Arts & Review Articles

Slicing Through '300'

By Stuart Pike / Heights Senior Staff
Brutal and extreme, erotic and stylishly contrived - 300 is the new school of filmmaking's answer to uber-budgeted monstrosities like Troy and Alexander. Whereas they were bloated with subplot and historical intrigue, 300 is a streamlined narrative that dispenses with an overabundance of depth in favor of aesthetic appeal.

Promoting quality over quantity

By Nick Tarnoff / Heights Senior Staff
In a play based on self-image and deception, four Boston College students did a fantastic job of bringing Neil LaBute's script to life. "The Shape of Things" took place in the small, intimate Bonn Studio with performances Thursday, Friday, and Saturday in front of a full house.

BC bOp! a grand slam

By Pat Irish / Outreach Coordinator
In an effort to swing for the fences, BC bOp! hosted "Major League bOp!" Saturday evening in the Robsham Theater. The vocalists and musicians left the performance enhancers at home and took the stage with all-natural energy and skill. Audience members entered the show with excitement and anticipation, wondering, "Who's on first?" Their question was quickly answered as the band took the stage and performed the instrumental "Bill Bailey," which contained engaging piano and saxophone solos.

The Baldwin Awards: A Preview

By Dan Fabrizio
Next Friday, the third annual Baldwin Awards will recognize many outstanding films produced by Boston College students. Thirty-two pieces are up for nomination, though the nominees in specific categories are not announced until tomorrow.

A poignant collection of stories

By Matthew Keeley
Judging from my experience, Haruki Murakami is among the world's most-recommended authors. I had heard Murakami's surreal novels and short stories praised for years, and I had in fact bought a few of his books, but I've never had the time to actually read one of his books until I was asked to review his new short story collection Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman for this paper.

RIP, on Facebook

By Stuart Pike / Heights Senior Staff
One of my friends from back home died last November in a car crash. I don't say this as an opening to a grief-stricken column about moving on, dealing with grief, or any of that hogwash; rather, I use my experiences as groundwork to discuss a new development that I've come across in the months since her death.

'Lust and Heartbreak' at the Bapst Library

By Maria Lee / Reporter
If you have never been able to explore Bapst Library, you will be shocked to find that it has more to offer than beautiful architecture and a quiet study space. Here you can uncover a part of Boston College that you might have never known was there before: art.

Boston Ballet's 'New Visions' full of power and beauty

By Joseph Neese / Arts & Review Editor
The Boston Ballet presented New Visions, the fourth production of its 2006-2007 season, at the Citi Wang Theatre from March 1 to 4. The artistic triumph featured three ballets choreographed during this century - Brake the Eyes, Polyphonia, and Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion.

Now playing on Conan O'Brien's iPod

By Dan Fabrizio
Insanity Sect - Late Night Indigo Girls - Andy Wu Tang Clan - Triumph Los Lobos - La Bamba The Manatees - El Manatee Liz Phair - Big Tall Man The Maytones - Funny Man The Shards - Redhaired Boy Michel l'Ingenieur Informaticien - Walker Texas Ranger Yann Tiersen and Shannon Wright - Pale White As we recover from St.