Thursday, December 25

Soundbites

Monday, April 13, 1998 Soundbites Scott Weiland, "12 Bar Blues," (Atlantic) The lead singer of Stone Temple Pilots (who haven’t officially broken up just yet) has cleaned up, given his image a makeover and written some songs for "12 Bar Blues," an eclectic, if wavering, work that shines mostly due to its unexpected creativity. Read more...


A&E Briefs

Monday, April 13, 1998 A&E Briefs L.A. Independent Film Festival The opening-night gala this Thursday at the Director’s Guild of America begins the fourth- annual Los Angeles Independent Film Festival. Read more...


Raisin’ Arizona proves to be one less than thrilling ordeal

Monday, April 13, 1998 Raisin’ Arizona proves to be one less than thrilling ordeal COLUMN: Malt liquor, videotape, bowling form highlights of vacation After a five-day road trip through the Southwest for spring break, I and my companions learned one thing: there exists no night life in Arizona. Read more...



BORN AGAIN

Friday, April 10, 1998 BORN AGAIN FILM: Self-proclaimed "chick from ‘Species,’" Natasha Henstridge, redefines her acting career – after sticking her tongue through a few more heads By Lonnie Harris Daily Bruin Senior Staff On the set of her soon-to-be-released romantic comedy, "It Had To Be You," Natasha Henstridge was filming a wedding scene, her first ever in a movie. Read more...


Add dash of tradition to authentic Asian cuisine

Friday, April 10, 1998 Add dash of tradition to authentic Asian cuisine RESTAURANT: Ramayani gives curious diners mild sample of various Indonesian delicacies By Nerissa Pacio Daily Bruin Senior Staff They say that walking into an ethnic restaurant that has a lot of customers of that ethnicity is a probable sign of good, authentic food. Read more...


Play it again

Friday, April 10, 1998 Play it again FILM: Old movies bring in box office bucks from a new generation of filmgoers By Vanessa VanderZanden Daily Bruin Staff People camped out for hours last year, waiting in line for tickets to the re-release of "Star Wars." In its first 10 days of big-screen revival, "Grease" has already pulled in $20.2 million. Read more...