Tintin gets the Gold
January 26, 2012 • Nick Schliep, Staff Reporter
Spielberg’s latest cinematic escapade makes a tremendous impression on viewers. Based off of a graphic novel series, The Adventures of Tintin is a great balance between cinematic action for the adults and charming storytelling for children. A young reporter in London named Tintin buys a model of... Read more »
“The Help” a lovely, inspirational tale
January 20, 2012 • Katie Maxwell, Media Editor
The Help, written by Kathryn Stockett and directed by Tate Taylor is an inspirational story about a group of brave women who break through the racial barriers dividing the deeply segregated town of Jackson, Mississippi. This tale was set in the 1960s and it portrays the lives of rich white families and... Read more »
“War Horse” is one of the year’s best
January 13, 2012 • Cameron Kritikos, Sports Manager
Steven Spielberg, the world renowned director, has perhaps created his greatest movie yet. “War Horse,” which was first aired on Christmas Day, is the heartfelt story of a complex relationship between a young man and his horse Joey. Albert Narracott, played by Jeremy Irvine, is a young adult living... Read more »
“Game of Shadows” too simple to win
January 13, 2012 • Robby Filec, Staff Reporter
Robert Downey Jr. is back as Detective Sherlock Holmes in “Sherlock Holmes 2: a Game of Shadows,” directed by Guy Ritchie. Jude Law returns as Doctor John Watson, soon to be married. Holmes unfortunately can do nothing about this and resigns himself to the fact that they will never work on a case... Read more »
Tower Heist a success, but not a steal
January 12, 2012 • Nick Fremgen, Staff Reporter
Could you successfully steal 40 million dollars? The hilarious movie “Tower Heist” shows the story of hotel employees who try to steal their money back from a multi millionaire after he scammed them of all their money. Their funny escapade leads to many laughs, and suspense. “Tower Heist” is... Read more »
Contagion is an infectious thriller
November 11, 2011 • Nick Fremgen, Staff Reporter
The thrilling and captivating movie Contagion directed by Steven Soderbergh shows the story of multiple people as they try to fight the virus, or survive in the world that is getting increasingly more dangerous as the virus spreads farther and kills more and more people. The movie shows the view of... Read more »
Dream House a nightmare
October 31, 2011 • Isabel Peña, Staff Reporter
How can you tell the difference between reality and imagination? That is what Will Atenton (Daniel Craig) has to figure out in the movie Dream House. This movie is thrilling, suspenseful, and keeps you waiting for what will happen next. It has everything you could want in a psychological thriller like... Read more »
I do know how she does it!
September 26, 2011 • Jori Zobel, Staff Reporter
I Don’t Know How She Does It, directed by Douglas McGarth, is based on a London-set, award-winning novel by Allison Pearson. Kate Reddy (Sarah Jessica Parker) is a Boston based, hard-working mother of two. Kate realizes how much she is missing out. Greg Kinnear dominates in the role... Read more »
Heroes, aliens, and love in summer’s blockbusters
September 23, 2011 • Nick Fremgen, Danny Blackburn, Staff Reporter
This summer was full of new exciting blockbuster movies. Clarion was there to see a few of those movies. Captain America: The First Avenger Directed by: Joe Johnston. The movie is about a scrawny boy from the Bronx in the mid 1940’s that undergoes a secret military procedure. He becomes a German fighting... Read more »
Clarion Guide: Summer Blockbusters
May 23, 2011 • Shawnn Hwang, Staff Reporter
Trying to decide how to spend your hard-earned movie money this summer? Take a look at Shawnn Hwang’s interactive summer movie web site. Trailers and descriptions included. Click here to visit the site. Read More →
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