Catfish: The TV Show
March 1, 2013 • Elisa Moya, News
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Catfish [kat-fish] verb; To pretend to be someone you’re not online by posting false information, such as someone else’s pictures on social media sites usually with the intention of getting someone to fall in love with you. Teenagers want that feeling of love, that feeling of acceptance. We want... Read more »
Torn Between Love and Friendship
November 15, 2012 • Amanda Simmons, News
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LOL was directed by Lisa Azuelos and written by both Kamia Ainouz and Lisa Azuelos. This movie connects with our generation, with all the technology we use like Facebook, YouTube and iTunes. LOL is directed towards teenage girls. Most guys would most likely call it a “chick flick.” LOL is about Lola... Read more »
How Far will you go to Push the Limits
November 15, 2012 • Elisa Moya, News
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Just how far will you go to push the limits and what will you risk for someone who might just teach you how to love again? That’s exactly what Echo Emerson had to ask herself, when Noah Hutchins unexpectedly came into her life Katie McGarry’s new book, Pushing the Limits. Echo Emerson used to be... Read more »
Review: Footloose (2011)
November 30, 2011 • Alex Mueller, Reporter/Photographer
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Ren MacCormack (Kenny Wormland), a city boy from Boston, moves to the small, rule-filled town of Bomont right after he loses his mother to cancer. There, he discovers that Bomont has outlawed one of Ren’s first loves: dancing. Due to a terrible accident that killed five local teens following a dance,... Read more »
Review: Tower Heist
November 22, 2011 • Austin Ridenour, Sports
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Tower Heist, written by Ted Griffin and directed by Brett Ratner tells the story of a group of workers wanting to steal back everything that their well-known boss, Arthur Shaw (Alan Alda) has taken from them. Josh Kovaks (Ben Stiller) has been the manager at the “Tower” for many years and has worked... Read more »
Review: We Could Be Brothers
November 17, 2011 • Michael Gainer, Sports
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We Could be Brothers by Derrick Barnes is a story that will have you reading it beginning to the end. Barnes is famous for the Ruby and Booker Boys series for young children. We Could be Brothers aims towards young men and how they treat themselves and others. The book begins when Robeson Battlefield... Read more »
Review: Broken Hill
November 17, 2011 • Erin Finley, Editor
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“Broken Hill” is the story of changing, growing, heartbreak, and happiness. Set in the rural outback of Australia, “Broken Hill” follows the dreams and ambitions of Tommy McAlpine (Luke Arnold). Tommy is a teenager who is a gifted musician and composer and wishes to enter a... Read more »
Review: The Help
September 15, 2011 • Alex Mueller, Reporter
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The Help, a gripping and heart-wrenching story, was written by Tate Taylor (Planet of the Apes) and Kathryn Stockett (Made in Hollywood) and premiered on Aug. 10, 2011. This is a 146-minute drama that will have you, at the very least, teary by the end. Critics rated it as an 8.1 out of 10. The Help,... Read more »
Review: Friday Night Lights
September 2, 2011 • Austin Ridenour, Sports
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“Friday Night Lights” directed by Peter Berg and David Aaron Cohen, is based on the book “Friday Night Lights” written by H.G. Bissinger. This movie is rated PG-13 and has a running time of two hours. The film begins with the first fall football practice in Odessa, Texas for the Permian Panthers... Read more »
Review: The Prestige
September 1, 2011 • Erin Finley, Editor
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Set in 19th century London, “The Prestige” provides watchers with mystery, magic, suspense, and sometimes confusion. It is one of those frustrating yet interesting movies that you must watch to the very end to completely understand it. However, once you get to the end you may want to... Read more »
