Emerson College’s only independent, student-run newspaper since 1947

The Berkeley Beacon

Emerson College’s only independent, student-run newspaper since 1947

The Berkeley Beacon

Emerson College’s only independent, student-run newspaper since 1947

The Berkeley Beacon

Arts

Slick, sexy and oh so escapist, Duplicity scores as a caper

December 31, 2012

For writer/director Tony Gilroy, following up 2007's Oscar-nominated corporate thriller iMichael Clayton/i with a frothy corporate spy romance might appear...

Early Oscar predictions: Best Picture

December 31, 2012

Sean Dalal

Paper Route#039;s heart will go on at the Middle East on Friday

December 31, 2012

The members of the band Paper Route say they consider iAlice in Wonderland/i, iJurassic Park/i and the soundtrack to the movie iTitanic/i to be their biggest...

Emerson actors and alumni take on a very Dark Play

December 31, 2012

As sites like the late JuicyCampus and others face attacks for allowing users to post anonymous material, current Emerson actors and alumni tackle iDark...

For Emerson Stage, it#039;s Much Ado About the 1960s

December 31, 2012

William Shakespeare lived during the tail end of a time of revolution: the Renaissance. Never before had the modern world seen so much culture, art and...

Pushing Buttons: Sequels and Mad Worlds abound in gaming spring preview

December 31, 2012

The spring season has historically been a ho-hum time in gaming, since publishers dump all their blockbusters-or at least hopeful moneymakers-onto the...

Warm and beguiling Love in Paul Rudd#039;s newest comedy

December 31, 2012

Actor Jason Segel is averse to simply labeling his new film iI Love You, Man/i as a "bromantic comedy," a phrase that has been thrown around in the press...

A Way of Being loses relevance in crammed panopticon

December 31, 2012

The Panopticon Gallery contradicts the work it displays. It forces the visitor to question whether works stand on their own or if the place has an influence...

Great performances, grim reality in BCA#039;s Blackbird

December 31, 2012

Just a few short blocks from Emerson at the Boston Center for the Arts in the South End, playwright David Harrower's iBlackbird/i forces itself upon the...

Political films aim to pierce heart and mythology

December 31, 2012

The Visitor, writer-director Thomas McCarthy's second film, contains two hackneyed storylines in one movie. It is the story of the uptight white guy who...

The Whitest Kids U#039;Know speak on behalf of Miss March

December 31, 2012

Trevor Moore and Zach Cregger are not stupid. They know that their new film iMiss March/i could potentially be seen as a typical road-trip sex comedy....

Grammy whammy: music awards preview

December 31, 2012

Record of the Year This year's nominations are all decent songs, but follow the trend of being overplayed.,There's more to this year's Grammys than just...

New documentary unfolds shocking Texas drug case

December 31, 2012

iTulia, Texas/i is a documentary by filmmakers Cassandra Herrman and Kelly Whalen that investigates the story behind the case of Thomas Coleman, a freelance...

Emeralds, Rubies or Diamonds; take your pick

December 31, 2012

"Oohs" and "ahhs" arose from the crowd as the curtain came up on the opening night of The Boston Ballet's newest production: George Balanchine's iJewels/i....

Shepard Fairey#039;s Supply and Demand boasts Hope at ICA

December 31, 2012

As iSupply and Demand/i went up at the Institute of Contemporary Art last week, street artist Shepard Fairey was arrested on two outstanding warrants for...

An alternate view: commercial profit mars Fairey#039;s work

December 31, 2012

Believe it or not, there were street artists before there was Shepard Fairey.Fairey's ardent capitalism sits alongside his populist images in a strange...

The Brattle Theater offers old-school romance for Cupid#039;s day

December 31, 2012

With Valentine's Day and the Academy Awards falling within a week of each other this year, most movie theatres are currently screening the nominated films...

Crumb#039;s quot;obscenequot; images displayed at MassArt

December 31, 2012

There are many distractions in your way before you enter the iR. Crumb's Underground/i exhibition at Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Clouds of...

Soderbergh shows limited vision in lengthy Che

December 31, 2012

,iChe/i is a four-and-a-half hour character study that charts the personal development of Ernesto "Che" Guevara, the iconic Argentinean doctor who helped...

ICA#039;s clockwork finds meaning and confusion in time

December 31, 2012

,Upon looking through the glass entrance to the Institute of Contemporary Art, curious viewers are beckoned by the Technicolor looking glasses of Ugo Rondinone's...