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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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Rewiring cinema: What Emerson students can learn from Lynch’s “Blue Velvet”

By Brooke Lelia, Beacon Correspondent / 10 hours ago

When “Blue Velvet” hit theaters in 1986, it didn’t just unsettle with its severed ear, sadistic villain, and the entrapment of Dorothy Vallens; it...

John Waters at the Coolidge Corner Theatre on Nov. 21. (Courtesy of Iz Indelicato)

An evening with the Pope of Trash at the Coolidge

By Fiona McMahon, Magazine Editor / December 4, 2024

After a week-long marathon screening of the artist’s cult classics, Coolidge Corner Theatre presented its 20th Coolidge Award to filmmaker, author,...