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Evil Dead: Cult Horror Story Relived
All the lovable clichés of the B-movie gore cult classic packed into one screening By: Madeleine Long 1981 audiences were stricken – Sam Raimi’s The Evil Dead revealed itself as a glory-seeking horror cult classic featuring carnage and claymation-effect death scenes like never seen before. Fede Alveraz’s remake, released on April 5th and more [...]
Awkward the television series
The new hit show Awkward is the new talk of Dominican High School. By: Ashiana Strong The TV series Awkward is about a teenage girl named Jenna Hamilton who is forever changed after an accident that turns into a horrible misunderstanding. When she receives a mysterious letter, a silly but awkward series of events unfolds [...]
Oscars 2013 Go Big
The 85th Annual Academy Awards Brought the Excitement By: Bridget Murphy On February 24, 2013, Seth MacFarlane hosted the 85th annual Academy Awards at the Kodak Theatre to celebrate the excellence of academic achievements. The most anticipated and competitive awards for the night were, as always, Best Picture, Actor in a Leading Role, Actress in a Leading [...]
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Movie Adaption Of The Popular Book Stays True To Its Message By Mary Beth Jablonowski The movie adaption of Stephen Chbosky’s novel The Perks of Being a Wallflower began playing in select theaters September 21, 2012, received mixed review but was praised for its accuracy. First published in 1999, The Perks of Being a [...]
“The Avengers” Smashes Box Office Numbers
The Newest Superhero Flick On Top Opening Weekend By Andrew Hobbs Marvel’s latest superhero movie, directed by Josh Whedon, pulled in 200.3 million alone on its opening weekend in the US, while it skyrocketed to more than 600 million worldwide. The highly anticipated movie gained widespread critical acclaim with the LA Times saying, “Director, Whedon [...]
A Moving Picture Speaks A Thousand Words
Actor Eddie Murphy Stars In New Movie A Thousand Words—a Brian Robbins film—was released in theaters on March 9, 2012 and despite mixed reviews is still running in local theaters. The film stars Eddie Murphy playing the role of Jack McCall, a slick speaking, literary agent. Jack often embellishes the truth or simply fabricates stories [...]
The Cabin in the Woods Brings Fresh Storyline
Successfully Rebels Against Rules of Horror By Quinn Porter Drew Goddard’s The Cabin in the Woods takes on a new perspective on the horror genre, with plot twists and some satiric themes; it has received positive feedback from audiences after its opening on April 13th. The story is about five college students—Dana (Kristen Connolly), Curt [...]
Netflix Suffers A Great Loss
Netflix Loses Deal With TV Network Starz By EJ Spencer On March 1, 2012 the deal between Netflix and Starz was officially terminated and as a result, Netflix suffers because of it. The loss of Starz is detrimental to the functionality of Netflix. Starz had brought with it’s contract a plethora of TV Shows and [...]
Star Wars: A Returning Force
Theatres Feature Star Wars: Phantom Menace In 3-D After 12 Years Of Being Released. By EJ Spencer On February 10, 2012 Stars Wars: Phantom Menace was re-released in theatres with 3-Dimensional enhancements. The film was originally debuted on May 19, 1999 and was the first installment of three in the prequel trilogy to George Lucas’s [...]
Chronicle Flies High At the Box Office
Chronicle Starts Strong but Relies on Effects to Keep it Up By Andrew Hobbs The highly anticipated February 3rd Fox release broke all expectations with both the studio and the general public. The movie, which cost 3 million to make, took in over 22 million in the opening weekend alone, with total box office intake [...]
