Sunday, May 24

Song of the South

Friday, April 12, 1996 Photographer Doris Ulmann uses her camera to capture the lyrical repose of a lifestyle fading fast. The Getty celebrates her art in "Doris Ulmann: Photography and Folklore"By Rodney Tanaka Daily Bruin Senior Staff An elderly African American preacher sits on his front porch dressed in a suit and tie. Read more...


Film reviews

Thursday, April 11, 1996 "Denise Calls Up" Written and Directed by Hal Salwen Starring Alanna Ubach, Tim Daly and Liev Schreiber Some things look spectacular when captured on film. Read more...


To Eyre is divine

Thursday, April 11, 1996 Franco Zeffirelli’s triumphant adaptation of Brontë’s classic boasts beauty, performance and passionBy Dina Gachman Daily Bruin Contributor Most likely, 19th-century novelist Charlotte Brontë would be proud of the new film version of her novel "Jane Eyre." Unlike most page-to-screen adaptations, the movie is a work of art that does justice to its origins. Read more...


Folk Festival

Thursday, April 11, 1996 Glen Wilcox UCLA Center for the Performing Arts presents "Kerrville on the Road" this Saturday at the Veterans Wadsworth Theater. The show brings together musicians from the Folk Festival in Kerrville, Texas, including Glen Wilcox, Sara Hickman and Tom Prasado Rao. Read more...


Peachy Keen

Thursday, April 11, 1996 You probably haven’t heard of him. His films take years to make. And computer animation steals a lot of the hype. But for stop-motion master Henry Selick, life is just … By Michael Horowitz Daily Bruin Senior Staff Author Roald Dahl wrote "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," "The Big Friendly Giant," and a few other children’s books with imaginations so vivid they seem drug-induced. Read more...



Riverside band uncovers popularity in marginality

Thursday, April 11, 1996 Spanish version of English album provides outlet for bilingual youths By John Sabatini Daily Bruin Contributor Bilingualism may be a tremendously controversial topic in today’s political world, but the Riverside-based band Voodoo Glow Skulls is receiving nothing but positive feedback for its English and Spanish language punk-ska crossover. Read more...