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Contagion leads box office opening weekend - Megan Rettig
The previews for Contagion might lead one to believe that the movie is action-packed: full of terror, chaos, and the threat of biological warfare. However, the movie, starring Matt Damon as well as a host of other superb actors, does not play out quite like the thriller you would expect. Contagion is a non-sensationalized look at what might happen in a pandemic. Despite lacking in action, Contagion is psychologically thrilling, and is a good film overall. Contagion is about the spread of the fictional MEV-1 virus, which originates in Hong Kong and spreads quickly around the world, killing millions the way we were told SARS or swine flu might. The film’s plot follows the experience of multiple characters working to find a cure to the disease.
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Water for Elephants presents surprisingly satisfying plot, acting
April 29, 2011 – Christina Duzan – Staff Writer
My desire to see Water for Elephants was based solely on the preview and being a fan of Reese Witherspoon’s acting. Some people judge a movie by the first minutes they see and, had I done this, I would have been disappointed greatly.
After watching the movie, I have nothing but praise for the storyline and the character portrayals. I recommend this film to those interested. I myself, however, now need to read the book, so I can see how the two compare.
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Strokes’ Angles delights, falls slightly flat
March 25, 2011 – Kasia Kovacs – Chief Copy Editor
After five years of releasing solo albums, beginning families, dating supermodels and taking trips to rehab (not necessarily in that order), The Strokes finally have made their comeback. One of rock music’s best bands, The Strokes released their fourth studio album, Angles, on Tuesday.
The Strokes has gathered something of a super-fan base (Facebook page "The Strokes, best band ever" has almost 4,000 fans), and these followers only have become more dedicated after a five year absence of music. Unlike self-respecting people who tend not to schedule their lives around a band, super-fans expect nothing less than perfection on the album Angles.
Bright Eyes returns with The People’s Key
March 11, 2011 - Carter Floyd - Staff Writer
If you haven’t heard the newest Bright Eyes’ album The People’s Key, go listen to it. If you haven’t heard of Bright Eyes, don’t listen to it—yet.
The People’s Key moves forward into modernism while maintaining reference to the group’s history. This album from the collective known as Bright Eyes is slated to be the last from Conor Oberst, Mike Mogis and Nate Walcott under the moniker. Upon first listen, it seems to be a drastic move from the days of the indie rock roots like that of 2004’s I’m Wide Awake It’s Morning, 2007’s Cassadaga, any of Oberst’s recent solo projects or even 2009’s mega-indie record Monsters of Folk featuring the likes of Mogis, M. Ward and Jim James. It does strike a chord or two in sync with both Digital Ash in a Digital Urn and Fevers and Mirrors.
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