The Berkeley Beacon
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Costume design advisor nominated for The Mikado
Born in Venezuela, Jaen has been a costume designer for over 25 years. His work spans a wide range of productions, oscillating from a modern take on Henrik Ibsen’s Dollhouse to the Japanese-inspired The Mikado.
Behind the lens of HIV
Emerson students and faculty, and a few Bostonians, showed up on Wednesday, March 27 to see Mia Donovan’s debut documentary, which began with a flashy montage of porn stars, strippers, and sex.
Comedian talks sex, divorce, and show business
Raunchy jokes filled the Cabaret Thursday night as comedian Shawn Pelofsky performed a set of stand-up for a Greek Week event, sponsored by the Greek Council and Emerson Mane Events.
Zombies on Beacon Hill
Emerson student BA film Soulless explores the stereotypical zombie horror flick from a new perspective.
Dream on: BFA film student creates cinematic nightmare
Aust describes the film — which follows one nightmare creator as he falls in love with one of his victims — as fast, loud, and out of control. It’s a dash of Freddy Kreuger mixed with Joss Whedon’s Dr. Horrible.
Does Disney have the heart to make an original?
With a worldwide gross nearing $300 million after two weeks, Disney’s Oz: The Great and Powerful is proving potent at the box office.
NewFest brings back ghosts of the literary past
Fresh off of the Tuesday morning redeye flight from Los Angeles International Airport, Robert is back in Boston until Sunday to witness the debut of his work onstage at the Jackie Liebergott Black Box.
SAE brings History Boys to the stage
It is a contemporary English play that follows a group of secondary school students in their quest for knowledge, sex, and acceptance into a top university. It is a heavy script. But assistant director Billy Finn, a junior performing arts major, said defying the Greek life stereotype was one of the production’s goals.
Boston is Calling (but who is answering?)
South by Southwest, Newport Folk Festival, Sasquatch!, Austin City Limits, Ultra: Either as dream destinations or faded marks in calendars, many of these are music festivals well known to the Emerson population. But now Boston has thrown itself into the pile, and I’m not quite sure if it’s worth digging out.
Strong Emerson presence at Boston Student Film Festival
After graduating from Northeastern University with a degree in communications and cinema studies in 2011, Kelly Soule said she found Boston to be a desert for the filmmaking community in a city brimming with a pool of talent.
Emerson Film Festival in LA brings filmmakers together
This year’s showcase and festival, which will be held at the Harmony Gold Preview House, features a question-and-answer session with seasoned director James McTeigue.
Kidding Around has a ball with Cinderella
Directed by junior marketing communication major Eric Maxwell, this tuneful take featured the standard tropes of the glass slipper, Prince Charming, and the pumpkin carriage. But Maxwell said he also wanted to leave his own visual mark on this timeless tale.
Emerson student appears on the Oscars stage
I like those types of movies that have magical elements to the reality.
The other L in WLP
Young writers often take the mechanics of their craft for granted — I know I do.
In-N-Out and the Great Depression: Grads read their new novels
It was the graduate admission program’s first time hosting an alumni reading at Emerson.
