Tuesday, February 23, 1999 Latin American films get day in the sun at festival FILM: Screenings will promote obscure movies to distributors, diverse Los Angeles audience By Sandy Yang Daily Bruin Staff Certainly no one will mistake UCLA’s annual Contemporary Latin American Films series for a type of Sundance focusing on films from these parts of the world. Read more...

Tuesday, February 23, 1999 The roots of illadelph MUSIC: ‘Things Fall Apart’ gives listeners a chance to hear live hip hop come together with original beats By Tenoch Flores Daily Bruin Contributor One of the first words people utter after they see Rahzel, the Godfather of Noyze, perform is, "Amazing." The beat boxer for The Roots crew is known to orchestrate unbelievable sounds ranging from vocal effects to entire beats – with his mouth. Read more...

Monday, February 22, 1999 Dating guide only shows a good Feller is hard to find BOOKS: Awkward work yields offensive jargon, tactics to handle females By Erin Beatty Daily Bruin Contributor #There is absolutely nothing wrong with casual dating – or with baseball terminology. Read more...

Monday, February 22, 1999 Getting out the Kinks Dave Davies, founding member of the classic ’60s rock group, The Kinks, entrances fans at the Hollywood Athletic Club with a charismatic, energetic performance, playing older gems from his days with The Kinks, as well as newer material from his latest album, ‘Unfinished Business’ By Kate Fitzpatrick Daily Bruin Contributor Some things are better left untouched. Read more...

Monday, February 22, 1999 Novel squirms of tedium, not titillation BOOK: Author’s risque, graphic sexual exploits bears no style, substance By Michael Rosen-Molina Daily Bruin Contributor Considering the sheer number of starving writers out there, it is nothing less than amazing that the trite "Dynamic Marches" can get published. Read more...

Monday, February 22, 1999 Spiritual trip to India softens singer MUSIC: Morissette finds bliss in herself, records moodier follow-up CD By Steve Morse The Boston Globe When Alanis Morissette went on a spiritual search in India two years ago, she planned to visit Mother Teresa in Calcutta. Read more...

Monday, February 22, 1999 Sound Bites Far Too Jones, "Picture Postcard Walls" (Mammoth) "Banal" is the music vocabulary word of the day. Commonly referring to things that are boring, insipid, etc., it accurately paints the portrait of all those bands that the music industry force-feeds us today. Read more...