Film Version of Ready Player One Features Significant Differences from the Book on Which It Is Based
Giana Toussaint, Staff Writer
April 26, 2018
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Ready Player One, the recently released Steven Spielberg directed film, is based on the novel by Ernest Cline. Anytime a film based on a popular book is released, fans of the book are eager to view the film and see how true to the novel the film is. The same is true of Ready Player One. Both the film and the ...
Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One More Than Just an Entertaining Sc-Fi Flick
Ashley Perry, Staff Writer
April 26, 2018
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A rollercoaster ride. That is the best way to describe Steven Spielberg’s new action-packed sci-fi film, Ready Player One. The movie takes viewers to an alternate reality in which anything is possible, including unlimited technology, weapons, magic, and superheroes. Moviegoers will notice various ...
Latest Star Wars Installment Underwhelms
Cole Smith, Social Media Editor
December 18, 2017
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The Star Wars film franchise is beloved around the world and is considered by many to be the greatest collective cinematic achievement Hollywood has ever spawned. The true return of the galaxy far, far away came in December of 2015 in Episode VII: The Force Awakens, the beginning of a new trilogy....
Cult Classic Donnie Darko Is Worth a Watch
Jack Berenzweig, Entertainment Editor
December 15, 2017
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The Torch will be running a regularly occurring recommendation for a film from years gone by that can be found on one of the several film streaming services. Our first installment is on the 2001 cult Classic Donnie Darko. Art manifests itself in many mediums. One such medium is that of film. Like ...
2017 Film Version of Stephen King’s IT Lacks the Character Depth of the Book
Jack Berenzweig, Staff Writer
October 27, 2017
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SPOILER ALERT: This story discusses important plot points of both the book and film. The screenplay for the second film adaptation of Stephen King’s blockbuster book It, which set all kinds of box office records when it was released on Sept. 8, was drastically altered to not only fit the 1,400-pl...
IT May Be Best Horror Film in Decades
Cole Smith, Social Media Editor
September 18, 2017
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You'll float too. IT is the first cinematic adaptation of the 1986 odyssey of a novel of the same name written by legendary horror author Stephen King. Taking place in the fictional town of Derry, Maine, the novel and the film both tell the story of a group of seven kids that go by the label of "the...
Hell or High Water a “Must See” Film
Cole Smith, Staff Writer
September 20, 2016
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Hell or High Water is a modern western that follows two estranged brothers, one being an ex-con (Ben Foster) and the other a divorced father (Chris Pine), who have to turn to a desperate scheme in order to stop the bank from assuming control of their family's farm in western Texas. The opening scene of...
Zoolander No. 2: Funny Yet More of the Same
Nicolas Cristino, Staff Writer
March 1, 2016
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With a cast of great comedic actors and the foundation of the original classic, Zoolander No. 2 doubles the zaniness, but halves the hilarity. With returning actors Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson as the lead protagonists and Will Ferrell as a ridiculous antagonist, the comedy goes a long way to ensure the...
The Hateful Eight: an Amazing Cinematography Experience
Nicolas Cristino, Staff Writer
January 11, 2016
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Bring heart medication to this one—Tarantino has done it again. Each film released by this directorial all-star brings something new and refreshing, yet comfortingly his own to the silver screen. After 2012's bloody, dark western Django Unchained, it was dismaying to learn Tarantino would be tackl...
Star Wars: the Force Awakens Lives Up to the Hype
Nicolas Cristino, Staff Writer
January 4, 2016
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Ah, Star Wars, the science fiction franchise centered on a film about a fictional universe in a galaxy “far, far away.” It includes movies, books, comics, video games, toys, and animated shows. It has had its ups and downs. But this new series of films and other content harkens a new era for ...
Straight Outta Compton a Must-See for Rap Music Aficionados
Jessica Coyne, Staff Writer
September 15, 2015
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Straight Outta Compton came out strong with $24.2 million opening day, and that’s no surprise. Straight Outta Compton tells the true story of rags to riches from the perspective of six men looking to make a name for themselves in Compton, California. Right out of the gate, the familiar Universa...
Media hype over The Interview unwarranted
Jordan Rudnick, Sport's Editor
January 21, 2015
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Even before its theatrical release, The Interview was the topic of many real life interviews and debates regarding the propriety of the film and whether it should have been released or whether it was simply too insensitive and offensive to the North Korean government specifically Kim Jung Un. The ...
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The Olympic Heights softball team put together back-to-back wins over quality opponents on Wednesday and Thursday nights, running their season record to...
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One of Broadway’s longest running productions ever, Les Miserables, was revived on the stage of the Kravis Center of Palm Beach. This iconic production was performed from...
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