Arts+Entertainment

Saw V: Scary Halloween Treat

October 25, 2008
Saw V: Scary Halloween Treat

As the Halloween season comes upon us, like clockwork, another installment into the Saw saga graces the silver screen. Due to the fact that this is in fact the fifth Saw to come out in less than ten years, many movie goers and Saw fans alike will debate whether this movie is worth seeing.

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Plain Classic Pop: All New Songs, Same Old T’s

October 24, 2008

September 23rd brought the release of The Plain White T’s newest album, Big Bad World. Fans should know that this is not the band’s sophomore album – it is their fifth, in fact. It was their hit single “Hey There Delilah” on their fourth C.D., Stop, which brought the T’s their fame, thus increasing the [...]

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Students disagree Over Quality of HSM3

October 24, 2008

When choruses of “We’re All in This Together” and “Push it to the Limit” started to echo across the country, some joined the singing circus while others turned to gag. Since January of 2006, Neuqua Valley has had to share the Wildcat with Disney’s fake “East High.”

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As Simple as Snow; New Mystery Novel Hits Shelves

October 24, 2008

As Simple as Snow, by Gregory Galloway, follows the story narrated by an unnamed boring teenage boy who is looking for something to live for, and finds that something in Anastasia, (or Anna, to the narrator), a punk girl new to town. Although this storyline has been overused across the genre of young-adult realistic fiction, [...]

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Coming Soon to Neuqua: Ah, Wilderness

October 24, 2008
Coming Soon to Neuqua: Ah, Wilderness

Coming soon to Neuqua Valley’s very own stage, is Ah Wilderness. The small cast of fourteen will be performing on November 13th, 14th, and 15th.

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Eagle Eye Flies Too High

October 24, 2008

A fast-paced drama and thriller film, Eagle Eye has surprised many critics in becoming one of the top movies of the year. Despite a two 2 of 5 stars rating from highly regarded critic Roger Ebert, Eagle Eye grossed $29 million during its opening weekend and surprisingly beat out Nights in Rodanthe as the number [...]

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The Host Tells a Deeper Story

September 15, 2008

Meyer, the author of the sensational Twilight series, has struck again, this time with a science fiction thriller titled The Host that has a distinctly different flavor from her past novels.

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No Snakes in SLJ’s Newest Flick, Lakeview Terrace

September 15, 2008

An uptight police officer (Samuel L. Jackson), who is the self-appointed watchdog of his neighborhood, strongly disapproves of the interracial newlyweds (Patrick Wilson, Kerry Washington) who just moved in next door. A very stern, single father, this tightly wound LAPD police officer has appointed himself as the sole member of the neighborhood watch.  As the [...]

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Looking for Alaska

September 15, 2008
Looking for Alaska

Looking for Alaska, by new young adult writer, John Green, is a work of realistic fiction that has already earned the Printz Award, and is currently on the Abraham Lincoln Book List.

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Jack’s Mannequin Plays a Heartfelt New Tune

September 15, 2008
Jack’s Mannequin Plays a Heartfelt New Tune

The sophomore album is an ominous phrase that causes even the most self-assured of musicians to break out into a sweat. Perhaps an artist’s breakout album had only been a success because it simply was exactly what its audience wanted to hear at the right time. Maybe had considered this to be the case for [...]

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