Sunday, July 28, 1996 Political satirist spares no one from his truthful tirade By Alicia Cheak Summer Bruin Contributor On stage, political satirist Mort Sahl lampoons just about everything. Nothing escapes his caustic tongue. With the presidential elections around the corner and political consciousness higher than usual, his new one-man show, "America," is timed perfectly. […]
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Concert goers turned off by Goo’s recent Hollywood show
Sunday, July 21, 1996 Bad sound, song selection leave fans quietly disappointedBy Brian Remick Summer Bruin Contributor "What  are you guys scared of us or something?" This was the question posed to the audience last Wednesday night at the El Rey Theater by Goo Goo Dolls lead singer John Rzeznik. It pretty much summed […]
Heche walks and talks her way onto the A list
Sunday, July 21, 1996 Former soap actress hopes ‘Volcano’ will set Hollywood afireBy Lori Swingle Summer Bruin Contributor If the fall release of the newest natural disaster movie, "Volcano," goes as well as some critics are predicting, the career of one of its stars just may erupt. Anne Heche, a relatively unknown yet acclaimed actress, […]
Intimate setting brings Williams’ plays to life
Sunday, July 21, 1996 Substantive characters enhanced by solid performances from castBy Michelle Nguyen Summer Bruin Contributor With only 10 feet between the audience and the actors, there’s no room for indifference. In "Four By Tennessee," a performance of four of Tennessee Williams’ renowned one-act plays, you are forcibly drawn into the world of his […]
On the right track
Sunday, July 21, 1996 Director Danny Boyle spotlights the futility of drug abuse in his latest movie ‘Trainspotting’By Michael Horowitz Summer Bruin Senior Staff A year and a half ago at the Sundance Film Festival, a British director named Danny Boyle showed off his successful first project, a viscous little thriller called "Shallow Grave." But […]
Zwick fails to inspire with his latest flick
‘Courage’ strives to pluck patriotic heartstrings, but fails to drum up a pulseBy Brandon Wilson Summer Bruin Contributor Once upon a time when you heard the name Edward Zwick, what came to mind, if anything at all, was the yuppie drama "thirtysomething" and the famously whiny interchange between its young professional characters. But Zwick, the […]
‘A Little Yellow Dog’ puts bite back into mysteries
Author Mosley produces newest novel in Easy Rawlins detective seriesBy Brandon Wilson Summer Bruin Contributor The last few years have been good to private eye Easy Rawlins. In 1992, the then President-elect Clinton cited Easy’s creator, Walter Mosley, as his favorite mystery writer, thereby bringing Easy from his devoted cult audience to nationwide prominence. This […]