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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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A musical that#039;s clearly not in Kansas anymore

December 31, 2012

Among the many new musicals that have emerged over the recent years, few have delivered the powerful emotional punch that Wicked gives its audience. The...

Head to the theatre, #039;tis the season for movies

December 31, 2012

staffDespite the international success of his recent output, including All About My Mother, Talk to Her and Bad Education, Pedro Almodovar, Spain's most...

Jagshemesh! Borat says #039;hello#039; to the US amp; A

December 31, 2012

With positive word of mouth building on movie Web sites and hype reverberating down from the Toronto Film Festival in regard to his new movie, Borat: Cultural...

The MFA rocks impressive Indie lineup

December 31, 2012

All too often the life stories of successful music artists seem to blend together. Of course most songwriters and performers have succeeded thanks to dedication...

Ben Harper and band brings soul and swagger back to Boston

December 31, 2012

"Are you seeing this?" a woman in the audience asked. "He's making love to that guitar." Harper swapped guitars and tempos throughout his performance...

Stanford is not a successful John Mayer rip-off

December 31, 2012

All new male singer/songwriters want to win the Best Pop Vocal Performance and Best Pop Vocal Album Grammy awards. They want to be John Mayer. Not the...

Blade Runner won#039;t go away like tears in rain

December 31, 2012

It was 1983 at the Academy Awards and Steven Spielberg's E.T. looked poised to win the Best Picture Oscar. The buzz was hot for the sci-fi family film,...

A brand new Storm of metal

December 31, 2012

The underground music scene has always leaked to the surface from time to time, but the veil between it and mainstream music is now at its thinnest. ,It...

Spring has come and so has the 2009 Independent Film Festival of Boston

December 31, 2012

After a long, wet winter, the people of Boston deserve some sunshine. But if you can afford to sacrifice some Vitamin D this weekend, chances are you...

Babel may be the smartest movie of the year

December 31, 2012

He's about to say something bordering on brilliant and knows it. "Sometimes a script is like a theory.,Alejandro Gonzalez I

Rosa Passos infuses musical history and fresh beats in her songs

December 31, 2012

Since Rosa Passos' career re-launch in 1985, the Brazilian singer/songwriter has been bringing audiences around the world the delight of bossa nova, a...

The MFA brings the city of light to the hub of the universe

December 31, 2012

Recognized as one of the innovators to the New Wave films of the 1950s and 60s, and honored by critics as a revolutionary director and writer in the world...

Paris 36 overloads on the sugar and forgets all about its characters in the process

December 31, 2012

Just like escargot, iParis 36/i is very French and hard to swallow. Instead of reviving French cinema in the USA, Director Christophe Barratier gives us...

The underdogs with Oscar potential

December 31, 2012

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Emerson Stage brings Sachar#039;s Sideways to life at Cutler Majestic Theatre

December 31, 2012

Mrs. Gorf is the meanest teacher in the history of Wayside School, and when she disappears, the students of the 30th floor think they will finally be able...

A night at the opera … in Coolidge Corner

December 31, 2012

Every other month, the art-deco cinema pairs with Boston Lyric Opera to present "Divas in the Dark," a series of opera-based films.,It's late Sunday morning,...

Beacon Quick Picks

December 31, 2012

andJ.R.R. Tolkien - The Children of Hurin,Walter Isaacson; Einstein: His Life and Universe; Available NowAcclaimed biographer Isaacson, formerly the managing...

Down to the Bone Spreads good vibrations

December 31, 2012

As soon as Down to the Bone's Spread Love Like Wildfire starts spinning, the influence of George Clinton, Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass, the bass of...

New box set proves Nick Drake#039;s day is not done

December 31, 2012

Fame eluded singer-songwriter Nick Drake during his brief lifetime. In 1974, at the age of 26, Drake died from an apparently accidental overdose of anti-depressant...