Reviews

Mission: Impossible 4: Ghost Protocol Review

February 16, 2012

Mission: Impossible 4: GhostProtocol is a stylish and absolutely exhilarating thriller. Unlike many espionage thrillers, it does not rely on any gimmicks, just excellent direction for breathtaking scenes. But one scene will beremembered for years to come: when Tom Cruise climbs up the side of the glass Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world. The slow climb and the thunderous silence is undoubtably riveting because everybody knows that if he makes one mistake, he will perish. All of the action scenes in this movie are exceptional, and the stylish plot is utterly stunning. This hair-raising thriller might be the foremost installment in the Mission: Impossible series, if not one of the leading espionage thrillers of all time.

The Museum of the Moving Image

February 15, 2012

By Hallie R-7th Grade

The Museum of the Moving Image is located in Queens, New York–more specifically Astoria. When you walk into this museum, it has a modern feel. It’s almost all white, and on the wall a projector is playing with moving images of peoples’ faces. (It was a little odd for me to be welcomed by peoples’ faces.) As you venture into the museum, you will see a cascade of steps that lead up the second floor, where the exhibit begins. The current exhibit that is featured is about Jim Henson, who was the creator of the Muppets. They have all sorts of displays there and different things to do. When you finally got up the staircase, you will see a giant screen with claymation and rocks doing all different kinds of funny, entertaining things. When I went with my family, I thought that it was going to be childish, but actually it was an amazing experience. They had actual Muppet characters on display; for instance, they had one of the many Ms. Piggies, Dr. Bunson Honeydrew, Beaker, Rowlf, and other characters as well. On the walls were sketches of how the character would look and also television screens that showed the earlier

Star Wars in 3-D!

February 8, 2012

By Macon S-7th grade

Hello out there! We here at Cougar Call have recently found out about a special Star Wars offer. At the AMC Empire 25 theater, you can take part of a Star Wars 3-D release party. On Saturday February 11th from 11am to 6pm, you can take part in this party and meet the cast, hang out in the Lego area, try out Star Wars game demos, and get your face painted! If you decide not to come to party make sure you go to the movie in 3-D because you will receive free Star Wars gifts! Hope to see you there! See this link for more info and see the address to the theaters also! 234 West 42nd St. New York, NY 10036 1 Garden State Plaza Paramus , NJ 07652 http://go.amctheatres.com/star-wars-special-event

Hugo Review

January 26, 2012

By Jared B-6th Grade

Hugo is an artistic film masterpiece by the famed director Martin Scorsese. It is based off of the critically acclaimed bestselling book: The Invention of Hugo Cabaret by Brian Selznick. It features a young orphan boy named Hugo who lives in the walls of a train station winding the clocks every day. He occasionally steals from a cranky old toymaker (a superb performance by Ben Kingsley) in order to fix a mysterious wind-up robot his father brought home as a child, the last memento he had of him. But he must enlist the help of the toymaker’s adventure-seeking god-daughter, Isabelle, so he can find an old secret that holds the significance of vintage filmmaking. Extraordinary director Martin Scorsese wonderfully directs this breathtaking homage to his famed craft: Film.

You Have to Stop This: A Book Review

January 3, 2012

By Editor

by Maddie A-5th Grade Secret Series Book #5 by Pseudonymous Bosch You Have to Stop This is the fifth and final book in the Secret series, and once again, Cass, Max-Ernest and Yo-Yogi fight to discover the secret before Lord Pharaoh. This time, they have to connect two items together: one that Cass has and one that Lord Pharaoh has. Who will connect them? Who will learn the secret? Read this book to find out!

Movies to Look Out For in December

December 11, 2011

By Jayson T-7th Grade

Here is a lost of the most anticipated movies of the month: 1. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows PG-13 Actors: Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, and Noomi Rapace Genre: Mystery & Suspense/Action & Adventure “Sherlock Holmes (Robert Downey Jr.) has always been the smartest man in the room…until now. There is a new criminal mastermind at large-Professor Moriarty (Jared Harris)-and not only is he Holmes’ intellectual equal, but his capacity for evil, coupled with a complete lack of conscience, may actually give him an advantage over the renowned detective. When the Crown Prince of Austria is found dead, the evidence, as construed by Inspector Lestrade (Eddie Marsan), points to suicide. But Sherlock Holmes deduces that the prince has been the victim of murder-a murder that is only one piece of a larger and much more portentous puzzle, designed by Professor Moriarty. The cunning Moriarty is always one step ahead of Holmes as he spins a web of death and destruction-all part of a greater plan that, if he succeeds, will change the course of history. — (C) Warner Bros”-Rotten Tomatoes 2. Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol PG-13 Actors: Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, and Simon Pegg Genre: Mystery & Suspense/Action &

The Goose Girl: A Novel by Shannon Hale

November 14, 2011

By Sydney A-7th Grade

The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale is the timeless story of a girl who is deprived of her title. Based on a Grimm’s Fairy Tale, The Goose Girl squeezes action, adventure, some comedy, romance, tragedy, a bit of fantasy and so much more into just four hundred pages. Full of lies, deceit and back-stabbing ex-guards, you will love this superb tale of a girl who goes from princess to peasant in a very short period of time. The Goose Girl is the captivating story of Anidori-Kiladra Talianna Isilee (Ani for short). She is the oldest of her four siblings, making her the Crown Princess of Kildenree. When Ani is sixteen, her mother, the Queen, sends Ani off to Bayern, a neighboring kingdom, to rule there. During the three-month ride to Bayern with royal guard, Ani is deceived by her forty guards and lady-in-waiting, whom she thought were friends. When Ani arrives in Bayern, she is nothing more than a peasant. To make money and to have a place to live, Ani must become a “goose girl,” a girl who spends her days herding the King’s geese and tending to them. Soon she makes friends with the geese, including an especially

Bonnaroo 2011 Lineup Has Some Surprises

May 10, 2011

By CarriganM

Festivals like Bonnaroo are one of the best things about music. When dozens of bands from dozens of different genres come together and rock away the weekend, good times are had by all. In the past few years, Bonnaroo has come to define the American summer concert, and this year they do not disappoint. While the headliners are some of the most intelligent (and Grammy nominated) acts of this decade, the festival’s real charm lies in the diversity and the depth of the lineup. It’s not every day that Eminem plays on the same field as Primus, and The Black Keys don’t have too much in common with Gogol Bordello. But that’s what keeps the festival from getting boring. While still featuring trippy jam bands and sensitive hipster acts, Bonnaroo is also able to pull off punk, metal and rap. AND IT WORKS. Not many other festivals can brag about quality and range quite like this. In comparison, this year’s Lollapalooza looks like a cheap knockoff, copying the headliner and falling short in all other categories. But festivals are evolving. When these two festivals both have Eminem as a headliner (something that would never have happened 10 years ago), it is evidence

Metal Facts and Brutal Truths

April 21, 2011

By CarriganM

Decade of Aggression While naysayers will claim that metal reached a new low in the 2ooo’s, anyone who is willing to scratch the surface will discover that metal actually reached new highs. One thing that metalheads have always bragged about is the diversity and originality of the genre. But for a genre that bases itself on breaking free of trends, modern metal has done its fair share of submitting to what is considered popular. Consider metalcore. Ever since Killswitch Engage released The End of Heartache, metalcore and deathcore have become the “fashionable” styles of metal. Alas, gone are the days of leather and denim, instead replaced by eyeliner, melodic singing, and Hot Topic. But is diversity really gone from the genre? Ask anyone at a Gama Bomb concert, and they will tell you that metal has entered a new era of expansion, experimentation, and brutality. As anyone who has heard Evile’s new album Infected Nations, can attest to, thrash is still alive and kicking. New School moshers Municipal Waste and Bonded By Blood continue to incite the pit, while Old School thrash bands like Overkill and Megadeth are returning heavier than ever. Death Metal has changed over the years,

The Reading Room: Wuthering Heights

May 18, 2010

By Kassie

Along with the tons of modern books that it contains, the library has some classics as well. Much of the literature in the library is written by beloved authors such as Jane Austen and Earnest Hemingway. You would think that with this kind of exemplary literature, students would be lining up for a chance to read some. “Classic” books, however, are barely ever checked out from the library. I recently worked up the courage to read the 320-page book, Wuthering Heights, by the well-known author, Emily Bronté. Though the old-fashioned language and complicated writing is difficult to understand and follow at first, by the time I reached chapter three, I was completely entranced by the tale that the book tells. Wuthering Heights follows the story of two generations of a family. The book starts off by retelling the story of how a Mr. Heathcliff came into the Earnshaw family and immediately fell in love with the daughter of the house, Catherine. The novel continues to retell the tale of these two people, and how their love for each other plays out. When Catherine dies, however, the book begins to share the story of her daughter, who is named Catherine as

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