Articles

Marvel's 'The Avengers' earns its acclaim

by Wei-Huan Chen | 05/20/2012

By now, The Avengers has already earned more than a billion dollars, sold a bunch of comic-book-themed merchandise to boot and pummeled Battleship and The Dictator so hard at the box office that Disney/Marvel might as well have been shouting "Hulk smash!" Distributor Walt Disney Pictures has wiped its hands of John Carter, the company's early-2012 bomb, Marvel Studios is scheming up a Spidey-Web flowchart of future tie-in sequels, and writer-director Joss Whedon (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firefly) is celebrating the long-deserved mainstream success that might make him the sci-fi/fantasy film director of the decade. None of this could have happened without CGI.

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Guanachapi's masters Guatemalan classics

by Wei-Huan Chen | 05/19/2012

There are three Guatemalan restaurants in Waltham: Mi Tierra, Paisano and Guanachapi's. Guanachapi's is my choice as the ideal spot for hungry, budget-conscious college students.

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Battle directs Ailey Co

by Wei-Huan Chen | 05/01/2012

Dance is an art of the present. Unlike film, literature or painting, it thrives on live performance.

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Explore Boston's weekend offerings

by Wei-Huan Chen | 03/05/2012

Midterms got you down? Heading off-campus to escape the stress-filled air is always a good idea, but eating at the same restaurant in Harvard Square over and over again gets tedious.

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Establishing diversity through the years

by Wei-Huan Chen | 03/05/2012

"Now is the Time." Its font was bold, its implications bolder and its call to action immediate. "Now is the Time of an Intercultural Center," it said.

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Sexy, tension-filled play heats up the stage

by Wei-Huan Chen | 02/06/2012

You think you're in love. No, that's not it. It's more like a coolly unsettling mix of shock, lust and desperation. You see the half-naked blonde inches in front of you, covered with bite marks and a flimsy bathrobe dangling off her shoulder.

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Spielberg baffles critics, still deserves praise

by Wei-Huan Chen | 01/30/2012

Critics can be baffling. They lauded Hugo, Martin Scorcese's love-letter to classic Hollywood cinema, and voted Michel Hazanavicius' The Artist, a celebration of the golden age of Hollywood, onto the Oscar throne.

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Nominations don't follow critics' choices

by Wei-Huan Chen | 01/30/2012

Do the Oscars really matter? The question has been on my mind ever since the nominations for the 84th Academy Awards, which air Sun., Feb.

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Artist' recreates magic of golden era

by Wei-Huan Chen | 01/23/2012

Republicans aren't the only people in a race right now. While Newt Gingrich and others look to the Florida primaries, the entertainment industry has its sights set on Feb.

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2012 Spring Course Preview

by Wei-Huan Chen | 01/16/2012

If only the Time-Turner existed in real life. You know, the time-traveling necklace Hermione used in the third Harry Potter book to take more classes.

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