Friday, 2/28/97 ‘Donnie Brasco’ gets fresh with mafia genre English director Newell coaxes restrained performance from Pacino By Brandon Wilson Daily Bruin Staff Al Pacino can sometimes make a person wonder where all the hype comes from, like many actors of his esteemed generation. Read more...

Friday, 2/28/97 Show reveals pain of immigrant experience ‘Tracks of Tears’ traces plight of Chinese in 1860s U.S. By Sam Toussi Daily Bruin Contributor Playwright Bertolt Brecht once said that to educate, you must first entertain. Read more...

Thursday, February 27, 1997 In the upcoming film ‘Donnie Brasco’ Johnny Depp stars as an undercover FBI agent. With Depp’s talent, plus help from co-star Al Pacino and the determination of director Mike Newell, the next step in the evolution of the Mafia movie has arrived. Read more...

Thursday, February 27, 1997 FILM: Annual event seeks to increase awareness of other cultures and lifestylesBy Aimee Phan Daily Bruin Contributor Lowrider cars, a male stripper who wears a g-string made of pennies, and the costume design of Star Trek fans are only three of the subjects explored in the Vitas Film Festival, a two-day screening of award-winning documentaries on folklore and popular culture. Read more...

Thursday, February 27, 1997 THEATER: UCLA student brings intense visual flair to Müller’s six-page playBy Vanessa VanderZanden Daily Bruin Contributor "I was Hamlet," wails a voice in a rich falsetto. Read more...

Thursday, February 27, 1997 ART: ‘Impudent’ allows students to go beyond genre and theme limitsBy Ismael Osuna Daily Bruin Contributor Where else but UCLA’s third annual Senior Art Exhibit can a person go see a piece titled "Smushfat Motherfucker ­ Babaa Do Saale Ko" and intentionally poor photography on display as art? Read more...

Wednesday, 2/26/97 Enigk, here at last, gets warm greeting Refreshingly polite crowd awe-struck by return of former ‘Sunny Day’ leader By Brendon Vandergast Daily Bruin Contributor #When Jeremy Enigk unassumingly took the stage at the House of Blues on Monday evening, the gathered crowd of hip scenesters, matured punks, industry posers and ardent followers put their cocktails and Marlboros aside and put their hands together again and again. Read more...