Wednesday, October 16, 1996 FILM: Million Man March inspires director Spike Lee’s latest, controversial film By Brandon Wilson Daily Bruin Staff In these days where all too often films get away with being about absolutely nothing, it’s easy to give any film the benefit of the doubt simply for having something or anything on it’s […]
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Lee’s new flick ‘Bus’ stops short
Wednesday, October 16, 1996 LEE: While ignoring critics who label him ‘controversial,’ director Spike Lee continues to raise universal issuesBy Michael Nazarinia Daily Bruin Contributor Public figures are held up to scrutiny in the media’s eyes everyday because of the nature of their public position. If they are film directors, they usually get the most […]
TRANS-sitio exhibits the magic of Latino architects
Tuesday, October 15, 1996 By Cheryl Klein Daily Bruin Senior Staff Interspersed between the skyscrapers and fast-paced lifestyles that have come to typify Los Angeles lies a whole other dimension. TRANS-sitio, a group of UCLA grads and graduate students in architecture, calls this "hidden L.A." They are referring to the religious murals painted in vivid […]
Fairy tales highlight ills of society¹s perpetual puberty
Tuesday, October 15, 1996 BOOK: Bly interweaves stories with commentary on growing up, values and imaginationBy Susan Lee Daily Bruin Contributor Everyone knows the story of "Jack and the Beanstalk." He was a poor boy living with his mother who chanced upon three magical beans and became an overnight success. Then again, maybe not. Perhaps […]
Mr. Pink Makes Big
Tuesday, October 15, 1996 FILM: Veteran indie-film actor Steve Buscemi makes debut as director in ‘Trees Lounge’By Emily Forster Daily Bruin Senior Staff Some people are better at keeping secrets than others. Independent-film actor Steve Buscemi, for example, has serious problems in the secrets department. In his early days, he tried to keep his acting […]
Coming of age: ‘Vanities’ mirrors growing pains
Monday, October 14, 1996 THEATER: An endearing play portrays three friends and their journey of self-discoveryBy Alicia Cheak Daily Bruin Contributor Remember those high school vows between friends to stick together and never change? Then they begin college, experience different things and the sentiments which they once shared sadly diverge on different routes. And just […]
The Cow’s End has down-home atmosphere
Monday, October 14, 1996 FOOD: Cheerful clutter and delicious pastries make for cozy hangoutBy Vanessa VanderZanden Daily Bruin Contributor Saltwater-worn wooden cutouts of coffee cups, smoothies, and a bi-level airplane junkily decorate what at first glance seems the site of a rickety, old barn. If it weren’t for the life-sized plaster cow peeking out from […]