Category Archives: Arts

Monday, 8/25/97 Comedian Tucker makes his way onto big screen FILM: ‘Money Talks’ star grabs attention with lead role in action-comedy By Aimee Phan Daily Bruin Staff The class clown always gets the last laugh. At school, actor Chris Tucker would joke and make wisecracks to his classmates while the "A" students got all the […]

Monday, 8/25/97 Soundbites Fleetwood Mac "The Dance" (Reprise) Before you start getting all cynical, recalling how you’re still broke from paying $100 for that awfully-contrived Eagles "Hell Freezes Over" reunion tour, let’s give Fleetwood Mac a chance to explain themselves. The original, "Rumours" era line-up has kissed and made up for "The Dance," a 17-track […]

Monday, 8/25/97 Sports Briefs Baseball Former UCLA baseball star Jim Parque, who helped lead the Bruins to the College World Series in 1997 for the first time since 1969, has become the first player from the 1997 draft to reach Triple A. Drafted as the 46th pick in the supplemental first round this past June […]

Monday, 8/25/97 Creator Perry unleashes Australia’s eclectic Tap Dogs on Wadsworth stage DANCE: Australian group returns to Los Angeles with popular tap show By Cheryl Klein Daily Bruin Senior Staff Think of them as STOMP down under. Or don’t. Dein Perry, creator of the Australian dance group Tap Dogs seems pretty cool with it either […]

Monday, 8/25/97 Alicia to excess FILM: Alicia Silverstone is working overtime, starring in and producing ‘Excess Baggage.’ By Mike Prevatt Daily Bruin Senior Staff It seems like just yesterday when Alicia Silverstone gained nationwide recognition in Aerosmith’s "Crying" video, voted by MTV as the "No. 1 Video of All Time." Immediately after, she found stardom […]

Monday, August 18, 1997 92.3 The Beat brings together rap and R&B’s biggest names under the sun at the hot concert Summer Jam ’97By Nerissa Pacio Daily Bruin Senior Staff Thousands of high fivin’ head droppin’ brothas and scantily yet trendily clad sistas gathered in a moment of sacred silence. A sea of raised arms […]

Monday, August 18, 1997 TV: Despite popularity, character of Vivian still has room for progressBy Stephanie Sheh Daily Bruin Senior Staff For six years now, Louise Sorel has played one of the most outrageous women on daytime television: "Days of our Lives’ " Vivian Alamain. She has done practically everything and anything that lies within […]