Monday, February 9

Going the distance

Thursday, January 23, 1997 By Emily Forster Daily Bruin Senior Staff Most actors are terrified at the thought of getting type-cast. Particularly for the adventurous performer, getting only one type of role can be an irreversible obstacle toward success in Hollywood. Read more...


soundbites

Wednesday, January 22, 1997Various artists "Rhyme & Reason" soundtrack (Priority) It seems that the new trend in movie soundtracks is to include songs that aren’t even in the movie. Read more...



Uncovering the origins of Beavis and Butt-head

Wednesday, January 22, 1997 FILM: Former aerospace scientist inspired by his childhood memories hits the mark in HollywoodBy Michael Nazarinia Daily Bruin Contributor Going from aerospace scientist to animator isn’t as large a jump as it seems ­ at least not for Mike Judge, creator of "Beavis and Butt-head." That’s exactly what he did some five years ago when he found his day job a bit boring. Read more...


Blood Lust Betrayal

Wednesday, January 22, 1997 L.A. Opera’s 1997-98 season looks to pack a dramatic punch, offering familiar works from Puccini and Mozart alongside rarities by Giordano and Kálmán, as well as the West Coast premiere of Catán’s ‘Florencia en el Amazonas.’By John Mangum Daily Bruin Contributor Most opera-goers have a sort of personal wish list. Read more...


Matthau: expressing his beliefs on the big screen

Tuesday, January 21, 1997 FILM: Star of ‘Rappaport’ doesn’t conform to image of a Hollywood celebrityBy Aimee Phan Daily Bruin Contributor Image is everything. Most actors in Hollywood not only know it, but often do absurd things to maintain the images they cherish. Read more...


Melodrama almost a dead-and-gone genre

Tuesday, January 21, 1997 FILM: Latest efforts by directors breathe life, respectability into style Perhaps one of the easiest ways to give offense or rouse the hackles of a filmmaker or other dramatist is to look them straight in the eye after sampling their work and say, "Gee that was really melodramatic!" Lop the melo- off, and the compliment will go by unnoticed; but these days the adjective ‘melodramatic’ has gained the ring of pejorative. Read more...