The Less-Than-Great Gatsby
By Jenny Watts Staff Writer Eager movie-buffs and literature enthusiasts alike awaited the release of the long-anticipated remake of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel The Great Gatsby. Movie theaters sold out as fans flooded the theaters on Friday, May 10 in order to be the first to experience the modern flare given to this literary giant. The Great Gatsby tells the story of Jay Gatsby (Leonardo DiCaprio), and his forbidden love with Daisy Buchanan (Carey Mulligan). The plot is told and narrated by Nick Carraway (Tobey Maguire), who in this version of the story is portrayed as the socially awkward and mentally…
42 hits a home run
By John Devereaux Staff Writer This past weekend, the new sports drama 42 was released to theaters. Directed by the award-winning Brian Helgeland, the film follows famous baseball player Jackie Robinson and his career in the late 1940s when the renowned baseball player was just starting out in the big leagues. The actor playing the role of Robinson, Chadwick Boseman, was outstanding. His attitude toward his role was very enthusiastic. Chadwick was first spotted in Hollywood in the 2008 film The Express. The actor had to go through a form of his own spring training for this part – he…
Oblivion Cruises into Theaters
By Tim DeLouchrey Staff Writer Oblivion, starring Tom Cruise and Morgan Freeman, was released into theaters Friday April 19th. It topped the box office at approximately 38.2 million dollars over the weekend. Oblivion tells the story of Jack Harper and his life as a repair man on a post apocalyptic earth. In the movie, the world has become a wasteland due to invasion and nuclear bombing. Cruise and his partner return to Earth in order to gather important resources for the space colony created by humanity. The movie’s strongest point is its beginning. It sets the scene and explains the…
Evil Dead Remake Rises from the Grave
By Tim DeLouchrey Staff Writer The Evil Dead remake premiered Thursday night at 10 pm in theaters across America. The movie was a remake of Sam Raimi’s 1981 cult horror film. Being a remake, it has received both criticism as well as praise for its ties to the original. The movie begins with a cliche storyline of a group of college graduates going on a vacation to a cabin in the woods. They are going there to try to help their friend get over a drug addiction. However, things take a turn for the worse when they awaken demons in…
Film hosts a good time
By Victoria Walker Staff Writer On March 29, 2013, opening night of The Host, the AMC Tyngsboro 12 theater was packed, mostly with teenage girls. The film, which marks popular author Stephenie Meyer’s second series to hit the big screen, was directed by Andrew Niccol and starred Saoirse Ronan, Max Irons and Jake Abel. The film takes place on futuristic earth after the planet has been plagued by an invasion of alien “Souls”, who inhabit the bodies of humans in an effort to perfect the world. The plot follows the story of Wanderer, a host who inhabits the body of…
Is Wonderstone really Incredible?
By Ellie Smith Staff Writer On Friday, March 15, the opening day of the new comedy The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, the movie theater at the Showcase Cinemas Lowell was less than packed. Less than half of the seats were filled with barely amused viewers. The film’s plot follows a young, outcasted boy who receives a magic kit for his birthday and many years later becomes a famous magician with his best friend Anton Marvelton. After 10 years of performing the same, overused magic show at a Las Vegas hotel, new magician Steve Gray enters the picture, and their popularity dwindles….
Bond lets the Skyfall
By Ethan Walshe Editor-in-Chief James Bond returned this weekend with the 23rd installment of the storied franchise, Skyfall. This film is truly a Bond flick for the 21st century, where cyber-warfare and revenge have replaced world domination as the aims of the Bond villain. In Skyfall, Bond is shot on a mission in Turkey, goes missing and is presumed dead. However, then there is an attack on MI6 headquarters, he comes out of his secluded hiding to help save M, the head of the secret agency, from an ex-agent who is hellbent on revenge and murder. Daniel Craig reprises his role as…
Happy Hunger Games
http://www.movie-poster.ws/movies/scifi/images/hungergames/ By Haley Verre Staff Writer One of the most anticipated films this year was The Hunger Games, which was released in theaters March 23. This is the first film based on Suzanne Collin’s Hunger Games trilogy, and followed the book closely. The choice in actors was impressive and almost everyone suited their role perfectly. Jennifer Lawrence, who played Mystique in 2011′s X-Men: First Class, was able to capture Katniss’ courage and compassion. Katniss’ internal dialogue is a major component of the novel, which displayed her rebellious and witty nature. This was not reflected in the film’s portrayal of Katniss,…
Pixar’s New Animated Movie: Brave
Moonrose Cheng Staff Writer Coming soon, Pixar’s new 3D animated movie, Brave will hit the theaters on June 22, 2012. The modern film features a heroine, making the storyline fresh and innovative. Older movies with a girl protagonist in the Disney franchise include Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Mulan, Beauty and the Beast, the Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Lilo & Stitch, and Pocahontas. It starts in Scotland, during the medieval times. A fierce archer and the daughter of King Fergus and Queen Elinor, Princess Merida causes some trouble in the kingdom. After meeting a witch, she becomes…
Dark Knight Rises to the top
By: Kyle Auger Sports Editor Director Christopher Nolan is finishing the wildly popular Batman trilogy with the star-studded The Dark Knight Rises. For dedicated fans, the new movie includes some new favorite characters from the comic series including Catwoman (Anne Hathaway) and Bane (Tom Hardy). The excitement for the film has been building extremly quickly, already midnight showing has been sold out nearly 8 months in advance. The first two movies in the series were instant classics with Christain Bale still starring as the Dark Knight after playing the role beautifully in the first films. The real tragedy of the…
The Hobbit hits the big screen
Ethan Walshe Managing Editor The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, the hugely anticipated prequel to the multibillion dollar grossing Lord of the Rings trilogy, is slated for release in December 2012. It will be part one of a two movie series directed by Peter Jackson, director of LotR. The film tells the story of Bilbo Baggins, relative of LotR protagonist Frodo Baggins, as he journeys with a wizard and thirteen dwarves to slay a dragon residing in the Lonely Mountain and reclaim the treasure the dragon has taken. The story follows the adventures that the group encounters along their way, including…
Water For Elephants: Stranger Than You Dreamt It
by Renee Anna Craig Staff Writer Have you ever dreamed of running away with the circus? Not having any responsibilities? Eating popcorn and cotton candy all the time? Well it might not be as simple as that. Water for Elephants is a story about a young man who does just that, he runs away with the circus. The story begins in modern day at a circus where an old man begins to tell his life story to an employee there, Charlie, played by Paul Schneider, who some of you may recognize as Mark from the beginning seasons of Parks and…
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