Tuesday, February 17, 1998 Confidential director on the record FILM: Hanson discusses Los Angeles, movies and his big Oscar competition By Tommy Nguyen Daily Bruin Contributor Somewhere in the middle of my conversation with director Curtis Hanson, I looked out the window of his Westwood office and noticed a movie theater down below. Read more...

Tuesday, February 17, 1998 Play runs like a ’20s ‘Jerry Springer’ THEATER: O’Casey’s best-known work shows unique take on family life By Michael Gillette Daily Bruin Contributor Your husband’s a drunk. Read more...

Tuesday, February 17, 1998 L.A. Opera recital lives up to lofty expectations OPERA: Samuel Ramey delivers eclectic revue with gusto, elegance By John Mangum Daily Bruin Contributor To the uninitiated, the program for Samuel Ramey’s L.A. Read more...

Friday, February 13, 1998 Let music be the guide to your style of romance COLUMN: Without help of right tunes, forget having success in love Valentine’s Day is tomorrow. Read more...

Friday, February 13, 1998 Screen Scene "The Wedding Singer" Directed by Frank Coraci Starring Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore and Christine Taylor Adam Sandler fans: Beware. Although Sandler’s newest project, "The Wedding Singer," is always amusing and quite often very funny, it is a huge departure from the types of films that made him famous. Read more...

Friday, February 13, 1998 Wedding singer croons about awkward ’80s FILM: Star Adam Sandler draws on memories of adolescence for comedy By Lonnie Harris Daily Bruin Contributor Despite all of his current successes, Adam Sandler may have been happiest in high school. Read more...

Friday, February 13, 1998 Combat V-day with bitterness at its best VIDEO: Talesof pathetic desperation, twisted love, revenge make spending Valentine’s Day by yourself satisfying By Cheryl Klein Daily Bruin Senior Staff In the eye of a hearts-and-flowers hurricane, there is a strange anomaly called the single person. Read more...