“The Host”: good, but not exceptional
April 11, 2013 • Libby Sanders, Editor-in-Chief
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Books, Movies
“The Host” attempts – and barely succeeds – in marrying romance and science fiction. This is a line walked by many a film or book and “The Host” struggles with it. Some may know The Host as a book, but more recently it has hit the spotlight as a movie. The two are separately good, but fans... Read more »
Oscars celebrate successful year in film industry
March 11, 2013
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Movies
By Brevin Irvin This year’s award season is nearing its end. The Grammy’s have been awarded to the best music of last year. The prominent television series received Emmy’s. Sunday, however, marked the biggest night of the year for movies, The Academy Awards, more widely known as the Oscars. While... Read more »
Identity Thief steals the spotlight
March 11, 2013 • Taryn Tempel
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Movies
Identity Thief came into theaters last week and quickly became one of the top selling movies out right now. The movie stars Jason Bateman, who plays Sandy Patterson, and Melissa McCarthy who plays Diana. Sandy Patterson is a middle class man with a wife and two daughters and for the most part has a very... Read more »
“Cabin in the Woods” frightfully good
October 11, 2012 • Libby Sanders, Editor-in-Chief
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Movies
“Cabin in the Woods” opens with a fairly standard horror movie setting: a group of college kids go to stay in one of their cousin’s cabins, a cabin that incidentally is in a creepy environment that is in fact in a woodsy area. However, with the directorial genius of Joss Whedon behind... Read more »
Dredd better than expected
October 1, 2012 • Thomas Keller, Staff
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Movies
In the desolate future of America, lying on the east coast are the 800 million citizens living in the crime-filled mega-structures of Mega City One, a city stretching from Washington to Brooklyn. The only peace-keepers in this harsh world are the judges from the hall of justice, whose power is that... Read more »
2016 movie grabs audience’s attention
September 19, 2012
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Movies
The land of the free, home of the brave, and place of prosperity. This is America, where we, the people, have the power to vote. We are allowed the freedom to have a say in our government and who leads it. With this, we should educate ourselves about the political figures we are voting for. What is their... Read more »
“Hunger Games” lives up to hype
March 29, 2012 • Libby Sanders, Editor-in-Chief
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Movies
“The Hunger Games” began as a book series, but the film adaptation of the first novel hit the big screen Friday Mar. 23. The film by far lived up to the hype of critics and will please fans of the books. The movie begins in District 12 of Panem. Panem is a fictional version of the future of the United... Read more »
“A Thousand Words” Doesn’t Leave Crowds Speechless
March 29, 2012 • Allison Doll, Writer
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Movies
What would you say if you only had a thousand words to say and when you used them up you would die? In Eddie Murphy’s new movie “A Thousand Words” he plays a money hungry, truth stretching business man, Jack McCall who finds himself in the middle of a business deal gone wrong. After stretching... Read more »
“Act of Valor” leaves you inspired
March 27, 2012
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Movies
By Jacob Law Sugarbeet In an interesting twist on the traditional war movie, “Act of Valor” is another war based movie that is capturing America’s attention, and filling the seats at the theatre. The movie is about U.S. Navy Seal operations, and the personal difficulties it puts on their... Read more »
Both sides will agree on “This Means War”
March 8, 2012 • Leslie Ford, Writer/Editor
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Movies
Finally a movie for both genders to enjoy. “This Means War” is a new release that provides the watchers with an action-packed comedy, plus a little bit of romance. Two of the world’s deadliest CIA agents are extremely close partners and best friends. Both are looking for a woman on top of their... Read more »
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