Category Archives: Arts

Murder, laughs keep audience on tight ‘Rope’

Murder, laughs keep audience on tight ‘Rope’ Boredom, intelligence, arrogance all play parts as students kill for thrills By Jeana Blackman A pianist is playing delightful tunes on an elegant piano that fits nicely with the chandelier and classy decor. It’s the perfect set for murder. Yes murder. The kind where boredom, intelligence and arrogance […]

Hollywood’s B-sides

Hollywood’s B-sides ‘Forbidden Hollywood’ takes bites at Gump, Pulp, Disney and the rest of Tinseltown in Gerard Alessandrini’s newest parody By Jennifer Richmond Daily Bruin Staff If you’re a major actor in Hollywood, if you’re a famous film director, if you’re anybody famous in Hollywood, DO NOT go see Gerard Alessandrini’s "Forbidden Hollywood." But if […]

Like mother, like daughter

Like mother, like daughter Amy Hill’s ‘Reunion’ combines old traditions, different lifestyles By Jennifer Richmond Daily Bruin Staff Sitting by a window at the Beverly Center’s California Pizza Kitchen (CPK), Amy Hill looks nothing like the gray-haired grandmother she plays on either ABC’s "All American Girl" or the character in her one-woman show "Reunion." The […]

Sweet’s poor performance good for nothing but playing foosball

Sweet’s poor performance good for nothing but playing foosball Lackluster show at Whiskey deadens as night gets long By Brian Remick On the second story of the Whiskey in Hollywood, right next to the bar, sits a foosball table. Purely a source of entertainment? Possibly. But, more likely it serves as a subconscious indicator of […]

New definition of ‘woman’ created by MFA candidate

New definition of ‘woman’ created by MFA candidate Concert presents works on roles of women in society By Lisa Marie Weyh "It’s pronounced ‘Lee-la’," says the 28-year-old choreographer when her name’s pronounced "Lay-la" as it is in the famous Eric Clapton lyric. Apparently, she’s on her knees for one reason: she’s celebrating the completion of […]

New releases:

New releases: a munificent, not quite magnificent seven The Basketball Diaries Written by Bryan Goluboff Directed by Scott Kalvert Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Wahlberg and Bruno Kirby Based on poet-musician Jim Carroll’s celebrated memoirs, The Basketball Diaries is a mediocre film that could have been a stunner. With material as rich as Carroll’s edgy, bracingly […]