Category Archives: Arts

O’Donnell shines in comedy By Lael Loewenstein Okay, we admit it. We made a mistake. Despite our prediction that it would rank as one of the worst films of the fall, "Exit to Eden" is a deft, hilarious and at times very erotic comedy. The idea of Rosie O’Donnell and Dan Aykroyd visiting a sexual […]

Stranger than Fiction Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction’ is an all-out, rockin’ verbal and visual onslaught of violence, comedy and Travolta By Mike Horowitz Daily Bruin Senior Staff There are about a million interviews, advertisements, and late night star plugs for "Pulp Fiction" out there at the moment. Don’t read or watch any of it. Don’t look […]

Cirque’s new ‘Alegria’ rejoices with joy, magic By Jennifer Richmond Daily Bruin Staff A clown servant runs among audience members trying to find a place for himself to sit. On-lookers familiar with Cirque du Soleil’s quirky approach to so-called circus entertainment knew they were in for a treat. Cirque du Soleil’s newest production, "Alegría," didn’t […]

Film fest shows practice does make perfect By Mike Horowitz Daily Bruin Senior Staff On Tuesday night, the future of Hollywood got a glance at the pasts of the masters of the present. If this sounds reminiscent of Dickens, or just chronologically absurd, it’s because the film fest, for all of its good intentions of […]

Sun Records pays tribute to label’s greats New CD collection shines with rock ‘n’ roll, blues and country By Michael Tatum The shy young man with the unkempt hair and the well-worn work clothes finally decides to open the door of the Memphis Recording Service. The sign out front reads "We record anything ­ anywhere […]

‘Like a spark of life shining’ The mystical Cirque du Soleil has cast a spell over the Santa Monica Pier with ‘Alegria,’ a magical world where nothing is what it seems. Director Gilles Ste-Croix tells the powerful ‘story of emotion’ behind Alegria. By Jennifer Richmond Daily Bruin Staff Before critics could think of their questions […]

Class acts fail to uplift movie audience in ‘Browning Version’ By Mike Horowitz Daily Bruin Senior Staff Paramount is having a tough time figuring out what to do with "The Browning Version," the stoic, white-collar tragedy of an Abbey school classics professor. The remake of the lauded 1951 Michael Redgrave version is well-crafted, but it’s […]