Monday, 7/21/97 Screen Scene "Contact" Directed by Robert Zemeckis Starring Jodie Foster and Matthew McConaughey Movies about aliens are sure getting popular. With the success of "The X-Files" and alien flicks like "Independence Day" and this summer’s "Men in Black," Hollywood has once again gone crazy over those little green men. But moviegoers expecting "Contact" […]
Category Archives: Arts
A&E Briefs
Monday, 7/21/97 A&E Briefs Absolut L.A. International As a collaboration between galleries and museums in Los Angeles, Santa Monica, Venice, West Hollywood and Beverly Hills, a six-week international art invitational titled Absolut L.A. International shows through Aug. 17. International artists invited by art institutions will hold cooperative exhibits, panel discussions and other special events. The […]
Soundbites
Monday, 7/14/97 Soundbites Wyclef Jean "The Carnival" (Ruffhouse/Columbia) Wyclef Jean, one-third of the successful rap outfit, The Fugees, goes solo for "The Carnival." With the help of a diverse bunch of rappers, singers, DJs, musicians and even fellow Fugee Lauryn Hill, Wyclef (as he is generally known) has put out one of the most dynamic […]
A&E Briefs
Monday, 7/14/97 A&E Briefs Museum of Tolerance July sets the stage for an array of inspiring events at the Los Angeles Museum of Tolerance. Published poet and writer Edzia J. Goldstein will come to the Museum of Tolerance to share her Holocaust experiences. Theatrical events are also scheduled for the museum. The play "My Children! […]
‘Dracula’ hopes blood runs hot for audiences
Monday, 7/14/97 ‘Dracula’ hopes blood runs hot for audiences DANCE: Acosta, Anderson to assume principal roles in Houston Ballet show By Alicia Cheak Daily Bruin Contributor When Carlos Acosta was 9 years old, his father forced him to take ballet lessons. At 6 years of age, Lauren Anderson watched a production of "The Nutcracker" and […]
Art workshops let participants express feelings
Monday, 7/14/97 Art workshops let participants express feelings THEATER: Performance artists at ‘Highways’ teach women about writing, ‘body-based story-telling’ By Jammie Salagubang Daily Bruin Contributor When summer takes a turn for the blah, one option for the avant-garde-prone is hitting Highways. No, that doesn’t mean standing by a roadside with an upturned thumb. Highways is […]
Cyndi Lauper still wants to have fun, but motherhood, feminism and spirituality are coming toget
Monday, 7/14/97 Cyndi Lauper still wants to have fun, but motherhood, feminism and spirituality are coming together to add a mature twist to the popular singer’s life, and it is reflected through her music. By Mike Prevatt Daily Bruin Senior Staff While most women touring this summer are celebrating their prominence in the pop music […]