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Bring “Degrassi” into your life
Written on 22 Mar, 2011 at 13:22 in Arts and Entertainment | | 1 Comment
Photo: tvdoom.com Growing up in the somewhat boring, sheltered city of Irvine, there is definitely a vacancy in our lives when it comes to drama. It is time to find your fix. Degrassi is somewhat like a soap opera, dramatizing... (Continue reading)
A Foray into Musical Fusion
Written on 17 Mar, 2011 at 20:27 in Arts and Entertainment | | No Comments
Bright Eyes’s latest endeavor in the musical world with “The People’s Key” (Saddle Creek) sounds roughly like what I would imagine a Kurt Vonnegut novel to sound like – a tad bit futuristic with a nod to the past. Previously,... (Continue reading)
All about Jazz and Pride: Northwood’s acappella groups
Written on 17 Mar, 2011 at 20:15 in Arts and Entertainment | | No Comments
Every Tuesday night, music lovers meet together to sing jazz, rock and classical music. Jazz and Pride, Northwood’s two acappella groups, have been a main part of Northwood’s music department for five years. “Whenever I saw Jazz and Pride in Northwood’s... (Continue reading)
“I am Number Four” is one big cliché
Written on 17 Mar, 2011 at 20:14 in Arts and Entertainment | | No Comments
In a battle between good and evil, in a world where ugly aliens threaten to destroy the world, the sulking heartthrob always wins. “I Am Number Four” is Dreamworks’s attempt to create its own version of the teen hit Twilight... (Continue reading)
Backstage: Barnum
Written on 17 Mar, 2011 at 17:03 in Arts and Entertainment | | No Comments
Photo: Tina Kim Actors aren’t the only students at work in the musical. An unnoticed group of equally dedicated students, the stage crew, has much to do with the success of a play. Along with the actors, stage crew has... (Continue reading)
“Unknown” is worth watching
Written on 17 Mar, 2011 at 16:43 in Arts and Entertainment | | No Comments
They took his life, his identity and his state of mind. “Unknown,” an action-packed movie starring Liam Neeson who plays the main character Dr. Martin Harris, January Jones who plays Elizabeth Harris and Diane Kruger who plays Gina, left many... (Continue reading)
“No Strings Attached” is too typical and predictable
Written on 17 Mar, 2011 at 15:53 in Arts and Entertainment | | No Comments
Thanks to high school girls, the chick flick industry is able to make billions churning out chick flicks that are nearly identical in plot: boy meets girl, boy and girl fall in love, boy and girl break up, boy and... (Continue reading)
“Little Fockers” is a big disappointment!
Written on 20 Jan, 2011 at 15:00 in Arts and Entertainment | | No Comments
The title of the movie should give you a fair warning. “Little Fockers” ended up being a very bad movie to watch with the family, and it served poorly in its purpose to entertain an audience. The story relates a... (Continue reading)
“Black Swan” falls just short of perfection
Written on 20 Jan, 2011 at 14:36 in Arts and Entertainment | | 2 Comments
In director Darren Aronofsky’s latest masterpiece, the docile art of ballet is disturbingly distorted into a horror show of the dark side of every artist’s strive for perfection. Natalie Portman’s astounding performance as dancer Nina Sayers, only adds to the... (Continue reading)
Chorus students attend concert featuring Bryn Terfel
Written on 20 Jan, 2011 at 14:33 in Arts and Entertainment | | No Comments
On furlough day Monday November 22, 44 chorus students along with chorus teacher Zach Halop and his family, took a school field trip to LA, watching Disney’s A Bug’s Life along the way. The trip was to see Bryn Terfel,... (Continue reading)