Category Archives: Arts

UCLA’s Valenzuela brings fresh approach to well-known opera By John Mangum Jose Luis Valenzuela doesn’t work with clay, but could be called a type of sculptor. Instead he transforms an untouched opera into something that an audience can interpret and make its own. Valenzuela, a professor in UCLA’s theater department, tackles opera for the first […]

Indiana Jones and the Temple of déjà vu Disneyland’s newest ride, based on the three-movie adventures of the famous archaeologist, offers three doors representing wealth, knowledge and eternal youth ­ too bad they all lead to the same room. So much for the amusement park’s ‘interactive’ creation. By Michael Horowitz Daily Bruin Senior Staff Banish […]

Tool members simply don’t care if they’re misunderstood Alternative ‘clenched-teeth metal’ band serves as catharsis for pent-up frustration By Gaby Mora Daily Bruin Staff On a surface level it is easy to hate Maynard James Keenan and his band Tool. Keenan is reserved and inexorable; Tool is loud, abrasive, and deals with uncomfortable subject matter. […]

‘Verona’ mixes language, music By Jeana Blackman With everything that is negative in the world, it’s always nice to have an opportunity to just sit back, relax and enjoy life once again. Master of Fine Arts Director Kent Gash plans to give you just such an opportunity with the musical version of "Two Gentlemen of […]

film review icon Roommates Directed by Peter Yates. Written by Max Apple and Stephen Metcalfe. Starring Peter Falk, D.B. Sweeney, Julianne Moore and Ellen Burstyn. If Roommates wasn’t a true story, someone almost certainly would have dreamed it up. Based on the relationship of writer Max Apple and his grandfather, the scenario follows a boy […]

Grammys: fighting the taste-impaired voters What’s that Noise? Michael Tatum OK, we all know why we’re here. I hate the Grammys; you hate the Grammys. What else is new? Yes, we all know the NARAS, the oblivious fugitives from intelligence who vote for these awards, are hopelessly out of touch with modern music. We all […]

Acclaimed actress Akuyoe touches inner ‘spirit’ Show strives to find ‘common language’ of diverse audiences By Gaby Mora Daily Bruin Staff Nelson Mandela was still in prison, the Berlin Wall was still intact and reg fees were about a third of what we now pay when the renowned actress Akuyoe wrote the one-woman play she […]