Wednesday, January 22, 1997 FILM: Former aerospace scientist inspired by his childhood memories hits the mark in HollywoodBy Michael Nazarinia Daily Bruin Contributor Going from aerospace scientist to animator isn’t as large a jump as it seems  at least not for Mike Judge, creator of "Beavis and Butt-head." That’s exactly what he did some […]
Category Archives: Arts
Blood Lust Betrayal
Wednesday, January 22, 1997 L.A. Opera’s 1997-98 season looks to pack a dramatic punch, offering familiar works from Puccini and Mozart alongside rarities by Giordano and Kálmán, as well as the West Coast premiere of Catán’s ‘Florencia en el Amazonas.’By John Mangum Daily Bruin Contributor Most opera-goers have a sort of personal wish list. They […]
soundbites
Wednesday, January 22, 1997Various artists "Rhyme & Reason" soundtrack (Priority) It seems that the new trend in movie soundtracks is to include songs that aren’t even in the movie. What the hell does "music inspired by the motion picture" mean? The refreshing thing about the "Rhyme & Reason" soundtrack is that it contains 15 hip-hop […]
Matthau: expressing his beliefs on the big screen
Tuesday, January 21, 1997 FILM: Star of ‘Rappaport’ doesn’t conform to image of a Hollywood celebrityBy Aimee Phan Daily Bruin Contributor Image is everything. Most actors in Hollywood not only know it, but often do absurd things to maintain the images they cherish. Ages and controversial political stances, for instance, are flat-out denied if they […]
Melodrama almost a dead-and-gone genre
Tuesday, January 21, 1997 FILM: Latest efforts by directors breathe life, respectability into style Perhaps one of the easiest ways to give offense or rouse the hackles of a filmmaker or other dramatist is to look them straight in the eye after sampling their work and say, "Gee that was really melodramatic!" Lop the melo- […]
In the swing of things
Tuesday, January 21, 1997 With a little help from the film ‘Swingers,’ swing dancing is now as popular with the college crowd as it is with their parents.By Dean Cheley Daily Bruin Contributor The wood floors vibrate with the weight of stomping, whirling bodies dancing the Lindy or jitterbug to the effervescent beat of Cab […]
Alumna Reed brngs fight for contraceptive rights to stage
Tuesday, January 21, 1997 THEATER: Actress stars in one-woman show about feminist Margaret SangerBy Stephanie Sheh Daily Bruin Contributor Today the controversy is abortion. However, not so long ago the fight was for simple birth control. Former UCLA teacher/alumna and now actress/writer Miriam Reed understands the historic struggle. She stars in "Margaret Sanger Meets the […]