Illuminating the Third Knight
December 15, 2011 • Michael Clausen
Filed under Arts and Entertainment
There is already debate raging–across the internet, among film and graphic novel circles, and amongst my own friends–which will come to complete blood feuds in 2012. Thankfully just before the Mayans can claim our planet (and con artists our retirement savings) next year, the two biggest... Read more »
Another Earth Review
December 15, 2011 • Michael Clausen
Filed under Arts and Entertainment
Running time: 92 minutes, Rated PG-13 Let’s face it. Most movie trailers today suck. The execs and producers know they don’t have a quality script, cast, crew, what have you, and that to hint at their film’s themes or content (merely hint) would be ill-advised. So they slap some millions... Read more »
Top 10 Comic Book Films
December 15, 2011 • Michael Clausen
Filed under Arts and Entertainment
Since the birth of comic books, over a hundred films have been influenced by or based on the noble picture books. Of those, probably only 20% of them–on the short end of 1978–are worth seeing. Here are ten required, genre staples that deserve to be witnessed. Note: This list is completely... Read more »
Snow White vs. Snow White?
December 15, 2011 • by Michael Clausen
Filed under Arts and Entertainment
A curious phase in Hollywood is taking its course. No, not the general notion of remakes. That’s been rampantly going on this whole decade and especially the last one (this one is only years in;) but now it seems so many film classics (and many, many more non-classics) have been readapted that... Read more »
Twilight or Harry Potter
December 7, 2011 • by William Hageman
Filed under Arts and Entertainment
Ever since the creation of the two franchises there has been a raging debate over whether Harry Potter’s wizardry has cast a spell over its viewers that can’t be broken, or that this is Twilight’s time to shine. If you ask most of the older folk among us it can be a toss up between,... Read more »
Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim
December 7, 2011 • by Michael Clausen
Filed under Arts and Entertainment
Once in a lifetime a game like this comes along. Skyrim has been a work in progress for the last six years. Released a little more than a month ago on November 11th, Skyrim is already up for many awards, the top one of which is “Game of The Year.” The last installment of The Elder Scrolls,... Read more »
The Black Keys Release El Camino
December 7, 2011 • by Dave Collins
Filed under Arts and Entertainment
The Black Keys are a blues-rock duo from Akron Ohio. The band (consisting of singer and guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney) has released many critically acclaimed albums and singles since their formation in 2001. Their album, ‘Brothers’ was nominated for five Grammys, two of which... Read more »
J. Edgar Review
December 6, 2011 • Michael Clausen
Filed under Arts and Entertainment
Running time: 136 minutes, Rated R As Steve Jobs recently exemplified, every prominent institution and agency that towers over your life at any given moment was imbued with its stature and substance by a single personality at some point in history. Not only was John Edgar Hoover its first direcor and... Read more »
Nester the Long Eared Christmas Donkey
December 6, 2011
Filed under Arts and Entertainment
This movie is about a young donkey,named Nester, who was born different. He had very long ears. His mother would always tell him, “Watch your ears Nester”. And he would reply in a perky way, “Okay Momma.” Not only were all the other animals mean to him in the barn but the owner... Read more »
“Frank Einstein!” It’s Alive!
November 18, 2011 • Brandon Roger Langer and Carter Ebert Brown
Filed under Arts and Entertainment
“It’s Alive!” Thursday, November 17th, it certainly was. There was a certain electricity in the Como Park Auditorium, and we here at the Crier sent two of our most intrepid (and sensitive) reporters to see what the buzz was about. Full of heart-wrenching turns, tear-jerking scenes,... Read more »
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