By Rebekah Deponte |Staff Writer| "Money Monster" is categorized as a thriller, however, there is not much thrill to it. There was some suspense, humor, romance, action and shock. As well as a lot of aspects of different genres scattered throughout the film, but there was not enough of one single thing to make it a hit. The film was released May 13 and finished its opening weekend at No. 3 in the box office behind, "Captain America: Civil War" and "The Jungle Book" respectively. The movie was directed by actress and veteran director Jodie Foster and featured box office heavy hitters. George Clooney who played financial talk show, host Lee Gates and Julia Roberts a … [Read more...] about Money Monster – Movie Review
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Poppin’ Newz
By Carolyn Solar |Staff Writer| Axl Rose joining AC/DC for upcoming tour Guns N' Roses frontman, Axl Rose, will be joining AC/DC for the remainder of their tour, after singer Brian Johnson is advised by health officials to quit tour due to hearing complications. Rose will finish the remainder of AC/DC's worldwide stadium tour through June before hitting the road with his band Guns N' Roses, and will get back on tour with AC/DC in the fall, according to Fortune Magazine. Concert go-er's got a taste of the new and improved AC/DC during weekend 1 of Coachella. George Clooney hosts Hillary Clinton fundraising party Nearly 150 celebrities and supporters were at the George and … [Read more...] about Poppin’ Newz
Tomorrowland is not the future
By Tiffany Moyes |Staff Writer| Disney missed the mark with its new film “Tomorrowland,” released May 22 in theaters. This new live action Disney film is based on the popular land found in many Disney parks, Tomorrowland. The film stars George Clooney and Brit Robertson, who join to venture to the future all through a simple pin with an orange “T” on the front. In the beginning of the film, Frank Walker (Clooney) and Athena, played by Raffey Cassidy meet at the New York World Fair, where Frank gives her one of the infamous orange pins that transported him to a futuristic world. Athena reaches out to Casey Newton (Robertson) by secretly placing one of the pins in her … [Read more...] about Tomorrowland is not the future
Academy Awards, the highly esteemed nominees
By Brian Chidueme |Staff Writer| Basketball has the NBA Finals. Football has the Super Bowl. In the world of filmmaking, the Academy Awards (aka the Oscars) are the major leagues. This year, a collective of films from “The Descendants” to “Moneyball,” are competing to gain recognition, honor and legacy in these major leagues. One may think that the Golden Globes should be in the same category because of how both awards ceremonies receive intensive coverage from news outlets around Hollywood and the rest of the world. What puts the Golden Globes and Oscars in different leagues is that the Golden Globes is under the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (or HFPA). As British comic … [Read more...] about Academy Awards, the highly esteemed nominees
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