Category Archives: Arts

Monday, November 4, 1996 CONCERT: Group, with two UCLA alumni, will play in Westwood PlazaBy Vanessa VanderZanden Daily Bruin Contributor Wearing a relaxed red hiker’s shirt and blue jeans, Roy Zimmerman pushes his shaggy, sandy brown hair away from his wire-frame glasses. After dumping three creams and a couple of sugars into his mammoth cup […]

Monday, November 4, 1996 FILM: Director takes a humorous look at the darkness of everyday lifeBy Tyler Maxwell Daily Bruin Contributor In "Palookaville," director Alan Taylor attempts to pack romance, comedy and gritty realism into a story about three fun guys. Actor William Forsythe ("Virtuosity," "The Waterdance") stars in this newly released independent film about […]

Friday, November 1, 1996 POETRY: Group of adults, children perform today at Kerckhoff Art GalleryBy Nerissa Pacio Daily Bruin Contributor Gumbo ain’t just for southerners anymore. In fact, that tasty, hot and simmering mixture is for everyone, especially those with a hearty appetite for … poetry? That’s right, Roni’z Bakstreet Poetri is, according to Roni […]

Friday, November 1, 1996 MUSIC: Ma, Meyer and O’Connor combine skills in moving string performanceBy Susan Lee Daily Bruin Contributor Some say it’s all in the family. The string family that is. Using a cello, double bass and fiddle, musical artists Yo-Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer and Mark O’Connor will bring together a unique blend of […]

Friday, November 1, 1996 By Michael Horowitz Daily Bruin Staff irector Baz Luhrmann’s "Romeo and Juliet" ain’t your traditional "Romeo and Juliet." It’s not even "West Side Story." It’s something approximating "Baz Luhrmann’s Favorite Romeo and Juliet moments," and luckily this filmmaker’s got impressive taste. Plenty of people are going to hate this film just […]

Friday, November 1, 1996 "Dear God" Directed by Garry Marshall Starring Greg Kinnear and Laurie Metcalf In the era of Post Office scandal, disgruntled federal workers are becoming easy comedic targets. "Dear God," follows a group of social misfits stationed in the DLO (Dead Letter Office) who secretly open letters addressed to God and answer […]

Thursday, October 31, 1996 IMAX: Lack of screens limits potential IMAX use in full-length feature filmBy Jeff Hilger Daily Bruin Contributor Since 1970, when the first IMAX film premiered at the World’s Fair in Osaka, Japan, millions of viewers have been educated and entertained by the larger than life images offered by the technology. IMAX […]