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Long Live the King: Colin Firth Wins Best Leading Actor at 83rd Oscars

March 1, 2011 • Tim Kontje, Staff writer

C -cc-cc-Colin Firth had one more speech to deliver and he did so humbly and humorously, joking that “I’m afraid I have to warn you that I’m experiencing stirrings somewhere in the upper abdominals which are threatening to form themselves into dance moves.” This is the first Academy...

No Strings Attached

SPOILER ALERT: No Strings Attached

January 25, 2011 • Kerry Roberson, Opinions Editor

Just days after receiving a Golden Globe for her outstanding performance in “Black Swan,” Natalie Portman graced box offices again. She proved her versatility by starring in a pre-Valentine’s Day chick flick entitled “No Strings Attached.” The plot is overused and wholly predictable, and essentially...

Tangled

Combing Out “Tangled”

January 24, 2011 • Cassia Pollock, Staff Writer

Everyone knows the story of Rapunzel. A beauty with ridiculously long hair in a tower gets rescued from an evil witch by a handsome prince, and then she lives happily ever after. The story is revamped in Disney’s movie “Tangled.” Her mom, Gothel, emotionally abuses her and uses her solely to hold...

How Do You Know

January 24, 2011 • Cara Reichard, Features Editor

The fact that cute, petite Reese Witherspoon is playing the role of a hardened, stubborn, Team USA softball player is the first hint that something is wrong with the movie “How Do You Know”. Witherspoon tries her best to pull off the tough-girl demeanor of her character Lisa Jorgenson but, even...

Natalie Portman reveals her inner ordeal.

“Black Swan” Review

January 12, 2011 • Charlotte Ohrbom

“Black Swan” has caused a stir for everyone who has seen this psychological thriller. Since its release in early December, it has already created an Oscar buzz, and for good reasons. The film has passionate acting with exceptional dance and direction. Natalie Portman portrays lead character, Nina...

Best Action Flick of 2010: Salt

December 29, 2010 • Katherine Bueche

Salt…43% Almost best of: Clash of the Titans…34% The American…10% MacGruber…10% Middle Men…4% Turns out that in 2010, salt is no longer just everyone’s favorite table condiment! An action flick about a mysterious CIA agent meets Russian spy meets total badass hottie Angelina...

The Anti-Oscar of 2010: Prince of Persia

December 16, 2010 • Eleanore Hendrickson, Circus Animal Fun Editor

Prince of Persia…32% Almost Anti-Oscar: Furry Vengeance…25% The Bounty Hunter…21% Killers…13% Life As We Know It…9% For a movie based on a seven-year-old video game, “Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time” is remarkably poetic. The film lends itself to heart-wrenching...

Unstoppable

December 6, 2010 • Cara Reichard

In “Unstoppable,” a competent and quick-thinking Denzel Washington makes some wise-cracks, flashes his winning grin, bestows some wisdom on his troubled young co-worker, played by Chris Pine, and ultimately saves the day. In short, it’s just like every other Denzel movie released in the past...

It's Kind of a Funny Story

It’s Kind of a Funny Story

October 28, 2010 • Rachel Huddleston

Playing table tennis with adult psychiatric patients and falling in love with the girl of your dreams. Wait what? That’s what happens when you’re stressed with the problems of being a teenager? …Actually, “It’s Kind Of a Funny Story.” A teenage boy claims he wants to commit suicide, but...