“State of Play” does not disappoint
The synopsis for State of Play reads something like this: A petty thief is gunned down in an alley and a Congressman’s assistant falls in front of a subway - two seemingly unrelated deaths. But not to wisecracking, brash newspaper reporter Cal McAffrey who spies a conspiracy waiting to be uncovered.
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Choir efforts show in Spring Festival
On April 7, 2009, all of Centennial High School’s choirs sang at their annual Spring Festival Choir Concert.
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Wrath: a new experience from Lamb of God
During the recording of Lamb of God’s new album, Wrath, the band frequently updated their fans on the recording process, and what to expect from the album. Chris Adler stated, “This album is going to surprise a lot of people. Typically bands that get to where we are in our career begin to slack off, smell the roses, and regurgitate, No one wants to hear a band member hyping a new record. ‘Wrath’ needs no hype.
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Watching Watchmen: modern masterpiece?
Watchmen was anything that a film buff, comic book fanatic, or casual moviegoer could want. The film starts out with a bang, a fight sequence followed by a montage backed by Bob Dylan’s “The Times they are a Changin’”. This sets the tone of the movie, a violent splatterfest with moments of beauty throughout, tinged with black humor and an amazing 70’s soundtrack. It is a period piece, and plays like one, imitating the 1970’s to a T. Nixon’s in his third term in office, the U.S.’ relations with the USSR are going to Hell, the country’s on the verge of an oil crisis, and it’s up to Dr. Manhattan to solve it.
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Critics give Bye Bye Birdie a thumbs up
Bye Bye Birdie is a stage musical based on a book by Michael Stewart, lyrics by Lee Adams, and music by Charles Strouse.
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Miss March attempts to please audience
The creators of The Whitest Kids You Know try their hand at a feature movie in Miss March. The pro-abstinence speaker, Eugene (Cregger), is going to the senior prom with his high school sweetheart, Cindi (Alessi). Despite Eugene’s fears and general avoidance of pre-marital sex, he is still best friends with sex-obsessed Tucker (Moore).
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CHS’s choir sings their way to state
The choir has been working hard through various regional competitions in order to participate in the OSAA State Choir Competition on May 9, 2009.
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Snow makes for a memorable holiday concert
The Holiday Choir concert on January 8 was a well-done performance despite the rescheduling due to the snow storm before winter break.
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New James Bond 007 hits theaters
An official sequel to Casino Royale, the new James Bond film Quantum of Solace picks up after the conclusion of that film, with 007 (once again played by Daniel Craig) and M (Judi Dench) interrogating the mysterious Mr. White (Jesper Christensen)
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Voices ring in harmony at CHS
Centennial are the Concert Choir, with fifty-two students, and Belle Choir, with fifty-one students.
The two tend to focus more on the fundamental skills of singing and are “great for beginning and intermediate students,” according to Schroeder.
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One-Act plays soon to take stage
December 4-6th, the Centennial Drama Department will run its One-Acts, which are five directors taking short, one-act plays, and producing them into their own vision.
The directors are a group of drama veterans.
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Nick and Norah's infinite amazement
Teen comedies will be greatly diminished when Michael Cera grows out of them. His ability to seem both lightweight and impassioned makes him the perfect actor for the roles he’s played. His presence did much to cauterize the raunchier passages in “Superbad,”
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