachers
Friday, January 23, 1998 ‘O captain, my captain!’ – saluting rare teachers COLUMN: Truly notable professors stimulate excitement, not drool It’s not very often that I look around during class to see awe-inspired faces and attentive nods at a wonderfully insightful and witty professor. In fact, the view to my left in most lectures is […]