Wednesday, January 21, 1998 ‘Oscar and Lucinda’ portrays no ordinary love story FILM Tragic project weathers search for cast, shooting movie By Aimee Phan Daily Bruin Staff Films can languish in pre-production anywhere from several months to several decades. Read more...

Wednesday, January 21, 1998 A couple of wild and crazy guys THEATER Steve Martin stages a comedic meeting between Pablo Picasso and Albert Einstein in "Picasso at the Lapin Agile" By Cheryl Klein Daily Bruin Senior Staff Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name. Read more...

Wednesday, January 21, 1998 Teen angst OPERA L.A. Opera revives "Salome," Strauss’ dark tale of a princess who will stop at nothing to get what she wants By John Mangum Daily Bruin Contributor Meet Salome, the adolescent from hell. Read more...

Wednesday, January 21, 1998 Soundbites MUSIC A3 "Exile on Coldharbour Lane" (Geffen) First things first. Let it be known that British group A3 have taken their title and album packaging straight from the Rolling Stones’ classic, "Exile on Main Street." The collage of photos and even the type of printing A3 used for the song title list reflects this, which is funny for a debut artist. Read more...

After a long beginning as a high school band, Incubus is on the verge of hitting the big time By Vanessa VanderZanden Daily Bruin Staff They’ve sold 20,000 records and have a video scheduled to hit MTV sometime next month. Read more...

Friday, January 16, 1998 Swiss neutrality during war in question FILM Festival presents Switzerland’s position as far from middle of road By Lonnie Harris Daily Bruin Contributor Despite the prevailing attitude of scholarly thought – which describes Swiss policies during World War II as neutral – the UCLA Film and Television Archive is conducting a film series that takes a deeper look at the nation’s position during the 1940’s this week at the James Bridges Theater. Read more...

Friday, January 16, 1998 Who’ll draw more? FILM By Aimee Phan Daily Bruin Staff It has been over a month since the anticipated battle between animated beauties "The Little Mermaid" and "Anastasia" took place and now it’s time to see who’s left standing. Read more...