Thursday, 5/29/97 Imagination alive in ‘2.5 minutes’ THEATER: Introspective one-woman show comes to UCLA Freud Playhouse By Kristi Nakamura Daily Bruin Contributor Pull the shoulder straps down tight and be sure that your lap belt is fastened because it’s going to be a fast-paced "2.5 Minute Ride." Inverting and blurring the distinctions between humor and […]
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Peploe weaves ‘Magic’ in Mexican period piece
Thursday, 5/29/97 Peploe weaves ‘Magic’ in Mexican period piece FILM: Director waves wand in mixed-genre adaptation starring Bridget Fonda By Brandon Wilson Daily Bruin Staff As Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez showed us when their film "From Dusk ‘Til Dawn" was unleashed upon the public, mixing genres can be difficult. The resounding failure of that […]
More than money
Thursday, 5/29/97 More than money In the diverse world of student films there is one central issue – how to fund a project. UCLA students tackle the fiscal side of filmmaking in various ways. By Stephanie Sheh Daily Bruin Contributor With the increasing number of big budget bombs, low-budget films are becoming more of an […]
Social currents drowned disco
Wednesday, 5/28/97 Social currents drowned disco Interpretation of past styles reveals much about present-day values If you hung around for Memorial Day weekend, you were probably so barraged by the onslaught of "totally ’80s weekends" that you covered your face with Clearasil and asked your parents to drop you off at the mall. Singing along […]
Five ZBT members take hiatus from busy lives through band
Wednesday, 5/28/97 Five ZBT members take hiatus from busy lives through band Musical hobby offers group relief from hectic school schedules By Vanessa VanderZanden Daily Bruin Staff With schedules that go far beyond the realms of sanity, five Zeta Beta Tau (ZBT) fraternity brothers barely have time to party, much less create any kind of […]
Out of the shadows
Wednesday, 5/28/97 Out of the shadows Boasting a publicity campaign rivaling Hollywood movies, ‘Ragtime,’ which opens in June, hopes to reach wider audiences with its message of tolerance and optimism By Cheryl Klein Daily Bruin Senior Staff Ragtime," it appears, would very much like to be the Musical of the Century. Not that it is […]
Seniors explore, display individuality in festival
Wednesday, 5/28/97 Seniors explore, display individuality in festival Personal pieces focus on issues such as environment, gender By Kristi Nakamura Daily Bruin Contributor In a matter of moments, Maile Collmer is transformed from a stressed graduating senior into a vibrant red-costumed wave of energy and movement. Collmer, along with fellow dancers Bridget McCarthy and Roanna […]