Arts & Review Articles

'Paradise' found in McMullen

By Leon Ratz
Tonight, the McMullen Museum of Art at Boston College brings ancient antiquity to life as it opens its doors to Tree of Paradise: Jewish Mosaics from the Roman Empire. This long-awaited exhibition, organized by the Brooklyn Museum, features 21 mosaic tiles and a reconstruction of the beautiful ancient mosaic floor from a synagogue in Hammam-Lif, Tunisia. The exhibition also showcases 40 works from the Brooklyn Museum's Roman Art collection, including contemporary jewelry, coins, marble statues, and ritual objects, along with nine intricately woven North African Islamic Tiraz textiles.

Death by Comedy

By Joseph Neese / Arts & Review Editor
Funny or Die. If I was smart, I would've chosen the latter, because funny it wasn't. Wednesday's comedy event hosted by the Undergraduate Government of Boston College (UGBC) was not only poorly organized, it was a complete creative failure. The disappointment radiates far deeper considering that the starless hoopla will be the most expensive Student Life event ever funded by the UGBC on campus, out-totaling 2006's Kanye West concert, which had a price tag of $150,000.

Say OLAA to diversity

By Tue Tran / Features Editor
Revelations occur when there is an exchange of ideas, bringing communities together to understand and to celebrate. There is no better exchange of ideas than through drama, music, and dance, to open the eyes, hearts, and souls of everyone touched. Such was the case with the Organization of Latin American Affairs' (OLAA) show "Revelations," demonstrating that productions can be didactic and entertaining.

R-rated teen movie: How does that make you feel?

By Chase Kisner
Jon Poll has made a distinguishing career as an editor in blockbuster comedies such as Meet the Parents, Meet the Fockers, the last two Austin Powers, and Scary Movie 3. After directing a second-unit crew in Fockers and being an executive producer of The 40-Year-Old Virgin, he got the chance to direct his first feature-length film, which is the high school prescription-drug flick, Charlie Barlett.

If you have to see 'Jumper,' don't look down

By Stuart Pike / Heights Senior Staff
There are many reasons why Jumper isn't a good movie, but not all of them begin with Hayden and end in Christensen. The first one, two, and three reasons do begin (but unfortunately don't end) with Hayden Christensen, though, so I suppose we might as well start there.

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Jane Austen and Mr. Darcy lovers beware

By Blair Thill / Associate Arts & Review E
When looking at the history of chick lit, I believe that its origins can be traced back to one of the most illustrious authors in all of literature: Jane Austen. Sure, novels like Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility are usually classified as classic literature, but they could easily be put in the romance novel section of Barnes and Noble.

'Definitely' a pleasant surprise

By Christine Rodrigue
When first introduced to the premise of Adam Brooks's romantic comedy, Definitely, Maybe, you probably will not think much about it. A freshly divorced father, Will Hayes (Ryan Reynolds) is persuaded by his daughter, Maya (Abigail Breslin), to tell her the story of how he met her mother.

Female-centric movies bring estrogen to the Oscar race

By Marc Cubelli
Gimmicks weigh 'Juno' down The difference between a film like Pulp Fiction and Juno is that one film has characters that talk the way real people do and the other has characters that talk the way people do in a screenwriter's fantasy. When John Travolta and Samuel L.