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Breaking into the Biz

Wednesday, October 16, 1996 Getting into the music business takes more than a college degree. Those in the field reveal what you should be doing today for your successful career tomorrow.By Tom Komaromi Daily Bruin Contributor In a business where who you know can be as important as the latest Billboard charts, finding a way in is often arduous and obscure to even the wisest music zealot. Read more...


Lee’s new flick ‘Bus’ stops short

Wednesday, October 16, 1996 FILM: Million Man March inspires director Spike Lee’s latest, controversial film By Brandon Wilson Daily Bruin Staff In these days where all too often films get away with being about absolutely nothing, it’s easy to give any film the benefit of the doubt simply for having something or anything on it’s mind. Read more...


Lee’s new flick ‘Bus’ stops short

Wednesday, October 16, 1996 LEE: While ignoring critics who label him ‘controversial,’ director Spike Lee continues to raise universal issuesBy Michael Nazarinia Daily Bruin Contributor Public figures are held up to scrutiny in the media’s eyes everyday because of the nature of their public position. Read more...



Fairy tales highlight ills of society¹s perpetual puberty

Tuesday, October 15, 1996 BOOK: Bly interweaves stories with commentary on growing up, values and imaginationBy Susan Lee Daily Bruin Contributor Everyone knows the story of "Jack and the Beanstalk." He was a poor boy living with his mother who chanced upon three magical beans and became an overnight success. Read more...


Mr. Pink Makes Big

Tuesday, October 15, 1996 FILM: Veteran indie-film actor Steve Buscemi makes debut as director in ‘Trees Lounge’By Emily Forster Daily Bruin Senior Staff Some people are better at keeping secrets than others. Read more...


Out of Hollywood

Monday, October 14, 1996 The American Experience (above) "The Battle over Citizen Kane" FILM: UCLA presents a series of acclaimed documentary films that reach beyond the realm of mainstream moviesBy Carrie Rosten Daily Bruin Contributor Amid a sea of forgettable Hollywood blockbusters lies a small but powerful oasis in film, the documentary. Read more...