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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

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Genre-bending musicians bring world to Boston

December 31, 2012

The line is taken from the song "Tell Me," one of ten luscious tracks off Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings' 100 Days 100 Nights, an album that announces...

Newest Arctic expedition

December 31, 2012

The band's sophomore record, Favourite Worst Nightmare, picks up where the lads left off with 2006's Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not.,Google...

John C. Reilly Walks the talk in mock-rock biopic

December 31, 2012

When it comes to music biopics, if you've seen one, you've seen them all. In Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, director Jake Kasdan targets the trite formula...

Hearts and Minds at the MFA

December 31, 2012

When Francis Ford Coppola famously said in 1979 that his film Apocalypse Now "is not about Vietnam-it is Vietnam," it revealed a hopeless lack of perspective...

New Simon Pegg flick hits the ground running

December 31, 2012

For those expecting another Hot Fuzz or Shaun of the Dead, be forewarned: Run Fatboy Run doesn't parody the romantic comedy genre quite as adeptly as its...

The next big things in Boston#039;s rock scene

December 31, 2012

Independent bands are the heart of any town's music scene. Boston is no exception. The local scene is the best it's been in years, with bands embodying...

Godspell is in the center of the Emerson ring, just like a circus

December 31, 2012

Director Chris Brindley said it was a coincidence that his Musical Theater Society production of iGodspell/i, which is based on a book in the Bible, run...

Tag this: Three perspectives from street level

December 31, 2012

The East Gallery of the ICA seems in conflict with itself, its pristine white walls juxtaposed with ones that contain drawings of garbage and graffiti....

Nine Inch Nails CD measures up

December 31, 2012

Following in the footsteps of Radiohead and their Internet-available album In Rainbows, Nine Inch Nails has released its seventh studio album entitled...

Blakeslee#039;s riveting Tulia further explores acts of injustice

December 31, 2012

If you haven't already heard about Tulia, Texas, get ready. You will.As a town of 5,000, Tulia is barely a blip in the hazy heat that hangs on the North...

Coraline a creepy, crawly work of 3-D artistry

December 31, 2012

I stepped into the theater with doubts. Not only is iCoraline/i a children's book adaptation, which is often a mediocre genre at best (think iThe Dark...

Bow ow!: Year of the Dog is far from bitchin#039;

December 31, 2012

Popularized by corny big-screen script successes such as Nacho Libre and The School of Rock, White returns to his dark comedic roots in his directorial...

quot;The Sopranosquot; returns for its biggest hit

December 31, 2012

We don't need to hear him say it to know what is on his mind.Should a murderous mob boss as calculating and corrupt as Tony (James Gandolfini) be allowed...

Starvation or submission? Hunger tells the true story of Bobby Sands

December 31, 2012

iHunger/i is not a movie you will feel good about afterwards. It is so brutally real that, at times, it is hard to watch. However, it's what makes iHunger/i...

Germans and commies and spies, oh my!

December 31, 2012

In his debut effort as director and screenwriter, von Donnersmarck explores a tumultuous Germany divided by the Berlin Wall, and the disturbing surveillance...

Bang Camaro is on the fast track to success

December 31, 2012

The '80s-metal-throwback band was named best live band and best new band by Boston rock magazine The Noise.The song "Push Push (Lady Lightning)" was featured...

Emerson hosts week of events to fight AIDS

December 31, 2012

All the proceeds go to Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA), an industry-based, non-profit AIDS fundraising organization.,The Musical Theatre Society...

Moore exposes wealth of financial secrecy

December 31, 2012

Capitalism: A Love Story, which might be his best. If you expect to survive in the current economy, you may want to follow him on his journey.,The economy...

Make room on the mantle: Beacon Oscar picks

December 31, 2012

Harry: In an exceptionally wide-open Best Picture category this year, each of the five nominees stands a chance of winning. Letters from Iwo Jima, Clint...

Emerson students take Danny project to the BCA April 9-11

December 31, 2012

During finals last year, an independent project called iDanny and the Deep Blue Sea/i enjoyed a short run in Emerson's Cabaret. On April 9-11, the cast...