Arts & Review Articles

It's all about the fight song

By Maureen Cooke / Copy Editor
As summer ends, a new season begins - the Boston College

The McMullen Museum celebrates 10 years of world class art at Boston College

By Emily Berg / Heights Senior Staff
Just a few years before Edvard Munch's paintings such as The Scream were the subject of world renowned art heists, his masterpieces were quietly displayed in our own internationally acclaimed McMullen Museum of Art. From Munch to 18th century fans to Caravaggio, Boston College's museum has boasted exhibitions so prestigious that even the best art thief would feel guilty disrupting its honor.

Neenan's novel idea

Every year, Neenan recommends his favorite books for students to read

By Robert Wabler
Rev. William Neenan, SJ came to Boston College 22 years ago as the dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, after 14 years as an economics professor at the University of Michigan and one year at BC as the visiting Gasson professor. Once as dean, Neenan addressed incoming freshmen and told them that BC had "spent a lot of money buying books to fill the library, you might read a couple while you're here," and then mentioned a few books they might find appealing.

Jimmy hits one out of the park

By John Murray / Heights Senior Staff / Columnist
Palm trees, Hawaiian shirts, and the smell of tequila in the air. "Now batting for your Boston Red Sox, Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band." On a stage in center field, the shoeless Buffett transported nearly 35,000 screaming Parrotheads around the world with him on his adventures last Friday night in Fenway Park.

Curtain Up

Auditions for Dreaming Shakespeare

By Caitlin Domke / Heights Staff
"Curtain Up" is a series of articles providing a behind-the-scenes look at the makings of a Boston College theater production. This semester the theater department will produce Dreaming Shakespeare, which The Heights will follow from auditions to opening night.

The atmosphere is hot at The Fireplace

By Meg Beste / Heights Senior Staff
Almost everyone I know has seen and wants to go to The Fireplace at the Washington Square T stop on Beacon Street. The restaurant really is as appealing as it looks and it is well worth the trip. With a nicely decorated interior, it is modern in its style, yet classy.

MixTape Friday

By Canyon Cody / Heights Senior Staff
No matter how many times I pressed rewind and listened to it again, it still sounded like Hendrix was singing, "Excuse me while I kiss this guy." I spent a lot of time when I was kid rewinding my favorite parts of songs and listening to them over and over until I learned the lyrics, but the meanings of certain lines escaped me at the time.

Subterranean Sound

Tomorrow's Remedy

By Kevin Sawyer / Heights Staff
There are plenty of metal bands out there which believe that heavy, distorted power chords and screeching vocals can somehow substitute for legitimate musical prowess and expertise. Most of these acts follow the same general formula. Begin with a raucous and aggressive guitar riff.

Sound Bites

Shane Carruth writes, directs, and stars in the inventor film Primer

By Meg Beste / Heights Senior Staff
Primer Starring Shane Carruth, David Sullivan, and Casey Gooden Directed by Shane Carruth (ThinkFilm) Opens October 8

Evil should not be resident in theaters

By Geoffrey Higginbotham
* Resident Evil: Apocalypse Starring Milla Jovovich, Sienna Guillory, and Mike Epps Directed by Alexander Witt (Screen Gems)

Cellular rings through

By Taran Bansal
**** Cellular Starring Chris Evans, Kim Basinger, and Jason Statham Directed by David R. Ellis (New Line Cinema)

Li is Hero in Chinese pop film

By Joseph Hummel / Heights Staff
***1/2 Hero Starring Jet Li, Zhang Ziyi, and Maggie Cheung Directed by Zhang Yimou (Miramax)

Westerberg plays it simple

By Jaclyn Rada / Heights Staff
***1/2 Paul Westerberg Folker (Vagrant Records)

K-OS rebels against the current

By Canyon Cody / Heights Senior Staff
***** K-OS Joyful Rebellion (Astral Works)