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September Concert Reviews

Friday, October 2, 1998 September Concert Reviews Crystal Method Shrine Auditorium Sept. 26, 1998 The spinning rainbow of lights gradually cooled down to an eerie blue and white flicker in the sky, and then the Crystal Method started playing this even stranger interlude: creepy acoustoelectric murmurs lurching up and down the ears. Read more...



Society OKs violence in ‘Titanic’ but blushes at nudity in film

Friday, October 2, 1998 Society OKs violence in ‘Titanic’ but blushes at nudity in film COLUMN: Society should confront sexual phobia, not glamorize violence "Titanic" thus far has managed to gross over $1.2 billion at the box office, and that’s not even counting the massive profits from videos, books, T-shirts and any other assorted crap upon which you can affix Leonardo DiCaprio’s now-famous face. Read more...


Killing My Lobster crawls to L.A.

Friday, October 2, 1998 Killing My Lobster crawls to L.A. COMEDY: Troupe hopes to lure in West Coast fans with original sketches By Louise Chu Daily Bruin Staff It grabs the attention of the skimming reader. Read more...


Screen Scene

Friday, October 2, 1998 Screen Scene "What Dreams May Come" Directed by Vincent Ward Starring Robin Williams and Annabella Sciorra Perhaps the year’s most ambitious film, "What Dreams May Come" ultimately comes apart because it is too idealistic. Read more...


Risque summer films risk disaster, tasteless humor

Monday, September 28, 1998 Risque summer films risk disaster, tasteless humor FILM: Past months’ trends include thankful end to special effects movies, rise in raunch, aging actors Well, summer ’98 is over, and as a film columnist, I feel it is my duty to inform the public of my personal opinion about the many films that were released between Memorial Day and Labor Day. Read more...


Celebrities run gauntlet – er, junket – to promote films

Monday, September 28, 1998 Celebrities run gauntlet – er, junket – to promote films FILM: Studios arrange press, star confrontations to sweeten, publicize upcoming releases By Lonnie Harris Daily Bruin Staff The first moment a celebrity walks into a crowded room filled with cynical journalists is always the most uncomfortable. Read more...