“Who gave this son-of-a-b*tch his green card?” Sean Penn snarked as he presented “Birdman” director Alejandro González Iñárritu with the Academy Award for Best Director, ending what was alternately a politically conscious and horrifically tone-deaf Oscar night on a sour note.
Entry of the Week: Monday, Feb. 23
Want to add a little fright to your Monday night? The historic Coolidge Corner Theatre is hosting a Science on Screen night with the film “Evil Dead II.” The 1987 sequel to Sam Raimi’s “Evil Dead” is sure to thrill horror-lovers with its special-effect makeup, which aids in particularly gory scenes like when Natalie puts a nail gun to her head. Before the film, Steven Schlozman, MD, an assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, will speak about why humans have an affinity for scary movies. 290 Harvard Street, Brookline; 7 - 9:30 p.m.; $9.25.
Elsa, Anna, Olaf, Kristoff and Sven the reindeer have ventured far from the kingdom of Arendelle to bring a little ice magic to TD Garden. The sisters and their trusty sidekicks took to the ice on Friday for Boston’s first performance of Disney On Ice presents Frozen.
Go around and ask a few Northeastern students why they decided to come to school here and you are guaranteed to hear one response over and over again: co-op. Whether you’re looking to boost your résumé, get some hands-on experience or just can’t bear the thought of spending another semester sleeping in Snell Library and bullying your group project members into actually doing their work, co-op is the solution. It’s the perfect blend of pretending to be an adult during the week and then using your ample time over the weekend to remember you’re still in college, except now you actually have money to fund your excessive vodka consumption.
Berklee College of Music student and New Zealand native Geoff Ong is releasing a new EP called “The Boston EP,” on March 3. “The Boston EP” is the indie-soul artist’s fourth, following “Streetlights EP” in 2014, “The Soralax Mixtape,” also in 2014and “Pictures EP” in 2011.
As dissimilar as this year’s Academy Award nominees for Best Picture seem on the surface, from ambitious filmmaking experiments like “Boyhood” and “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” to innovative biopics like “The Imitation Game” and “The Theory of Everything,” one must admit that it has been an unexpectedly good year for the risk-takers.
Event of The Week: Wednesday, Feb. 18
Alternative rock band KONGOS will make the Boston stop of its Lunatic Tour at House of Blues this Wednesday with special guest Sir Sly. The band hails from South Africa and consists of four brothers: Dylan, Daniel, Jesse and Johnny Kongos. The song “Come with Me Now,” off its sophomore album “Lunatic,” has been gaining popularity due to its presence on the “Expendables 3” soundtrack, as well as in network promos for “The Originals,” “Hemlock Grove,” and NBC Sports. Don’t miss this band-on-the-rise and its performance, which is sure to have you stomping and clapping along with percussion-heavy beats. 15 Lansdowne Street; 7 - 11 p.m.; $29.
Boston Ballet swapped out its usual venue for Blackman Auditorium on Feb. 4 to give Northeastern students and faculty an exclusive glimpse of its work.
“There is no one new around you.” I watch as her pupils move in tandem to the pinging radius pulsating across her phone screen and her heart. With each swipe of her thumb, eager faces disappear into another unknown. Getting matches provides a short burst of assuredness only to clutter the inbox like an endless waiting room. She gives them a try because she believes this is the only way.
No one makes science fiction quite like Lana and Andy Wachowski. From “The Matrix” to “Speed Racer” and “Cloud Atlas,” the daredevil duo has built its career on stunningly risky films that no one else in Hollywood would ever have the courage to tackle.
The Curry Ballroom will transform into a runway on Thursday evening at 8 p.m. for the Student Alumni Association’s (SAA) Fashion in Action program. Far from a typical fashion show, the event aims to raise awareness for the issue of domestic violence, rather than just showcasing the season’s newest fashions.
Northeastern’s all-female a cappella group Treble on Huntington competed in the first round of the quarterfinals of the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella (ICCA) at the Berklee Performance Center last Friday.
