Arts
Megan Clark | Where's the Craic?
October 2The black comedy/chase film "Perrier's Bounty" (2009) focuses on an everyman hero named Michael McCrea. When we first meet Michael, he is having a rough go of things. He's in love with a woman who is in love with another man who's cheating on her, he's estranged from his parents and, oh yeah, some mobsters are going to break his legs if he doesn't repay his loan to their boss, Perrier, within 24 hours. Twenty minutes in, Michael's love interest is suicidal and depressed, his father has appeared with news of his impending death and he is on the run from both the mobsters, who now want to kill him, and the police.
Band of Horses gallops into new sonic arena
October 1A huge change in sound and genre are immediately apparent during a first listen to Band of Horses' new album, "Mirage Rock." In contrast to the fresh, raw sound of Band of Horses' first album, "Everything All the Time" (2006), "Mirage Rock" will surprise its listeners with its more mature and developed sound. For listeners who enjoyed the band's previously natural and mild tunes, the new album might be a little disappointing. However, for those who are interested in the band's stylistic development, "Mirage Rock" will be a great experience.
Joe Stile | BASSic
October 1Getting arrested a few weeks ago has thrown Fiona Apple back into the limelight, a place she seems to occupy uneasily. Apple's music is tremendously candid, and her songs are a direct look into her messy and chaotic sense of being. Her current single, "Every Single Night," exemplifies how Apple is able to put all of her feelings and her mental outlook onto every record she makes.
Crime drama 'The Mob Doctor' falls flat
October 1What would you do to protect your loved ones and keep them out of harm's way? Dr. Grace Devlin (JordanaSpiro) answer is "anything," despite her debt to the Chicago mafia. The show's writers, however, do little to ensure the success of FOX's new crime drama, "The Mob Doctor," as they indulge every mob cliche and trite familial stereotype known to television.
Comedy Review | Friedlander was hilariously deadpan at Boston Comedy Festival
October 1Late Saturday night in a fully packed room at the Somerville Theater, Judah Friedlander performed a 50?minute set to a raucous crowd ready to be entertained, insulted and, most importantly, educated in how great Judah Friedlander is.
Elizabeth Landers | Campus Chic Report
September 30Why yes, it does. Dolce and Gabbana, purveyor of global luxury and all things sexy, showed its Spring 2013 collection last week in Milan. The collection was very much in the same vein as what the design team showed last spring, which was Sicilian?inspired with hot peppers printed on full skirts and fashioned into plastic earrings. Only this time, instead of a tongue?in?cheek print of a vegetable, Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana designed a collection with a colonial theme, complete with heavy Blackamoor imagery on the prints and plastic Blackamoor figurines for earrings. The sheer black ribbon dresses in the finale were kitsch and decidedly sexy. They were also unabashedly and blatantly racist.
Event Feature | New talent dominates Boston Fashion Week's Emerging Trends show
September 30The future of fashion returned to Boston during the fifth annual Emerging Trends 2012 fashion show for Boston Fashion Week on Saturday. Produced by The SYNERGY Events at The Cyclorama for the Boston Center for the Arts, the evening brought together 12 designers, each of whom presented a fresh take on the upcoming season's trends. The designers who descended on Boston came from all across the globe, including Ireland, Poland and South Korea.
Liberal Arts' is nostalgic, yet fresh
September 30"No one ever feels like an adult," an old professor quips halfway through "Liberal Arts," writer?director?actor Josh Radnor's sophomore effort. This sentiment reflects the film's central worry: that growing up is a sham and we are eternally trapped in the roller coaster of youth. An introspective and charming film, "Liberal Arts" captures the emotional experience of college with refreshing sincerity.
What's Up This Weekend
September 26Timeflies: The music duo bring "The One Night Tour" to Boston, with support from opener Leah LaBelle. The group, consisting of Tufts alumni Rob Resnick and Cal Shapiro, released their mixtape, "Under the Influence," this past summer. Tonight at 7 p.m. at House of Blues Boston. Tickets cost $37.05 on Livenation.com. The ICA Presents: An Evening of Recent Films by the Quay Brothers: Swing by the Institute of Contemporary Art Boston (ICA) to check out two animated films by filmmaker brothers Stephen and Timothy Quay: "Mask" (2010) and "Through the Weeping Glass: On the Consolations of Life Everlasting" (2011). Saturday at 7 p.m. at the ICA, 100 Northern Ave, Boston. Student tickets are $8 and can be purchased at www.icaboston.org.
The Artsy Jumbo | Singer Kevin Thomas balances wildly different genres
September 26Where else but Tufts could you simultaneously be in one group that focuses on Scottish folk songs and one that primarily performs a cappella R&B? Kevin Thomas, a junior, is involved in both the Chamber Singers and S?Factor. He has been singing since ninth grade.
In typical Murphy fashion, 'Normal' has its moments
September 26Like most Ryan Murphy productions, "The New Normal" tries to cover a lot of ground in a small space. Sometimes it works and all the various characters and plotlines blend together well. But other times, the show just seems like a series of missteps.
