Stranger than Fiction Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction’ is an all-out, rockin’ verbal and visual onslaught of violence, comedy and Travolta By Mike Horowitz Daily Bruin Senior Staff There are about a million interviews, advertisements, and late night star plugs for "Pulp Fiction" out there at the moment. Read more...

Cirque’s new ‘Alegria’ rejoices with joy, magic By Jennifer Richmond Daily Bruin Staff A clown servant runs among audience members trying to find a place for himself to sit. Read more...

Film fest shows practice does make perfect By Mike Horowitz Daily Bruin Senior Staff On Tuesday night, the future of Hollywood got a glance at the pasts of the masters of the present. Read more...

Sun Records pays tribute to label’s greats New CD collection shines with rock ‘n’ roll, blues and country By Michael Tatum The shy young man with the unkempt hair and the well-worn work clothes finally decides to open the door of the Memphis Recording Service. Read more...

‘Like a spark of life shining’ The mystical Cirque du Soleil has cast a spell over the Santa Monica Pier with ‘Alegria,’ a magical world where nothing is what it seems. Read more...

‘So-Called Life’ delights, ‘Hardball’ frights in new season By Jennifer Richmond Daily Bruin Staff Along with a new school year comes another season of novel television shows ranging from pure schlock to creative brilliance. Read more...

Turning old songs into our worst nightmares What’s the Noise? Michael Tatum Welcome to the first installment of my column, which purges the mysteries of all the music that I, and hopefully you as well, love: rock, rap, punk, country, blues, R&B, jazz, disco, techno, reggae, soul, African and other "world" music, top 40, and alternative ­ everything except heavy metal, because, to be brief, I could live without it. Read more...