Category Archives: Arts

Tuesday, October 21, 1997 One gallery, 14 students, a nation of art ART UCLA’s Wight Art Gallery curators look far and wide for the talent behind the Wight Biennial Exhibit By Jammie Salagubang Daily Bruin Contributor They were on a quest. They packed, shipped, arranged and oversaw. And finally, they had … the Wight stuff. […]

Tuesday, October 21, 1997 College life, love mocked in gentle romantic satire THEATER ‘Bamberwood’ portrays love triangles at small, radical university By Kristi Nakamura Daily Bruin Contributor Three students and two professors all looking for love create a sort of modern "Midsummer Night’s Dream" complete with magic mushrooms, sexual interludes and even a little ballet. […]

Tuesday, October 21, 1997 Beckett redefines romance with stronger female roles FILM Young filmmaker provides refreshing view on love in the ’90s By Sam Toussi Daily Bruin Contributor How many movies have there been about love in the ’90s where everybody smokes, at least one character is a starving artist and everybody is in their […]

Monday, October 20, 1997 ‘Lifting the Veil’ opens to great reception at Salon FILM Rising popularity of documentaries give their creators a voice By Ash Steffy Daily Bruin Contributor Frequently banned and censored because of their potentially volatile content, documentary films have proven to be the driving art form behind world change in the 20th […]

Monday, October 20, 1997 Dark places and a bright career BOOK Despite two current best-sellers, "L.A. Confidential" author James Ellroy remains self-critical By Brandon Wilson Daily Bruin Contributor This isn’t a typical Thousand Oaks event. The cavernous space of the local corporate bookshop bustles with activity on this Saturday night. Inside the bookshop, a man […]

Monday, October 20, 1997 Gorgeous dark ‘Phantom’ will leave you spellbound, mystified THEATER Showy special effects, haunting melodies combine to create a thrilling experience By Kristi Nakamura Daily Bruin Contributor Lights that curiously flash on and off by themselves. "Let your mind start a journey through a strange, new world!" Footsteps heard in the hallways […]

Monday, October 20, 1997 Novelist focuses on craft not fame By Brandon Wilson Daily Bruin Contributor By the standards of many, dedication has paid off handsomely for James Ellroy. The novelist is now much in demand in this town as a result of director Curtis Hanson and co-writer Brian Helgeland’s adaptation of "L.A. Confidential" into […]