Arts Briefs: Howard Zinn honors Karl Marx, Starving Artists wins a cappella competition
Howard Zinn play pays homage to Karl MarxHolding a coffee mug and a bottle of Heineken, a stout, jovial figure entered Pollack Auditorium last Thursday evening.
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March films not terrifying, just bad
"Cursed" - 2 starsDirected by Wes CravenStarring Christina Ricci, Joshua Jackson, Milo Ventimiglia, Judy Greer, Mya, Shannon ElizabethAfter running a tortuous gauntlet of recasting, reshooting, re-editing and finally-judging by last week's box office figures-rejection, Cursed should probably be dubbed the patron saint of movies with really unfortunate titles.
ODB a 'B', Iron & Wine's latest is fine
Ol' Dirty BastardOsirus on JC/Sure Shot RecordsBFans of Ol' Dirty Bastard know that when he died last year, he left the music industry in the same way he entered it: on his own terms.
Staffers decide: Cappy's or Crappy's?
Cappy's: Better than AramarkOn nights you can't stand another Asian chicken wrap or the "meat" at the Home Zone, food from Cappy's Pizza and Subs tastes like cuisine from a five-star restaurant.
Movie round-up: Boogeyman, The Merchant of Venice, The Woodsman, The Assassination of Richard Nixon
The Merchant of Venice - Three starsDirected by Michael Radford Starring Al Pacino, Jeremy Irons, Joseph Fiennes and Lynn CollinsIn an effort to win the hand of the beautiful Portia (Lynn Collins), Bassanio (Joseph Fiennes, Enemy at the Gates) convinces his benefactor, Antonio (Jeremy Irons, Lolita) to borrow money from a Jew, Shylock (Al Pacino, The Devil's Advocate). The contract entitles Shylock to a pound of Antonio's flesh should he not repay the debt.
justArts staff picks the best romantic movies
What's Up, Doc?The best thing about Peter Bogdanovich's What's Up, Doc? is that it works just as well if you're frustratingly single or happily entwined.
Arts Briefs: Lunar New Celebration, Brandeis Fight Song
Students celebrate Lunar New Year in ShapiroMore than 300 people attended a Lunar New Year celebration held in the Shapiro Campus Center last Saturday night.
Lion King' reigns, but 'Moonlight Room' an uneven affair
'The Moonlight Room'Boston Center for the ArtsRunning through Dec. 19Tickets: 617-933-8600SpeakEasy Stage Company, a resident theater company at the Boston Center for the Arts, held its premiere of The Moonlight Room by Tristine Skyler last Friday.
Movies have similar morals, but with different success
In Good Company - 2 starsDirected by Paul WeitzStarring Dennis Quaid, Topher Grace, Scarlett Johansson, Marg HelgenbergerIn Good Company holds particular appeal to college students: The movie highlights the importance of discovering individual and vocational passions, a topic especially relevant during these four years.
On the record-Ani DiFranco, Trail of Dead and Kelly Buchanan
Ani DiFrancoKnuckle DownOn Righteous Babe Music/BMIA-What wouldn't you give to be Ani DiFranco's guitar strings?
Boston’s West End: The spirit of a neighborhood destroyed
Jewish students are not a monolith. Brandeis must stop treating us like one.
Doxxing has no place at Brandeis
A local Waltham organization works to uphold democracy
Paige Bueckers: A Special Talent