Monday, November 10, 1997 If she sings it, they will come MUSIC: Despite a lack of conventional publicity, folk rocker Ani DiFranco attracts a huge crowd for an impressive performance. By Vanessa VanderZanden Daily Bruin Staff Driven by an unknown urge to follow her primal, almost tribal voice, they come. Flocking from their corporate jobs […]
Category Archives: Arts
Starving, artsy student finds scene waiting for rush tickets
Monday, November 10, 1997 Starving, artsy student finds scene waiting for rush tickets COLUMN: Love of plays, musicals spurs groupies’ school-girlish actions By Cheryl Klein The sun is coming up over Bunker Hill. From my seat on the cold cement outside the Ahmanson Theatre, I watch downtown Los Angeles wake up. It’s the day after […]
Actor falls for Venice in latest movie
Monday, November 10, 1997 Actor falls for Venice in latest movie FILM: Actor talks about his experience filming ‘The Wings of the Dove’ By Stephanie Sheh Daily Bruin Senior Staff Contrasting with the usual high-collared formal attire that he wears in his films ("Priest" and "The Wings of the Dove"), Linus Roache is clad in […]
‘Winter’s Tale’ grapples with uneven plot, actors
Monday, November 10, 1997 ‘Winter’s Tale’ grapples with uneven plot, actors THEATER: Shakespeare’s romantic comedy offers engaging performances By Michael Gillette Daily Bruin Contributor In his later romances, William Shakespeare focused on the artifice and mechanics of the theater, applying a somber elegiac tone to traditional folk plots while exploring the conventions of his craft. […]
Soundbites
Monday, November 10, 1997 Soundbites Geneva, "Further" (Nude) In "Further’s" liner notes, Geneva takes time to thank, among others, Suede and the Bluetones. It is a shame then that Geneva is not able to emulate the level of exuberance in their music that the two aforementioned bands usually produce. This is not to say that […]
Gustatory ’50s flashback discovers tasty shakes
Friday, November 7, 1997 Gustatory ’50s flashback discovers tasty shakes RESTAURANT: Nostalgic atmosphere makes up for average food quality By Aimee Phan Daily Bruin Staff Disco is not dead, and the punk ’80s live on in many people’s hearts. With the ’90s generation still looking for an identity of its own, people have been retreating […]
Screen Scene
Friday, November 7, 1997 Screen Scene "Bean" Directed by Mel Smith. Starring Rowan Atkinson, Peter Macnicol, Pamela Reed In case you are under the impression that a film based on a British TV series which appears on PBS must be refined and respectable, "Bean" will surprise you. The show, and now the full-length movie, are […]