Saturday, May 10

Festival offers relief with student films

Monday, June 3, 1996 "Spring Festival ’96" to screen shorts at Melnitz, dead week By Emily Forster Daily Bruin Contributor UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television is offering students a great way to liven up dead week. Read more...


Gypsy Cafe home to own music community

Monday, June 3, 1996 Recent UCLA grads stick to musical basicsBy Vanessa VanderZanden Daily Bruin Contributor Given their musical ethic, it makes sense that Puddle Wonderful band members Jeremy Lee and Keith Ogden perform at a place called the Gypsy Cafe. Read more...



License to act

Monday, June 3, 1996Nicolas Cage has the style, the chops, the respect and an Oscar. Now the filmmakers of ‘The Rock’ give him the space to carve out an action protagonist of his choosing. Read more...


Filmmaker ‘Squeezes’ Hollywood stereotypes

Thursday, May 30, 1996 Alumnus De Leon presents first film at Melnitz tonight By Emily Forster Daily Bruin Contributor If movies were an accurate portrayal of real life, nearly everyone except gangbangers and 7-11 managers would be white. Read more...



True lies

Thursday, May 30, 1996 For graduate student and director John Lawler, the theater blurs the lines between illusion and reality. He’s directing ‘The Illusion,’ a play that further teases viewers’ perceptions. Read more...