The Mace & Crown

By Emma Needham “Beware the Ides of March,” the famous words said to Julius Caesar warning him of his impending death. Well, this movie isn’t quite the same as Julius Caesar’s adventures, but it is just as gripping. “Ides of March” refers not to a character’s death, but to the democratic primary, where either Senator [...]

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By: Gianina Thompson The cast of “Dream House” is presented with quite a few familiar faces.  The man who played James Bond,Daniel Craig,graces “Dream House” as the movie’s main character. He is no secret agent in this movie, but his character definitely does enough digging around to give him such a badge.  Another familiar face who [...]

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By: Megan Stamper On the surface, “Moneyball” seems like a typical sports movie. Based on the book with the same title tells the true story of Billy Beane played by Brad Pitt, a former baseball star who became the general manager of the 2001-2002 Oakland A’s, a subpar team who recently lost their three biggest [...]

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By: Gianina Thompson What’s your favorite color?  What’s your favorite sport?  What’s your favorite thing to do on the weekends?  What’s your zodiac sign?  These seem like the typical questions to find out if you’re compatible with someone, right?  “What’s Your Number?” is full of raw laughs that can’t help the laugh-out-loud experience to exceed [...]

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By: Martin Tucker “Drive” is a neo-noir heist drama adapted from the James Sallis novel of the same name about an unnamed Hollywood stunt driver who moonlights as a skilled getaway driver. “Drive” was directed by Nicolas Winding Refn, a Danish writer/director known for the “Pusher” series and the Charles Bronson, the convict, biopic, Bronson, [...]

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By: Lauren Grant Paul Rudd’s latest onscreen venture “Our Idiot Brother” was pleasantly surprising, as far as the plot goes. I thought I pretty much knew everything there was to know about the movie from the preview, quirky, screw-up brother gets released from jail and has to turn to his family for help to get [...]

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By: R Jay Molina “We can scare people with a plastic shark but not a virus with a warning sign at the bottom of a television screen” says Kate Winslet’s character in Steven Soderbergh’s latest film “Contagion,”. People looking for a film like “28 Days Later” should leave the theater and continue living in that [...]

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By: R Jay Molina Director Kenneth Branagh’s take on Marvel’s “Thor” was well-received both critically and financially when it was released in theaters at the beginning of the summer season. The film starred a relatively newcomer, Chris Hemsworth, in the titular role. He was joined by a fantastic cast which included Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, [...]

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By: Ethan Shaw Assistant Arts & Entertainment Editor Ever imagined what it is like to make a movie?  Whether it’s being in the limelight, behind the camera, or in the writer’s office, everyone has had the fantasy of being a part of the film industry.  One such dreamer, by the name of Brian Douglas , [...]

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By: Martin Tucker “Warrior” is the type of movie that at its worst is a great story with more than satisfying action.  It is the kind of film that defines an entire sport and all those who adore that sport like “Rocky,” “Waterboy” and even “Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story” before it. The sport of [...]

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