Elizabeth Pirkle News Editor The world was indeed watching as The Hunger Games took the nation by storm, raking in an estimated $155 million during its opening weekend. This story, set in a futuristic America, renamed Panem, and based on Susanne Collins’s best-selling novels, has captured the hearts and imaginations of people throughout the world. We [...]
Jordan Ecarma Editor-in-Chief The numbers are in, and the odds were definitely in favor of The Hunger Games. The film’s opening weekend box office now stands as the third-best of all time, just behind the final Harry Potter film and The Dark Knight. In spite of the frenzied media build-up, this level of success is [...]
Meaghan Wilkie Copy Editor On March 22, at midnight Cherrydale’s Regal Cinemas was packed with viewers ready to see the highly anticipated film of the year, The Hunger Games. But what made the midnight premiere so exciting? Some highlights of the night included people dressed in Capitol attire, a Seneca Crane look-a-like, a girl in [...]
Jordan Ecarma Editor-in-Chief What do Josh Hutcherson, Emma Stone and Leonardo DiCaprio have in common? They’re all headliners in some of 2012’s most anticipated movies. With the Oscar season starting again and summer blockbusters just around the corner, let’s take a look at some of the looked-for, star-studded films of 2012. Since buzz about Suzanne [...]
Kayla Rease Managing Editor Sure, sure, the Oscars are meant for honoring the greatest achievements of the movie industry, but every fashionista knows it’s all about the dresses. They are like grand celeb-studded fashion shows where the stars of Hollywood dress to impress. Last Sunday, at the 84th Annual Academy Awards, the women were nothing [...]
Jordan Ecarma Editor-in-Chief The stage is set for the 2012 Oscars. Nine films are up for Best Picture, their stories ranging from the lighthearted to the heartbreaking. Watch the show Feb. 26 at 7 p.m. on ABC to see who takes home the big prizes. The Descendants Alexander Payne’s thoughtful family drama may look like [...]
Kayla Rease Managing Editor When it comes to snacks, most people’s cravings go straight to chips, cookies and those yummy pudding cups, but that’s not the way to go, my friends. You would be experiencing what I like to call a “snack attack”. The problem nowadays is that we think snacks are supposed to fill [...]
Carmen Revis Staff Writer What makes a movie truly inspirational is a balance of clever lines and acting with heart. Nominated for Best Motion Picture and Best Performance by an Actress in the Academy Awards, The Help accomplishes just this. Writer and director Tate Taylor wanted to produce a film that captured the gripping emotion [...]
Jordan Ecarma Editor-in-Chief In a time when too many films are populated by CGI characters and driven by noise, The Artist is an exception. Nominated for 10 Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, The Artist might be the freshest thing onscreen in a while—in spite of the fact that it is a black [...]
Jordan Ecarma Editor-in-Chief The next hopeful TV hit Smash is set to debut Feb. 6 following the Superbowl, and it could pull NBC out of fourth place in the lineup of major networks. While Smash should please its most obvious audience, the solid Glee fan base, the Steven Spielberg-produced venture could turn out to be [...]
Jessicah Peters Contributing Writer Being on a budget and staying on that budget is a difficult process for anyone, but giving a Major League Baseball general manager a low budget and telling him to beat the Yankees’ billion dollar franchise is nearly impossible. Oakland Athletics’ GM Billy Beane turned the unlucky odds and low-budgeted season [...]
Kristen Pierce Contributing Writer A show with a real Prince Charming Who could not be a fan? ABC’s Once Upon a Time is a combination of fantasy and drama bundled together and thrown into the present day. This concoction is what has the masses of this decade swarming to the midnight showings of movies like [...]
Jordan Ecarma Editor-in-Chief In Time is set in a world where, like the Poor Richard saying, time is money. Only literally. Written and directed by Andrew Niccol, the dystopian thriller begins on a novel concept: Time to live has become the currency. People are genetically engineered to stop aging, but when they reach 25, [...]
Kayla Rease Assistant Editor Cold weather has arrived with a bang.. With the beginning of this new season, a shopping trip for the latest fall and winter fashions is a must, but it isn’t always easy. Keeping the dress code in mind, I’m here to offer some stylish tips. 1. Mustard and Navy: The dynamic [...]
Jordan Ecarma Editor-in-Chief Like Crazy explores an age-old theme: love and the obstacles that stand in our way of finding and keeping it. While the Sundance Film Festival favorite breaks no new ground, its spare, intimate style is a relatable and refreshing change from the usual romance movie. Jacob (Anton Yelchin) and Anna (Felicity Jones) [...]
Emily Bain Visual Arts Editor There are books that should be consumed like a nice slice of chocolate cake in one delicious sitting, then there are others which should be savored as a box of chocolates and the leftovers tossed in the fridge for later consumption. At 224 pages, Stories for Nighttime and Some for [...]
Allie Outhouse Staff Writer Courageous ranked number four at the box office with its Sep. 30 release. In one month, the film made roughly 12 times its cost, an estimated budget of $2 million. Courageous stars Alex Kendrick (co-producer of Flywheel, Facing the Giants, and Fireproof) as Adam Mitchell, Ken Bevel (Fireproof) as Nathan Hayes, [...]
Jed Stevens Contributing Writer With the release of “Vice Verses,” California-based powerhouse Switchfoot proves they are still strong after 15 years. The album, released Sep. 23, is the band’s eighth full-length record. The band gained popularity with 2003’s The Beautiful Letdown, but has been constantly evolving since. Now, two years after Hello Hurricane, the band [...]
Anthony Reese News & Features Editor If there’s one thing Steven Spielberg is good at, it’s his ability to create an entirely new world. Along with popular producers Peter Chernin, Rene Echevarria and Brannon Braga among many others, Spielberg introduces the new sci-fi drama Terra Nova that everyone has been talking about. Beginning in the [...]
Kayla Rease Assistant Editor Watch out, Glee. There’s a “New Girl” in town and her name is Jess Day. Day, a likeable, quirky teacher in her late-20’s is the lead character in Fox’s brand new sitcom, New Girl. New Girl premiered on Tuesday, Sep. 20, bringing in an impressive 10.2 million viewers. Most of New [...]