Friday, May 9

Shakur a credible artist, despite violence

Jeff Hilger is a second-year law student. On the eve of Tupac Shakur’s death, a friend of mine who knows next to nothing about rap music or hip-hop culture remarked, "If anybody deserved to die, it was probably Tupac." By this point, anybody who pays even scant attention to the newspapers, TV or radio knows that a "gangsta rapper" who lived a life true to his often violent and confrontational lyrics was shot and killed in Las Vegas. Read more...


Dutch cinema comes to UCLA

By Carrie Rosten Daily Bruin Contributor Perhaps the words "foreign film" frighten or maybe even bore, but alas as part of the UCLA intelligentsia it should be top priority to kick off the school year by supporting art and erudition at our very own Melnitz Theater. Read more...



Actor Bardem seen as the next Banderas

Friday, August 25, 1995 By Lori Swingle Summer Bruin Contributor When a new actor bursts onto the movie scene he is often pegged as the next so-and-so, or a young version of "that other guy." Well, Spain has a new export and the consensus seems to be that he is the next Antonio Banderas. Read more...


Burns hits big time with ‘She’s the One’

Friday, August 25, 1995 Writer-director wants to maintain personal approach in his filmsBy Melissa Altman Summer Bruin Contributor So, how does a 26-year-old former coffee boy get a film into Sundance and win top honors, get Robert Redford to executive produce his next script, and go from a measly self-earned $25,000 movie on recycled film to a $3.5 million budget motion picture? Read more...