‘Peter and Wendy’ brings magic of Neverland back

Tuesday, November 25, 1997 ‘Peter and Wendy’ brings magic of Neverland back THEATER Adaptation of story reminisces about childhood using puppets By Kristi Nakamura Daily Bruin Contributor "All at once her own childhood hovered around her and in it the shadow of Peter." One night he came and changed her life forever, with his messy […]

Screen scene

Tuesday, November 25, 1997 Screen scene "Never Met Picasso" Directed by Stephen Kijak Starring Margot Kidder and Alexis Arquette The feeling one gets when watching "Never Met Picasso" is that it could be a very polished made-for-TV-movie. There is nothing extraordinary or compelling about the film, but like movies made for television, it has a […]

Karamazov Brothers cater ‘Room Service’ to audience with flying colors

Tuesday, November 25, 1997 Karamazov Brothers cater ‘Room Service’ to audience with flying colors THEATER: Slapstick grace, attention-grabbing tactics keep spectators on toes By Kristi Nakamura Daily Bruin Contributor With a colorfully painted backdrop of 12-foot-tall, half-naked women, a man clad only in boxer shorts playing the horn in bed and another man ranting about […]

History, art, family join in ‘Picasso’

Monday, November 24, 1997 History, art, family join in ‘Picasso’ FILM: Low-budget work explores sexual identity in untraditional family By Vanessa VanderZanden Daily Bruin Staff A struggling gay art student, living at home as he attempts to find himself. His bisexual thespian mother, dating her son’s female best friend. Add to that a gay photographer […]

In his own way, author interprets work of Proust

Monday, November 24, 1997 In his own way, author interprets work of Proust BOOK: Botton’s book gives hints on self-help through examplesBy Michael Gillette Daily Bruin Contributor Northrop Frye, in his book "The Natural Perspective," suggests that there are two types of critics: those for whom the study of literature is a conventionalized and entertaining […]