The Heights is the independent student newspaper of Boston College.
By: Brennan Carley, Taylor Cavaloo, & Dan Siering
Though it seems fans of Suzanne Collins were pleased with this weekend’s release of The Hunger Games, it’s more common than not for book lovers to hate the subsequent onscreen adaptations. Below, find three of our editors’ childhood favorites and how they would adapt them for the screen.
By: Steven Principi
It may still be hockey time at Boston College, but football season isn’t far off. With the bubble over Alumni Stadium finally gone, the Eagles turn their attention to the 20th annual Jay McGillis Spring Game, which will be played this Saturday at 1 p.m.
By: Brennan Carley. Taylor Cavallo and Dan Siering
There is no denying that the Draper family has been through the wringer. From affairs, divorce, and secret rendezvouses in Rome, Betty and Don know better than most that relationships are tough. Other employees of Sterling Cooper have also learned that lesson, navigating the tricky office life and social dynamics of the early ’60s. Peggy grappled with an unexpected pregnancy and office sexism while Joan, with her sensually steely demeanor, struggles to balance the life of an army wife with her inner-office relationship.
This Sunday marks the Season 5 premiere of the Emmy award-winning AMC show Mad Men. The series attracts audiences with its historically hazy representations of gender relations and the tribulations of family life. Famous for its aesthetically pleasing cinematography and profound character development, Mad Men promises another season full of intrigue, lust, and mayhem
By: Brennan Carley & David Riemer
Pro (Carley)
When TMZ broke the news that American Idol contestant Jermaine Jones had failed to disclose two 2011 arrests to producers, fans threw up their arms in support of the “friendly giant,” a nickname posed by the miniscule Ryan Seacrest.
By: By Charlotte Parish and Brennan Carley
Mar. 18 will kick off Boston’s biannual food festival: Restaurant Week 2012. Put on by the Greater Boston Convention and Visitors Bureau, Restaurant Week is a communal effort by the restaurants of Boston, over 200 of which participate and create fixed price menus at significant discounts to patrons. A two-course lunch is available for $15.12, a three-course lunch for $20.12, and a three-course dinners for $33.12 (12 cents are added as a reference to the year and many vendors remind patrons that these do not include beverages, tax, or tip).
By: Brennan Carley, Taylor Cavallo, and Dan Siering
Actors are a fickle breed. They thrive off their annual awards shows, heaping praise on one another like it’s the last time they’ll ever be in a room together.
If history has taught audiences anything, it’s that actors and actresses love to leave their comfort zones—after all, how else does someone get a critic to describe his or her work as edgy?
For as long as movies have existed, actors who’ve carved themselves a groove—whether it be the funniest woman in the business or the guy who can shed a tear like no other—relish the opportunity to leave that genre. Take Eddie Murphy, for example: after years of gross-out comedies—all the Shrek films included—he delivered a bomb of a heartbreaking performance in Dreamgirls, and oh, how the critics crooned. Morgan Freeman took a journey opposite of Murphy’s, segueing his years of experience in dramas like The Green Mile and Driving Miss Daisy into family-friendly fare like Bruce Almighty and The Bucket List.
When we sat down to pick the five actors we wanted to highlight, it was close to impossible to narrow it down. Inside, we present the five most shining examples of actors who have both soared and failed in leaving their comfort zones.
By: Brennan Carley, Taylor Cavallo, and Dan Siering
Most people from our generation know many famous pieces of art solely through commodities, as opposed to the original pieces themselves. While this exposure to fine art is undeniably valuable to the public, it is imperative that we understand the artists’ intentions and appreciate the original paintings themselves.
By: Brennan Carley, Taylor Cavallo, and Dan Siering
Elaine and Jerry
Any Seinfeld fan would agree that the flame of this relationship should be rekindled. Having dated before the start of the show (unfortunately, viewers never see the two as an item), Elaine and Jerry remain best friends throughout the nine seasons of Seinfeld, any couple’s dream.
By: Brennan Carley, Taylor Cavallo, & Dan Siering
Electro
A close cousin to trance, electro house music uses similar synthesizers and catchy lyrical melodies, yet the genre’s DJs tend to speed up the tempo and build up songs quicker for more powerful drops. Electro house still stays away from the intense, song-altering drops more accustomed to dubstep, as the DJs aim to create clean and euphoric sound. Despite a rather small following in Europe, electro house’s popularity has grown exponentially in America, as famous DJs within the genre constantly tour in the States.
