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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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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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...