In an age where every movie seems to end with the girl getting the guy, the gang shooting proving fatal and the good guy always winning the car chase, I’ve become desperate for creative filming. With this in mind, I generally consider most modern films to not be worth the time, yet I recently came [...]
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Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
In the wake of Sept. 11, 2001, many families across America were left struggling after the loss of loved ones. The ruins of the World Trade Center were covered with pictures and mementos of lost family members, each one with a heart-wrenching story. The movie “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close” fictitiously follows one of these [...]
“Arise: Live Out Your Faith on Whatever Field You Find Yourself”
The topic and author of the book “Arise: Live Out Your Faith on Whatever Field You Find Yourself” captured my attention. “Arise” is written by Los Angeles Dodgers’ pitcher Clayton Kershaw and his wife, Ellen. The book tells their journey with God as they strive to achieve their dreams. Kershaw’s dream was [...]
2012 Academy Awards ceremony coming soon
It’s February! Which means it’s time to look back and recognize the films and film-makers of 2011. Yes, the 2012 Academy Awards ceremony is coming up sooner than you think. Nominations for the award were just announced Jan. 24. The award ceremony will take place on Feb. 26 in the red-carpeted Kodak Theatre in Los [...]
War Horse: A Review
On Christmas day my mom and I found ourselves alone in our house. My dad, a firefighter, was working a 24-hour shift, and my sister was at a Christmas party with her boyfriend. I was planning on continuing my YouTube marathon of watching “Criminal Minds” with the lights on; when mom mentioned that she had [...]
War Horse: A Review
On Christmas day my mom and I found ourselves alone in our house. My dad, a firefighter, was working a 24-hour shift, and my sister was at a Christmas party with her boyfriend. I was planning on continuing my YouTube marathon of watching “Criminal Minds” with the lights on; when mom mentioned that she had [...]
My Week with Marilyn
I won’t lie to you; I didn’t see “My Week with Marilyn” because it was about Marilyn Monroe. I didn’t even go because it was predicted to have an Oscar-worthy performance from Michelle Williams. I went to see it because the main character of Colin Clark is played by one of my absolute favorite actors, [...]
The Scarlet Letter
From the moment Chelsea Johnson as the youthful Pearl pranced out in a bouncy polka dot dress, I knew that Spring Arbor University’s production of “The Scarlet Letter” would be different. Directed by alumna Breinne Reeder, this version of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s classic certainly had its own twist as it was updated from the 1600’s to [...]
A Very She & Him Christmas
On Oct. 24, “She & Him” came out with their third album, “A Very She & Him Christmas.” Zooey Deschanel, who charmed the world with her voice in the Christmas movie “Elf,” is again raising Christmas spirit in this new Christmas album. “She & Him” is an indie/folk band consisting of Deschanel and musician Matthew [...]
“The Muppets” Back in Theaters!
When I first heard that Jason Segel (“How I Met Your Mother” and “Forgetting Sarah Marshall”) would be writing “The Muppets,” the first such movie to hit the theaters in nearly twelve years, I was a little skeptical at how well his comedic styling would coincide with the beloved American icons Kermit the Frog and [...]
In Time: a Review
Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried star in the new film “In Time.” In the film, time is currency, and the characters have to earn time to live through working, stealing or trading. Beginning at age 25 the population stops aging physically and begins earning their time. From his or her 25th birthday, each citizen has [...]
Icelandic singer, Björk, releases new album
“Welcome to Biophilia,” begins the introduction to Björk’s newest album, “Biophilia.”On Oct. 10, 2011, the Icelandic singer Björk released her eighth album, “Biophilia.” When Björk released her last original album, “Volta,” in 2007 people thought her music career was finally coming to an end. On the contrary, “Biophilia” is not only another truly original album, [...]
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