Arts & Review Articles

BC bOp!-ing out of doors

By Julianne Smith
The sweet sound of brass instruments over a cool breeze mingled with the aroma of pasta and meatballs Wednesday night. No, this was no piazza in Italy, it was the BC bOp! concert in front of Vanderslice Hall and Corcoran Commons.

The best at the 'fest

By Nicole Wong
There are two things that come to mind when I think about college-specific activities: ultimate frisbee and a capella. So what better way to kick off the year than with Acapellafest 2005? Students, parents, and faculty members packed into Devlin 008 on Thursday for the only chance all year to hear the six Boston College a capella groups at the same event.

Album Review: Take them out again

By Gregory White
4 and a half stars You Could have it so much better with franz ferdinand Franz Ferdinand (Domino) With its sophomore slump predicted more often than the coming of Christ, Franz Ferdinand has found a way to silence its critics while ever so slightly expanding its repertoire and style.

Movie Review: Satisfying the sci-fi demands of Joss Whedon fans

By Mary Grabenstatter
The original cast from a canceled TV show, the outer reaches of space, a mentally deranged girl and - cannibals? These don't really sound like ingredients for a mainstream movie, but add writer/director Joss Whedon, the creator of the TV show Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and things begin to boil.

Yet another bikini, another formulaic plot

By Nicole Askeland
2 and half stars Into the blue Dir. by John Stockwell Columbia Pictures Into the Blue, starring Paul Walker and Jessica Alba, is an orgy of strategically placed bathing suits, predictable plot twists, and an unnecessary amount of shark attacks. Jared (Walker) and Sam (Alba) work at the Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas and while moonlighting as treasure hunters, they finally hit their big break when they come across the remnants of a legendary treasure ship.

Now Playing on Kristen Lewandowski's iPod

By April Rondeau
Woman Behind the Music Kristen Lewandoski, A&S '08, credits her playlist's trend of older music to her parents. Consequently, she "can do weird things like sing all eight-and-a-half minutes of 'American Pie.'" Lewandowski is anything but mainstream, with an English major and French minor, a love for writing reflected in her participation in Stylus and Naked Singularity, and a personal quote of "Don't let the bastards grind you down," from The Handmaid's Tale.

Peace but no quiet when these Canadians rock

By Tim Czerwienski / Heights Senior Staff / Columnist
Our Lady Peace frontman Raine Maida openly wondered whether his band's following would still be there after it was forced to wait more than three years between new albums. If Maida had asked anyone in the packed crowd at the Roxy last Monday night, they probably would have responded with his own words: "No matter what you say / no matter you do / no matter what / I'm always right there behind you.

Column: Mirror, mirror on my radio

By Gregory White
The fall is a sort of amorphous thing, never building any continuity or personality, simply drifting into the winter. It's my favorite season in New England, and yet it only lasts for four weeks. How typical. Fall elicits a certain sort of reflection from me, and after the more fun, free-spirited attitude of summer living, it's probably for the best.