Tuesday, November 3, 1998 Curtain calls "Deathtrap" Through Dec. 13 West Coast Ensemble Theater Hollywood Tickets: $20 (323) 525-0022 If ever more hypocrisy passed through the lips of a single man, it would be when Sidney Bruhl uttered to his wife, "The closer you stay to the truth, the better off you are." But truth is the only thing lacking in Ira Levin’s fascinating thriller "Deathtrap." The show features a dynamic cast, superb direction by Claudia Jaffee and an amazingly brilliant script. Read more...

Tuesday, November 3, 1998 Dickies finally manage to mollify disgruntled crowd MUSIC: Despite concert delays, complaints from hecklers, veteran rockers satisfy riotous audience By Brent Hopkins Daily Bruin Contributor Just watching the fans creep into the dark confines of the Roxy, it became apparent that the night was going to be strange. Read more...

Tuesday, November 3, 1998 Show proves aging band can kiss former fame goodbye MUSIC: Has-beens try to rock and roll all night at dull Halloween concert By Vanessa VanderZanden Daily Bruin Senior Staff Maybe if they spent less time partying every day, KISS could write better songs, put on a more original show, and plan a more rockin’ Halloween night. Read more...

Tuesday, November 3, 1998 Road to recovery FILM: A new documentary explores Project Return, a program that provides job training for inmates returning to the outside world By Cheryl Klein Daily Bruin Senior Staff On any given night, viewers can expect to turn on the evening news and see a bloody montage of car chases, gang shootings and armed robberies. Read more...

Monday, November 2, 1998 Out of the shadow MUSIC: With the release of their promising new albums, Fatboy Slim and Unkle strive to place the spotlight on the latest innovations in electronic music By Trinh Bui Daily Bruin Senior Staff Get ready for a listening experience in sampled fury, electrically tempered by two spinmasters of their respective electronic realm. Read more...

Monday, November 2, 1998 Audience aches for witty Å’Cripple of Inishmaan’ THEATER: Premiere of deadpan Irish comedy at Geffen Playhouse features comic insults, quirky plot By Cheryl Klein Daily Bruin Senior Staff Before the title character in "The Cripple of Inishmaan" hobbles onto stage, his beloved aunties discuss their nephew and give us a taste of what’s to come. Read more...

Monday, November 2, 1998 Soundbites M.O.T., "19.99" (Sire/ Warner Bros.) Feel the funk blasting out the speaker of your Lincoln Town Car. Here they are, the slammin’-est killa hard core Jewish MC’s to explode onto the hip-hop scene since, well, anyone. Read more...