Category Archives: Arts

Tuesday, 5/6/97 Filmmakers betray original Caped Crusader Writers, directors don’t recreate Batman’s true image as darkly brooding antihero A funny thing occurred to me the other day. I was forced to sit through the trailer for "Batman and Robin" for the 48th time (once upon a time, I’d see a movie just to see the […]

Monday, 5/5/97 Kerckhoff display shines spotlight on child abuse Project MAC exhibit hopes to educate campus, features children’s works By Susan Lee Daily Bruin Contributor Everyone knows that some of the most revealing truths come from the mouths of babes. But Project MAC knows that they also come from children’s artwork. Coinciding with Child Awareness […]

Monday, 5/5/97 Packaging Paradise The California Heritage Museum examines the impact of Hawaiian culture and stereotypes on 20th- century America. By Vanessa VanderZanden Daily Bruin Contributor nce upon a time, there was a mystical island, far far away. Its half-clad natives spent their days eating ambrosial pineapples and surfing their hand-carved long boards on the […]

Monday, 5/5/97 Vujcic gets big break with ‘Broken English’ Discovery in New Zealand bar leads to role for Croatian-born actress By Aimee Phan Daily Bruin Contributor Many aspiring actors and actresses dream of being discovered. Favorite Hollywood fairy tales have told stories of movie stars being discovered in restaurants or clubs by a famous producer […]

Monday, 5/5/97 Soundbites Yo La Tengo "I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One" (Matador) Though Matador tends to stick to its local fare (bands of the Chapel Hill, N.C., scene) or typical, bratty college rock bands, they went out on a limb with Yo La Tengo. Their latest offering is an unusual mixture of […]

Friday, 5/2/97 Shaping the Silver Screen In a retrospective look at his genre-shaping works, legendary director Howard Hawks gets a chance to wow UCLA audiences. By Brandon Wilson Daily Bruin Staff hen it comes to film or any of the arts, time can be the harshest and most damning critic. Those hailed as visionary in […]

Friday, 5/2/97 ‘Picnic and Concert’ combines story, song and fun Event features collaboration between storyteller, orchestra By Kathleen Rhames Daily Bruin Staff Remember when a good meal and a juicy story were all you needed to get through the day? Mom would make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and play one of those musical narrative […]