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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

The Coolidge Corner Theatre travels through time with Vistavision

The Coolidge Corner Theatre travels through time with Vistavision

By Bryce Heilmann, Senior Living Arts Reporter / October 15, 2025

Yearning to revisit the golden age of Hollywood, dripping in vibrant Technicolor and classic films that draw eager audiences to the multiplex? The Coolidge...

Illustration by Ally Rzesa

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

By Brooke Lelia, Staff Writer / October 14, 2025

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,...