Wednesday, January 15, 1997 THEATER: Director’s debut sets Shakespeare’s love-triangle comedy in England and AmericaBy Goutami Mikkilineni Daily Bruin Contributor In their opening weekend, the Knightsbridge players put on an enjoyable, classy and intelligent performance of the popular Shakespeare play "The Two Gentlemen of Verona" in a small Pasadena theater. Read more...

Wednesday, January 15, 1997 ART: Life in war-torn city on display in photos at the Kerckhoff galleryBy Alicia Cheak Daily Bruin Contributor Photographic images capture a single moment in life, but they also tell stories about the people and places they depict. Read more...

Wednesday, January 15, 1997 Two hundred years ago, publisher Josiah Boydell commissioned artists to paint the most famous scenes from Shakespeare’s plays. Now the Armand Hammer Museum offers a look at Shakespearean interpretations of the past and present in ‘The Boydell Shakespeare Gallery.’By Stephanie Sheh Daily Bruin Contributor After years of studying Shakespeare, the average college student finds it difficult to appreciate the Bard. Read more...

Tuesday, January 14, 1997 ART: UCLA alumnus featured in a retrospective highlighting diversity of style, spiritual questioningBy Vanessa VanderZanden Daily Bruin Contributor Beyond the world of the known lies the spiritual, a domain in which artist Louie Lunetta seems equally at home. Read more...

Tuesday, January 14, 1997 FILM: Kenji Mizoguchi’s movies get a deserved second look in seriesBy Brandon Wilson Daily Bruin Staff The best expression of director Kenji Mizoguchi’s quiet mastery comes with an unassuming shot in the middle of "Osaka Elegy." A woman joyously greets a man who runs up a flight of stairs to meet her. Read more...

Tuesday, January 14, 1997 With the success of Oasis and Radiohead and the potential breakthroughs of Prodigy and other British dance bands, another British invasion could be at handBy Mike Prevatt Daily Bruin Contributor With the success of English bands such as Oasis and the trend of alternative-music audiences drifting toward more pop-based and beat-driven styles, the words "British Invasion" are popping up all over the place, from the cubicles of record label offices and the news rooms of music magazines to the airwaves of modern-rock radio stations. Read more...

Monday, January 13, 1997 MUSIC: Composer’s second film compilation moves toward gothic romanticismBy Kristin Fiore Daily Bruin Senior Staff Though many die-hard Oingo Boingo fans may regret Danny Elfman’s decision to disband the group in 1995, they will find it hard to argue with him after hearing the follow-up to his first collection of film scores. Read more...