Breaking Dawn: The final installment begins

November 21, 2011 • Dinorah Acuna, Writer  
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Movies

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn—Part 1 premiered on Nov. 18 and ended the year and a half wait, which had fans anxiously anticipating what would happen to the breathtaking romance of Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) and Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson). Calling Breaking Dawn: Part 1 the best Twilight... Read more »

Sizzling summer flicks

October 12, 2011 • Roy Mendoza, Co-copy Editor/Co-Editor-in-Chief  
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Movies

As the 2010-2011 school year came to an end, teens and adults all over the nation stood in linesanticipating for the release of various movies due in summer. The start of 2011 brought light to superhero movies, sci-fi thrillers, and romantic comedies. Though not every film stood out among the rest, an... Read more »

May the fourth be with you

May 11, 2011 • Anais Hinojosa, Arts & Entertainment Assistant  
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Movies

Star Wars mania hit the hallways on May 4 as fans of all grades brought their lightsabers or dressed up as their favorite character in celebration of Intergalactic Star Wars Day. The word about the day solely dedicated to celebrating one of the biggest franchises in the world spread through Facebook... Read more »

Harry Potter DVD Release

April 15, 2011 • Camerynn Chase, Writer  
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Movies

Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows: Part 1 DVD was released in stores on Friday, April 15. Since it is the first half of a two-part movie, the DVD will be lacking in special features. Still, DVD sales are expected to be high due to the enormous success of the movie when it was in theatres.  Anticipation... Read more »

Hanna movie review

April 13, 2011 • Brandon Pineda, News Editor  
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Movies

Not too many surprises here, just a great action flick with a sci-fi edge. Hanna (Saoirse Ronan) is a teenage girl raised in the wilderness by her Ex-CIA Operative father, Erik Heller. She is trained in advanced martial arts as well as survival skills in the wilds of —of all places—Finland. He, on... Read more »

I’d like to thank the Academy…

March 7, 2011 • Brandon Pineda  
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Movies

In what appears to be one of the worst Oscar award shows in broadcasted history, a not profound and risky idea, allowing two young “hip” actors host, displayed a grande, repulsing presentation for the most important night for the movie business. The Oscars did not have a “bam”, out of the blue... Read more »

The legacy is reborn

December 15, 2010 • Thomas Beltran  
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Movies

After 28 years Tron and its light cycles have come back for the second chapter of the classic saga to Walt Disney Production’s “Tron: Legacy,” is set to release December 17 in theaters everywhere. With upcoming actor Garret Hedlund playing his most anticipated role yet as Sam Flynn, to veteran... Read more »

Saw 3D v. Paranormal Activity 2

November 5, 2010 • Brandon Pineda  
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Movies

With only one major release on Halloween weekend, it is tempting to simply predict a first-place finish for Saw 3D and take off. However, the Halloween weekend’s feud between two horror films — Lionsgate’s seventh (and hopefully last) Saw entry and Paramount’s holdover Paranormal Activity 2 —wounded... Read more »

“Iron Man” lives again

June 2, 2010 • Irene Luna  
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Movies

The much anticipated film “Iron Man 2” premiered in theaters everywhere on May 7th. Although the film starred some of the same cast members such as Robert Downey, Jr. as Tony Stark and Gwenyth Paltrow as Pepper Potts, some new cast members were added, like Scarlett Johansson as Natalie Rushman/Natasha... Read more »

Avatar Mania

March 1, 2010 • Irene Luna  
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Movies

It’s been over two months and people of all ages are still watching the film that premiered on December 18, 2009: “Avatar”. It has a little bit of everything: science fictional characters, action and even romance. The film is so riveting that other news stories suggest people have become desperate... Read more »