Make the Haus your home
If you find the Indie section of Hollywood Express to be too daunting, the Tufts Arts Haus has taken the guesswork out for you with the Arts Haus Film Series.
Junior Haus resident Alex Bayne said the series will feature a mix of "indie, little-known, and foreign films" and "favorite movies of the residents."
Bayne will organize the event throughout the semester and the entire Haus will be involved in selecting films to screen. "Each week," says Bayne, "a different resident of the Haus chooses a non-mainstream film that has meaning for them."
The Arts Haus Film Series debuted last week with Akira Kurosawa's "Dreams," (1990), which will be followed this week by Jim Jarmusch's "Coffee and Cigarettes" (2003).
While the series existed last year in an informal way, residents of the Arts Haus have decided this year to advertise the event to the entire Tufts community. The semester's line-up, when finalized, will appear both on Tuftslife.com and on a currently under-construction Web site.
To add ambiance to the screenings, which are presently shown on the Haus' common room television, Bayne says: "We're looking into getting a projector and creating a more theatre-style setting for the films."
Be it by projected image or VCR, the series takes place in the living room of 37 Sawyer Avenue every Wednesday night at 8 p.m. <$>
At your Beck and call
It's hard to believe, but the slacker anthem "Loser" dropped 11 years ago. Since then, Beck has expanded on his "kitchen sink" approach to recording, trying out genres from lo-fi folk to psychedelic funk rock.
Beck takes his show to the Bay State this Thursday in support of his latest sonic composition, "Guero." Beck's first offering since 2002, the album features summery lyrics over dirty beats and videos that look like outtakes from "Tron." It's a pastiche of a lot of different genres (like some of his earlier albums), but isn't that why we all love Beck, anyway?
Beck, though not a shock rocker in any sense of the term, has a history of wacky hijinx. He once created an online contest in which fans could win his pet rabbit and teamed up with furry costume lovers The Flaming Lips for a tour and recording session. This time around, Beck is touring with McRorie, a one-man-band who, it seems, is not above wearing a kilt.
Thursday's concert will be held at the Bank of America Pavilion, a venue which would probably have been better suited for 2002's "Sea Change" on account of its proximity to water. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and tickets are $40, available for purchase through Ticketmaster.
--compiled by Kate Drizos, Blair Rainsford, and Kelly Rizzetta
