Monday, 6/2/97 A cappella group awakens students to different sounds MUSIC: Long practices, different opinions can’t crimp musicians’ style By Terry Tang Daily Bruin Contributor Most artists who try to bring a song to life require an instrumental accompaniment in addition to catchy lyrics. However, in a cappella, the human voice is the artist’s sole […]
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Big-budget films should die out as costs get out of hand
Monday, 6/2/97 Big-budget films should die out as costs get out of hand FILM: Viewers shouldn’t continue underwriting studios’ overspending It’s so perfect, it would be considered contrived if it were fiction. Here’s the situation: a film called "Titanic" about one of the greatest fiascoes in nautical history is swelling by the day into quite […]
New French cinema featured in L.A. courtesy of Laemmle
Friday, 5/30/97 New French cinema featured in L.A. courtesy of Laemmle FILM: Series begins with Rivette’s ‘Up/Down/Fragile,’ which joins theatrics of music, realism of daily life By John Nein Daily Bruin Contributor Continuing their largely unheralded but much appreciated effort to present new and unseen work by filmmakers of both independent and international origin, Laemmle […]
SCREENSCENE
Friday, 5/30/97 SCREENSCENE SCREENSCENE: "Rough Magic" and "Buddy" "Rough Magic" Directed by Clare Peploe Starring Bridget Fonda, Russell Crowe Genre splicing is one of those artistic feats many are drawn to try but most end up going down in flames. Unfortunately, "Rough Magic" is no exception. Attempting to mix the stuff of film noir with […]
Charisma, stage antics make Prodigy sparkle
Friday, 5/30/97 Charisma, stage antics make Prodigy sparkle MUSIC: British techno band kicks off U.S. tour with aggressive sound By Trinh Bui Daily Bruin Contributor Label them "the hope" or "the hype" of the music industry, but after a frenzied set at the Mayan Theater, Prodigy’s next label might be "superstars." For the past few […]
Another Trip to Barrytown
Friday, 5/30/97 Another Trip to Barrytown FILM: Author Roddy Doyle’s favorite neighborhood returns to the big screen with the movie version of the last installment of the Barrytown trilogy, ‘The Van.’ By Brandon Wilson Daily Bruin Staff Director Stephen Frears bounces back from the debacle of "Mary Reilly" with a very different film about the […]
Versatile folk-punk singer releases double live album
Thursday, 5/29/97 Versatile folk-punk singer releases double live album MUSIC: Ani DiFranco’s ‘Living in Clip’ filled with dynamic energy By Mike Prevatt Daily Bruin Staff Say what you will about Ani DiFranco. Members of the music press have exhausted themselves in putting labels on the singer/songwriter/guitarist from Buffalo, N.Y. To those people who have heard […]