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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

Arts

Blackthorn paints a stunning landscape, but falters with characters

December 12, 2012

Forty-two years ago, Robert Redford and Paul Newman rode side by side as Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. They robbed trains, jumped off of cliffs,...

Hooligans shoots and scores

December 12, 2012

An hour before showtime, the Bill Bordy Theater and Auditorium was already buzzing with the voices of Emerson students. Some excitedly called their...

Franz Ferdinand could have done much Better

December 12, 2012

Although its World War I-era namesake currently resides there, it remains to be seen whether or not Scottish rock outfit Franz Ferdinand will end up...

Come one, come all to Emerson's fall theatre

December 12, 2012

Musical Theatre Society (MTS)Senior directing and dramaturgy major Adam Thompson, president of MTS, is starting the year off early with a Hurricane...

Bob’s Burgers serves up originality on Fox

December 12, 2012

Just four episodes into its debut season, Bob’s Burgers is the best show in Fox’s Sunday night “Animation Domination,” and the only one that wasn’t...

Take a trip down to Crowe's Elizabethtown

December 12, 2012

Elizabethtown follows Drew Baylor (Orlando Bloom), a young marketing hotshot whose career has recently come crashing down around him after a shoe design...

Boston's Averi support new album at Avalon

December 12, 2012

With catchy hooks and ready-for-radio melodies, it is no wonder that popular Beantown-based indie band Averi-comprised of vocalist Chad Perrone,...

Show times: Area premiere of The Swell Season

December 12, 2012

Dec. 9, 8:15 p.m. | Bright Family Screening Room | Free for Emerson students Fiction became reality when Glen Hansard and Makéta Irglová...

WECB showcases diversity and accessibility in concert

December 12, 2012

At any given time, listeners to WECB, Emerson’s student-run freeform radio station, can find themselves treated to everything from comedic banter to...

Review: Project X

Review: Project X

December 12, 2012

Project X is, in essence, a mass orgy; a glorification of drugs and sex, and an overall miss for Todd Phillips, producer of The Hangover and Superbad....

Interview: Elizabeth Olsen of Martha Marcy May Marlene

December 12, 2012

The Beacon and reporters from other college media outlets took part in a conference call interview with Elizabeth Olsen, star of emMartha Marcy May Marlene....

Emerson artist seeks value and meaning in Bakersfield Mist

Emerson artist seeks value and meaning in Bakersfield Mist

December 12, 2012

What makes art? Last Thursday’s premiere of Bakersfield Mist, starring Emerson’s Artist-in-Residence Ken Cheeseman, adds another voice to that...

Joseph Freeman blasts off

Joseph Freeman blasts off

December 12, 2012

Though Joseph Freeman’s recent album release keeps an airy tone as his characters “tiger kick” their way through the galaxy, the Emerson...

Lloyd Webber's Amazing Technicolor flops

December 12, 2012

On his journey, Joseph shares his explanations of other people's dreams, winning him the attention and love of the Egyptian people.,"Joseph...

Review: Joseph Freemans The Space EP is intergalactic treat

Review: Joseph Freeman’s The Space EP is intergalactic treat

December 12, 2012

Loaded with good-natured camp and nostalgia, Joseph Freeman’s The Space EP is a brief but captivating journey through the tropes and traditions of...

Holy T&A, Batman!: Sexism in DC New Universe

December 12, 2012

Sex sells, even in comic books. So when DC Comics announced a reboot — that is, a tabula rasa of sorts for all its main titles — many...

Musical Theatre Society gives Hair bounce

December 12, 2012

They say that history repeats itself and, after seeing Hair last Thursday night, I would have to agree. The "American Tribal Love Rock Musical,"...

Himmer’s Hermit Finds a Home in The Bee-Loud Glade

December 12, 2012

 For many Emerson students, the prospect of spending a day in a garden without Internet, cell phone, or basic human contact is unimaginable — without...

Not worth the Wait

December 12, 2012

From first-time writer/director Rob McKittrick comes Waiting, a farce about a group of restaurant employees (played by Justin Long, Dane Cook and...