New releases: a munificent, not quite magnificent seven The Basketball Diaries Written by Bryan Goluboff Directed by Scott Kalvert Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Wahlberg and Bruno Kirby Based on poet-musician Jim Carroll’s celebrated memoirs, The Basketball Diaries is a mediocre film that could have been a stunner. Read more...

Country rockers bring forth Missouri sound By Michael Tatum Daily Bruin Senior Staff "Don’t surprised if you come to our show and there’s only 20 people," jokes Brian Henneman, the leader of the Missouri band the Bottle Rockets. Read more...

‘New Jersey Drive’ captures street life Gomez’ direction adds emotional intensity to film By Michael Horowitz Daily Bruin Senior Staff Nic Gomez has given the urban crime genre another go around with New Jersey Drive. Read more...

Kerckhoff exhibit unites Earth Week, WorldFest goals Showcase highlights environment, cultural diversity via artifacts By John Mangum Daily Bruin Staff Earth Week and WorldFest ’95 seem to be focused on completely different issues. Read more...

When bands fall into overzealous hands Belly, Smashing Pumpkins suffer similar fates By Kristin Fiore Overzealous production has existed longer than big production budgets or 24-track studios (operas relied on the crowd-awing tactic). Read more...

Making it up to Polly Jean Harvey What’s that Noise? Michael Tatum In 1967, Richard Goldstein, at that time the pop music critic for the New York Times, ran what very well may have been the most famous, and most notorious, record review of all time. Read more...

The road not taken For Oscar nominee Chazz Palminteri, producing with two friends offered a new series of choices and challenges. By Jennifer Richmond Daily Bruin Staff Life seems to be a series of choices. Read more...