Friday, 5/30/97 SCREENSCENE SCREENSCENE: "Rough Magic" and "Buddy" "Rough Magic" Directed by Clare Peploe Starring Bridget Fonda, Russell Crowe Genre splicing is one of those artistic feats many are drawn to try but most end up going down in flames. Read more...

Friday, 5/30/97 Charisma, stage antics make Prodigy sparkle MUSIC: British techno band kicks off U.S. tour with aggressive sound By Trinh Bui Daily Bruin Contributor Label them "the hope" or "the hype" of the music industry, but after a frenzied set at the Mayan Theater, Prodigy’s next label might be "superstars." For the past few years, Prodigy has become established as a big-time band in their native England, playing huge festivals with traditional guitar bands like Oasis and Blur. Read more...

Friday, 5/30/97 Another Trip to Barrytown FILM: Author Roddy Doyle’s favorite neighborhood returns to the big screen with the movie version of the last installment of the Barrytown trilogy, ‘The Van.’ By Brandon Wilson Daily Bruin Staff Director Stephen Frears bounces back from the debacle of "Mary Reilly" with a very different film about the Irish. Read more...

Thursday, 5/29/97 Versatile folk-punk singer releases double live album MUSIC: Ani DiFranco’s ‘Living in Clip’ filled with dynamic energy By Mike Prevatt Daily Bruin Staff Say what you will about Ani DiFranco. Read more...

Thursday, 5/29/97 Imagination alive in ‘2.5 minutes’ THEATER: Introspective one-woman show comes to UCLA Freud Playhouse By Kristi Nakamura Daily Bruin Contributor Pull the shoulder straps down tight and be sure that your lap belt is fastened because it’s going to be a fast-paced "2.5 Minute Ride." Inverting and blurring the distinctions between humor and tragedy, performance artist Lisa Kron takes her audience on a wild trip, swerving through her family history. Read more...

Thursday, 5/29/97 Peploe weaves ‘Magic’ in Mexican period piece FILM: Director waves wand in mixed-genre adaptation starring Bridget Fonda By Brandon Wilson Daily Bruin Staff As Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez showed us when their film "From Dusk ‘Til Dawn" was unleashed upon the public, mixing genres can be difficult. Read more...

Thursday, 5/29/97 More than money In the diverse world of student films there is one central issue – how to fund a project. UCLA students tackle the fiscal side of filmmaking in various ways. Read more...