Friday, May 24, 1996 Pop band captivates fans in their only L.A appearanceBy Michael Horowitz Daily Bruin Senior Staff There’s something wonderful about rock stars who accept their roles as rock stars, and Jarvis Cocker has it. Cocker, the hyperdramatic vocalist of England’s next big thing, Pulp, brought his aura to the Hollywood Grand Wednesday […]
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Friday, May 24, 1996 "A Boy Called Hate" Written and Directed by Mitch Marcus Starring Scott Caan, Missy Crider and James Caan Nepotism should not be the determining principle of casting. "A Boy Called Hate," released today, clearly resulted from a Hollywood dad’s power to get his son in a movie, and it’s not to […]
ŒViolet¹ creates colorful sound through their music
Thursday, May 23, 1996 Unique band brings its blend of styles to the Dragonfly on Saturday By Vanessa VanderZanden Daily Bruin Contributor The members of Violet wait to rehearse beneath black-and-whites of various local bands. Everyone from leather-clad rockers to bejeweled soul singers to mariachi stars donning gold lamé look down from their 8 by […]
ŒCold Fever¹ explores life in silent void of Iceland
Thursday, May 23, 1996 By Dina Gachman Daily Bruin Staff A film centered around a road trip through Iceland may not sound too enticing. A landscape of never-ending snowy, stark emptiness. A beat- up car continually stuck in the ice. A reluctant Japanese businessman hating every step of his journey. Surprisingly, Fridrik Thor Fridriksson’s "Cold […]
Festival will promote more than just music
Thursday, May 23, 1996 On campus concert blends jazz, reggae with understanding By Rodney Tanaka Daily Bruin Senior Staff The intramural field hosts an event this weekend that will cause people to kick up the grass and work up a sweat. Visitors will not accomplish these feats by rounding the bases or swinging the golf […]
Hanging tough
Thursday, May 23, 1996 Leslie Nielsen tackles his latest role in ‘Spy Hard’ with heroic intensity, requisite wackiness, and fierce determination to act by his rules.By Dina Gachman Daily Bruin Staff Leslie Nielsen is a lucky man. Most actors his age do not get the opportunity to frolic with beautiful women, leap off skyscrapers, and […]
UCLA, LACMA to host film and video event
Thursday, May 23, 1996 Beginning this Sunday, Melnitz movies is presenting, "The 1996 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film and Video Festival." The program, sponsored by UCLA’s Film and Television Archive along with the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, runs at Melnitz Theater from May 26 to May 29. Films screen at LACMA today through […]