Monday, January 12, 1998 A&E Briefs Musical theater program funded UCLA will establish a musical theater program, thanks to a $2.5 million donation from the Gwen and Ray Bolger trusts. Read more...

Monday, January 12, 1998 Kevin Costner delivers his thoughts on lengthy movies FILM: The actor and director defends ‘The Postman,’ hoping audiences can enjoy his newest work ‘for what it is’ By Stephanie Sheh Daily Bruin Senior Staff This past holiday movie season, Academy Award-winning actor and director Kevin Costner may have been planning to bring audiences a glorious sweeping tale with "The Postman," but with less than stellar reviews, it does not look as if the film will be the "Dances with Wolves" epic that its previews want it to be. Read more...

Monday, January 12, 1998 TV generation: one woman exposes her own obsession COLUMN: The boob tube is frivolous entertainment but promotes the fine arts Packing to go home for the break, I carefully folded my staple little black dress and put it optimistically in my bag. Read more...

Monday, January 12, 1998 Unholy nights MUSIC: By Mike Prevatt and Michelle Zubiate Daily Bruin Staff While we were studying away the weekend before finals, over 20 popular alternative rock bands brought down the house at Universal for two sold-out crowds, both seemingly made up of high-schoolers in beanies and "South Park" shirts. Read more...

Monday, January 12, 1998 Expected sinker ‘Titanic’ floats at the box office FILM:Cameron hopes to strike emotional chord with his epic-sized movie By Tommy Nguyen Daily Bruin Contributor Last year’s Oscar season saw four independent films as best picture nominees. Read more...

Monday, January 12, 1998 Soundbites Led Zeppelin, "BBC Sessions" (Atlantic) In the spirit of the Beatles’ 1994 double album, "Live at the BBC," Led Zeppelin’s "BBC Sessions" gathers over 20 tracks recorded live on the British Broadcasting Corporation during the height of the band’s popularity. Read more...

Wednesday, December 3, 1997 … but A&E is heating things up. Sort of. Here are our holiday video rental recommendations.’Twas the week before finals and all across campus students were braving El Niño’s icy torrents, ruining many a pair of shoes in Westwood Plaza’s cruel puddles, leaving many a pair of shorts tragically unworn. Read more...