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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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Jodie Foster talks about her new film

May 11, 2011

With two Oscars and an acting career spanning over forty years, one might think that Jodie Foster’s third directorial offering, The Beaver, would be...

Color Me Obsessed is an effective tribute to The Replacements, but won’t recruit new fans

May 2, 2011

 Throughout the 1980s, Minnesotan alt-rockers the Replacements earned a modest but ardent and devoted group of followers. And, as shown by a compelling...

Emerson-ran music fest encourages living green

April 22, 2011

It is hard to find an on-campus musical performance, Greek life event, or comedy show with a more involved cause behind it than those trying to “go green.”...

An Interview with Michelle Cheever

April 22, 2011

to talk about epigraphs, bisexuality, and Miranda July.Doug Paul Case: How did you pick the collection’s title? Is there a story behind it?Michelle...

Michelle Cheever looks for places to call home

April 22, 2011

and Michelle Cheever are both editors at The Emerson Review.Michelle Cheever’s You’ll Miss Me But That’s Good will be released by Wilde Press at...

Primacy Effect moves forward by looking back

April 11, 2011

For some, nostalgia induces pangs of memory from happier times. But by combining upbeat, lo-fidelity dream pop with an emphasis on youthful pleasures,...

Vapor Trail exposes ecological crisis in Philippines

April 11, 2011

ArtsEmerson will host a screening of VMA professor John Gianvito’s mammoth 264-minute documentary Vapor Trail (Clark) this Sunday evening. It is...

Despite Giamatti’s strong performance, cliché-ridden Win Win is lost cause

April 11, 2011

For a screenwriter who has always kept luck and chance so dear to his stories, writer/director Thomas McCarthy's most recent effort has no element of...

Director Shadyac talks leaving Hollywood, giving up millions, and new doc I Am

April 11, 2011

How does one go from directing some of Hollywood’s top-grossing comedies to finding the answers of what’s wrong with the world? For director Tom...

Stop, collaborate and listen!

February 11, 2009

The Beacon stopped random Emerson students on the street and asked them to click through the "shuffle songs" section of their iPod... in essence, to expose...

Faculty Profile: David Krasner

October 10, 2007

While the Yale University export hopes to bring his past experiences - along with a little bit of Ivy League cred - into the performing arts program, he...

Alfonso Cuaron delivers suspenseful Children

December 13, 2006

Though at times cluttered and over the top, this new futuristic fable is an ambitious creation, one that blends science fiction, action and deep-seated...

No lip service for new Zach Braff dramedy

September 20, 2006

It is most definitely not. A well-directed film with (mostly) believable characters, The Last Kiss mixes humorous elements (sometimes unintentional)...