Thursday, April 2

Pens pose deadly threat at concert

Monday, March 1, 1999 Pens pose deadly threat at concert COLUMN: Without warning, explanation security bans seemingly-innocent object to keep the peace It was a cold evening and I was shivering, hanging outside the Hollywood Palladium. Read more...


Pillow talk

Monday, March 1, 1999 Pillow talk THEATER: ‘Once Upon a Mattress’ has members of the Musical Theater Workshop singing the praises of comedian and guest director Carol Burnett By Cheryl Klein Daily Bruin Senior Staff They hired vocal coaches. Read more...


Sound Bites

Monday, March 1, 1999 Sound Bites MUSIC: Jimi Hendrix, "Live at the Fillmore East," (Experience/MCA) Nearly 30 years after his death, Jimi Hendrix has pulled an amazing album out of his feathered hat. Read more...


Hollywood figures erase acting barriers

Friday, February 26, 1999 Hollywood figures erase acting barriers FILM: African Americans fight for exposure within movie industry, unstereotypical parts By Terry Tang Daily Bruin Contributor African Americans have always played a huge part in the movie-going population. Read more...


Troupe leaps upon human expression

Friday, February 26, 1999 Troupe leaps upon human expression DANCE: Ailey’s African American tropes transcend to universal level with group By Vanessa VanderZanden Daily Bruin Senior Staff For most, a Haitian high priest, an American dance teacher and an emotionally repressed couple in love would seem to have nothing in common. Read more...


Once Upon A Mattress

Friday, February 26, 1999 Once Upon A Mattress MUSIC: Carol Brunett brings comedy and music to the stage once again By Cheryl Klein Daily Bruin Senior Staff They hired vocal coaches. Read more...


Screenscene

Friday, February 26, 1999 Screenscene "8mm" Starring Nicolas Cage and Joaquin Phoenix Directed by Joel Schumacher Late in the second hour of Joel Schumacher’s excruciating "8mm," Detective Tom Welles (Cage) exclaims aloud while pummeling one of the film’s villains with both fists, "I’ll never get tired of hurting you, Eddie." This seems to be the philosophy behind the entire film "8mm," a non-stop attack on good taste that seems to challenge audiences to walk out of the theater in disgust. Read more...