Paranormal' ad campaign scaring up success
In 2007, an Israeli-born software programmer named Oren Peli decided to shoot a film in his own house using only three actors and a budget of just $11,000.
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Lydians journey forward
The Lydian String Quartet kicked off its fall 2009 concert season last Saturday with the latest installment of its program "Around the World in a String Quartet." As part of a five-year ongoing series that began in 2007, Saturday's episode of "Around the World" featured compositions by Beethoven, Shostakovich and Schoenberg, representing Germany, Russia and Austria, respectively.Performing were Lydian String Quartet members Profs.
Kirkland crystallizes story of Method
Electronic music duo The Crystal Method is coming out with a new album, and it's about time. Five years after the release of their Grammy-nominated Legion of Boom, Ken Jordan and Scott Kirkland are back for a nationwide tour to promote their fourth studio album, Divided by Night.
Carmina' calls for collaboration
Art of epic proportions is happening. How else can one describe the enormity of a full orchestra, a 100-plus person choral ensemble and two pianos reliving what The New York Times calls "one of music's most resilient creatures?" The Brandeis-Wellesley Orchestra, in collaboration with the Brandeis University Chorus, the Wellesley College Chorus and guest children's chorus Youth Pro Musica, filled the Levin Ballroom with Carl Orff's Carmina Burana Saturday, April 25.
Studies become serenades
Brandeis graduate students performed last Saturday, conveying the subject of their studies to Slosberg Recital Hall.
Nettle chafes at traditions
Last Saturday, an enigmatic combination of cultural and artistic diversity graced Slosberg Recital Hall.
Troupes rise to the occasion with 'Standing O!'
In Hebrew, "b'yachad" means "together." Sometimes, a combination of diverse elements can evoke new meaning and emotion not achievable by taking separate parts individually.
Dirty Dancing' graces the stage
It's hard to imagine how different seeing Dirty Dancing-The Classic Story on Stage is from watching the movie.
Push' touted as fun escapist fare
Mind control. Telekinesis. Spies. Secret government agencies. Push is a superhero thriller that involves anything a college student would want from a movie: evil organizations, explosions, a hot chick and people shooting guns with their minds.
Valkyrie' doesn't reach Valhalla
Bryan Singer's historical thriller Valkyrie pits Tom Cruise against overwhelming odds: as Colonel Stauffenberg, he must kill Hitler after losing one eye and seven fingers.
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