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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

The Beacon evaluates Oscar-nominated films

December 31, 2012

AtonementCharlie Wilson's WarThe Diving BellPersepolisThere Will Be Blood,Atonement DIR: Joe Wrightby Terri CicconeAdapted from...

Carbon-copy Darko adaptation leaves no marks

December 31, 2012

As a follower during my high school years of the Darko cult sensation myself, the thought of seeing a play adaptation left me giddy with anticipation.,The...

Eclectic films fill the multiplex and arthouse

December 31, 2012

In Richard Linklater's 1995 intercultural study of post-collegiate observations and relationships, Before Sunrise, Ethan Hawke's character observes, "Everybody's...

Darfur Now doesn#039;t stress the Now quite enough

December 31, 2012

However, this is just about the only evidence of the intense violence in the area that viewers will see in the PG-rated documentary Darfur Now.,A helicopter...

Substance isn#039;t left behind in Sun#039;s No Child…

December 31, 2012

In considering an 80-minute play with 20 characters, one expect to see a considerable number of cast members on stage. Nilaja Sun's No Child. breaks down...

In like a ferocious Lion, out like a lame Lamb

December 31, 2012

It wasn't the wisest move of Academy Award-winning director Robert Redford to try to incorporate war, the media and education into just three narrative...

Reitman#039;s Juno: Teen pregnancy done right

December 31, 2012

In a typically cheery middle class home, we are introduced to young Juno MacGuff.,Juno is Knocked Up without crass ejaculation jokes. While both are witty...

Rats, rock and redheads: The Beacon picks #039;07#039;s Best

December 31, 2012

1. Stars of the Lid, And Their Refinement of the Decline Putting their current projects aside, Adam Wiltzie and Brian McBride got together to follow up...

Here for Haynes amp; Dylan, Not There for Margot

December 31, 2012

Director/screenwriter Noah Baumbach's Margot at the Wedding confirms the belief that all weddings end in tears. These tears, however, are borne of frustration,...

Metal and glam: Music subcultures in Boston

December 31, 2012

by Christopher ThompsonMetal was one of the most popular music forms in the world in the late '80s, birthed of off-shoot punk and poofy hair. Overtime...

Sweeney avoids piety, bakes up bloody treats

December 31, 2012

Few composers can manage to make a truly terrifying tale out of a usually harmless occupation: a barber. In Stephen Sondheim's musical Sweeney Todd, the...

Critics too cautious for Ang Lee#039;s must-see Lust

December 31, 2012

Unfortunately, such is the case with Ang Lee's newest film Lust, Caution, a brilliant but misunderstood movie about the perversions of love during inhumane...

Annual meeting

December 31, 2012

Indie rock darlings Annuals, a collection of five 20-to-23-year-old North Carolinians, compiled so much critical acclaim for their schizophrenic debut...

John Oliver brings British class to Quincy Market

December 31, 2012

During the diplomatic love affair between President Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair in 2006, it seemed only natural for Comedy Central's award-winning...

Wristcutters cuts to the bone of bleak comedy

December 31, 2012

There's definitely something unsettling about the word "wristcutters" in Wristcutters: A Love Story. It's so blunt that unknowing moviegoers might think...

Pete Doherty shambles toward a clean life

December 31, 2012

Many people swear off their respective vices daily; precious few, however, have had such a public affair with narcotics as Doherty.,Earlier this week,...

Let#039;s discuss the concerts coming this Fall

December 31, 2012

Boston is a music city. It's an indie rock staple, a hip-hop haven and the starting point for most East Coast tours. But its venues can also be a labyrinth...

Clooney in Clayton: The truth can be mediocre

December 31, 2012

Ultimately, however, the film doesn't add much to what Steven Soderbergh already said in Erin Brockovich, and doesn't quite reach its noble attempt to...

Blood, sex amp; violence: only at the Grindhouse

December 31, 2012

The celluloid bubbles. The film crackles and hiccups. At times, entire frames are missing. Uncensored action, violence, sex and gore-almost too unbelievable...

Kid breaks more than just Stiller#039;s large ego

December 31, 2012

That's the Cliff Notes version of success for directors Peter and Bobby Farrelly and they've pretty much presided over the kingdom of vulgarity since that...