by Paul Szewczyk ’12 After a disappointment with 2011’s selection of animated films (I’m talking to “Cars 2”) it was nice to end the year with the enjoyable animated film, “The Adventure of Tintin”. “Tintin” tells the story of a journalist named Tintin (voiced by Jamie Bell) and his dog Snowy as they search for clues that will lead them … Read More
by Evan Schwartz ’13 In a movie almost three hours long, laced with strong nudity, violent molestation, and disgusting sadism, it would be surprising, yet truthful, to say that the audience left the show feeling enlightened and inspired. Director David Fincher does just so in the powerful film adaptation of the late Stieg Larsson’s novel “The Girl with the Dragon … Read More
by Leah Schroeder ’13 If in twenty seconds of insane bravery, you can develop a relationship with a perfect stranger, tell a girl you love her or even decide to buy a zoo, it is hard to imagine what could happen in two hours. In Cameron Crowe’s “We Bought a Zoo,” two hours is just enough time to fill the theater … Read More
The newest film of “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn-Part 1,” was finally released about two weeks ago on Friday, November 18. The film made $139.5 million during its opening weekend and $30.3 million within the opening day. With some highly anticipated scenes like Edward and Bella’s honeymoon and the birth of their daughter, opinions about the extremely popular film will … Read More
by Jack Silliman ‘13 Going into the theater I dreaded seeing “The Muppets Movie.” I thought it would be awful, it’s a kid’s movie, and its audience is not teenagers. I even thought I might have to leave early. However, ten minutes into the movie I was laughing with everyone else. The movie focuses on Walter (Peter Linz) and Gary … Read More
by Isabel Paterson ’12 To be completely honest, I cannot give a fully accurate review on the movie Paranormal Activity 3 because quite frankly, I was hiding in my sweatshirt for the majority of it. From what I did see though, this was one creepy freakin’ movie. Continuing along the theme of the movie’s priors, a family moves into … Read More
by Connor Martin ’13 The Olney Theatre Center has several shows playing each month in its different theatres. In July, one of the shows that graced the stage of Olney Theatre was “Farragut North,” a political thriller based loosely off of the 2004 presidential campaign for Howard Dean, that was extended past its original ending date several times. “Farragut North,” … Read More
by Leah Schroeder ’13 Cinematography-wise, it was magnificent, but conceptually, there still aren’t words to express the full extent of my persisting confusion. Terrence Malick’s “The Tree of Life,” simply left me, and the rest of the audience, perplexed and slightly disturbed. Even now, I’m not entirely sure what the plot was. There is a 1950s family headed by a … Read More