Thursday, April 25, 1996 "The Truth about Cats and Dogs" Written by Audrey Wells Directed by Michael Lehmann Starring Uma Thurman, Janeanne Garofalo and Ben Chaplin Some things are difficult to believe, but with good acting, a little romance and a lot of comedy, people can see almost anything as the truth. In "The Truth […]
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On the thin line between technology and humanity
Thursday, April 25, 1996 ‘Ghost in the Shell’s’ compelling story and stunning visual effects work to overcome a sometimes muddled plot and poor dubbing By Colburn Tseng Daily Bruin Contributor Last year, in an attempt to cash in on America’s sudden obsession with the internet, Hollywood released a spate of cyber-related movies aimed at the […]
Italian filmmaker projects himself into ‘Cemetery Man’
Thursday, April 25, 1996 Director Soavi uses horror genre to explore his country, social issuesBy Emily Forster Daily Bruin Contributor Not all horror films are about people being frightened. In movies directed by Italian filmmaker Michele Soavi, things often go in the opposite direction. "’Cemetery Man’ is not a regular horror film," says Soavi. "In […]
‘Dawg’ style not new for 25-year-old band
Thursday, April 25, 1996 Quintet brings mix of musical genres to Wadsworth theaterBy Cheryl Klein Daily Bruin Contributor "Dawg" music doesn’t always involve Snoop-style gangsta rap. "What it is," says James Kerwin, bassist for the David Grisman Quintet, a group that pioneered their own "dawg" genre, "is a mixture of jazz and bluegrass and Latin […]
UCLA graduate retraces her grandmother’s past
Thursday, April 25, 1996 Korean author Lee brings culture to life in latest bookBy Jason Packman Daily Bruin Contributor At 27, UCLA graduate Helie Lee traveled through East Asia with only a backpack, trying to find herself. At 27, her grandmother, Hongyong Baek, almost 50 years before, traveling the same train routes as Lee, already […]
O’Dette offers musical time travel to UCLA campus
Thursday, April 25, 1996 Lutentist brings long forgotten sound of centuries past back to Schoenberg By Elizabeth Bull Daily Bruin Contributor Step back into Elizabethan England and the Italian Renaissance this weekend with the soothing harmony and lively melody of lutenist Paul O’Dette. "The way the imagination can travel back to another era when hearing […]
Grey brings characters to life in Lloyd Webber’s ‘music of the night’
Thursday, April 25, 1996 Singer uses experience, lessons learned from loved ones to achieve his goalsBy Jennifer Richmond Daily Bruin Contributor He is Jesus Christ, a cat, a phantom and a screenwriter. In one night, Kevin Grey assumes all these roles in the new production "Andrew Lloyd Webber  Music of the Night" at the […]