‘Plan 9’ musical follows steps of original movie successfully Directors Smith and Knowles create entertaining twist on Ed Wood classic By Jennifer Richmond Daily Bruin Staff Ed Wood, dubbed the worst filmmaker of all time, must have done something right. Read more...

Sayles’ magical mystery tour By Lael Loewenstein Daily Bruin Staff It could be an image from a John Sayles movie: in Hoboken, N.J., on a street lined with brownstones and double-parked cars, sits Marie’s, a tiny bakery brimming with customers lured by the smell of warm bread. Read more...

Close breaks military bounds of ‘silence’ Close, Davis show strength as actors in difficult roles By Jennifer Richmond Daily Bruin Staff It took long enough, but someone finally made a television movie about gays in the military. Read more...

‘Littlest woman’ Mathis grows up on and off screenActress discusses her acting career and friendship with River Phoenix By Michael Horowitz Daily Bruin Senior Staff Samantha Mathis watched her Little Women costar Winona Ryder weather the pre-release interview process for the film with mixed emotions. Read more...

Actor delivers happy ending to ‘Unhappily’ New satire tries to show a lighter side of divorce By Adeline Yee Richie Cunningham from "Happy Days" never had to worry about Mom and Dad calling it quits. Read more...

‘Boys On The Side’ is bland on the screen Despite excellent performances by actresses, film fails to reach potential By Lael Loewenstein Daily Bruin Staff Hollywood likes female friendship films. Read more...

Dance, music unites for purification of art Ballet, orchestra appear together at Schoenberg Hall By Rebecca Zell Like listening to "Vivaldi on the beach," uniting classical tradition with modern style is a simple idea which produces strange and wonderful results. Read more...