Category Archives: Arts

Festival of New One Act Plays provides three hours of laughs Productions aided by impressive sets and clever acting By Jeana Blackman Whoever said you can’t please everyone has obviously never been to Act One ’95, the Second Annual Festival of New One Act Plays playing at the Met Theatre. The six one-acts that compose […]

A few good men By Michael Horowitz Daily Bruin Senior Staff Crimson Tide is a taut, white-knuckle sub thriller that will make you chew your fingers off. And then, with out any digits, you will be unable to point out problems in this film. The marketing campaign for this flick hasn’t been overly concerned with […]

Choreographer brings diversity of dance to Wadsworth tonight By Lisa Marie Weyh Daniel Ezralow was pre-med at UC Berkeley… until he took a beginners’ modern dance class. The summer after his sophomore year in college he left for New York to explore his new interest. He never came back. The inspired dancer, performing at Wadsworth […]

‘Moving the Mountain’ offers glimpse into Tiananmen reality Documentary by ‘Nell’ director screens at Melnitz tonight, discussion to follow By Barbara Hernandez Daily Bruin Staff The efforts to preserve the memory of China’s Tiananmen Square protest movement of 1989 have culminated into Moving the Mountain, screening tonight at Melnitz. Directed by Michael Apted (Nell), who […]

Top gunAt the top of his profession, Denzel Washington secures some of the best roles in Hollywood. Washington’s latest role in the action film Crimson Tide displays his versatility. By Michael Horowitz Daily Bruin Senior Staff Crimson Tide is described by its producers as a "cerebral thriller" and sends overt warnings to audiences about the […]

‘Blithe Spirit’ abounds with supernatural grace South Coast Repertory reworks the classic comedy By Lawrence Sullivan In spite of our angst-happy age, Noel Coward still survives as a precious relic of elegant froth and high-flown wit. In his world, dry martinis play central characters. The manner-born are mockingly saluted. The grittier complexities of life yield […]

Those crazy Canucks By Emily Forster The cultural barrier between Canada and America is slowly collapsing thanks to Canadians like The Chumps, a seven-person comedy troupe that has recently visited Los Angeles for a stint at the Improv in Hollywood. "We went to McDonald’s and I asked for vinegar. They brought out a bottle of […]