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

Holy Halo! Great video games exist outside of Guitar Hero III

December 31, 2012

John Richardson, Pushing Buttons

No disabilities evident in joyful, challenging GIMP at the ICA

December 31, 2012

The words "gimp" and "dance" might seem like a contradiction in terms, but choreographer Heidi Latsky directs a performance at the Institute of Contemporary...

Pleasure for Millett#039;s art, but not for her oppressive character

December 31, 2012

There is a question that museums and galleries often do not address or answer; should a work be able stand on its own, without the artist's or curator's...

Whiteread#039;s Village glows at the M.F.A.

December 31, 2012

Terri Ciccone

Emerson alum remains unbiased in new doc

December 31, 2012

Steve Miller

Students raise funds at Darfur benefit show

December 31, 2012

"The situation in Uganda and Darfur is very critical. There's not enough going on and it needs to start right here," Chad Urmston said, tuning his guitar...

A surprisingly touching funereal exhibit at the Carpenter Center

December 31, 2012

As viewers enter the Carpenter Center at Harvard, a calm and contemplative feeling overwhelms them. The sound of sea gulls and the low hum of crashing...

The violent, viscious Observe is, above all things, a brilliant satire

December 31, 2012

Actor Seth Rogen has paved his career with characters that are at once huggable teddy bears and frustratingly short-sighted slackers. In his new film,...

Wrestling with the Holocaust: Anne Gottlieb opens up to The Beacon

December 31, 2012

It took five years, several trips to Amsterdam and the Westerbork Transit Camp and the collaboration of acclaimed playwright Kirk Lynn and Obie Award-winning...

The unimaginative Monsters vs. Aliens clearly ain#039;t no Pixar film

December 31, 2012

iMonsters vs. Aliens/i is the latest blockbuster spectacle to abuse the ever-trendy 3D technology in an effort to lure audiences into thinking they're...

NewFest#039;s Harold#039;s Fall: A cracked-out game of history and chess

December 31, 2012

Imagine the popular children's story, iHarold and the Purple Crayon/i-except that Harold is a cracked-out, homeless artist, and when he draws with his...

Ticketmaster and Live Nation: A corporate monster-in-waiting

December 31, 2012

It's an age old predicament: how to balance the art of music with the business of music. Is it wrong to let the prospect of financial gain adulterate the...

Aamp;E Web sites that get The Beacon#039;s stamp of approval

December 31, 2012

Even though its hard to believe, it is in fact Spring, and with the warm weather approaching, it's time to dust off your walking shoes, get out and enjoy...

Hollywood plays a terrific April Fools#039; prank with Haunting

December 31, 2012

Apparently the movie industry was celebrating April Fools' Day a few days early with the release of their latest joke-of-film, iThe Haunting in Connecticut/i.Claiming...

Apocalyptically bad direction mars Snyder#039;s Watchmen

December 31, 2012

Only one good thing can be said about Zack Snyder's painfully flat and irrelevant adaptation of Alan Moore's celebrated graphic novel, iWatchmen/i: It...

Two innovative new exhibits showing at the ICA

December 31, 2012

biMy Eyes Can Only Look At You/b/iIn 1907, pictures of naked women and bowls of fruit didn't seem to interest artists anymore. Instead, Pablo Picasso,...

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...

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...

Early Oscar predictions: Best Picture

December 31, 2012

Sean Dalal