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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

Arts

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....

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...

The Mafia exposed, inside and out in gripping Gomorrah

December 31, 2012

From the incendiary opening scene in a tanning salon, it is clear that Director Matteo Garrone has not made your father's gangster film. iGomorrah/i immerses...

Emerson enters in dialogue with historic martyrs

December 31, 2012

Anne Frank died at Bergen-Belsen, a Nazi concentration camp, in early March, 1945. She was 15 years old. Emmett Till died of a bullet wound to the head....

The Wrestler team opens up to The Beacon

December 31, 2012

Director Darren Aronofsky is most notable for his brutal and emotionally exhausting iRequiem for a Dream/i, but in his new film, iThe Wrestler/i, his...

Luhrmann#039;s ambition drives then derails Australia

December 31, 2012

The shining accomplishments and egregious errors of Baz Luhrmann's latest epic historical romance can be summed up by its gargantuan, impossibly ambitious...

Trailer park: Films for the new year

December 31, 2012

biUp/b/iWith one animated feat after the next, Pixar studios looks ready to rival the great imaginative achievements of Japanese filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki...

Play it again: The best music of 2008

December 31, 2012

b1. Vampire Weekend - iVampire Weekend/i/bIt's a bit uncertain exactly what Vampire Weekend was aiming for when the boys from New York wrote and recorded...

Pushing Buttons: Some video games sink, others swim in tough recession

December 31, 2012

Towards the start of our current economic turmoil, game industry media, blogs, analysts and executives were, for the most part, confident that gaming was...

Joyful and persistent, Van Sant#039;s Milk is a must

December 31, 2012

Director Gus Van Sant has had a very successful 2008. This spring he released iParanoid Park/i, a haunting indie feature starring a mostly unknown cast...

Bad president still alive and well in November

December 31, 2012

Terri Ciccone

Light and witty, Holly sings away the blues

December 31, 2012

Kate Andrews

Winslow Homer exhibit at MFA sketches America

December 31, 2012

Catherine Viglienzoni

Christmas is here: time for Hollywood#039;s prestige pics

December 31, 2012

ibThe Wrestler/i/bDirector Darren Aronofsky's newest film, iThe Wrestler/i, tells the story of Randy "The Ram" Robinson (right), a professional wrestler...