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Staff Writer What if the meteor that destroyed the dinosaurs had missed? The movie “The Good Dinosaur”, a fantasy/adventure, directed by Peter Sohn, plays with that theory. In the movie, there are two main characters: Arlo, the apatosaurus, played by Raymond Ochoa, is the last to hatch in his litter, and the smallest. He goes on a long journey, and meets the other main character, Spot, played by Jack Bright. Spot is a boy that acts like a dog. He walks on all fours, scratches his ear with his back leg, and howls at the moon. “The movie looks fun and cute, and I can't wait until it comes to theaters.” says Ruby Cumming. Well the wait is almost over. The Good Dinosaur comes to theaters Thanksgiving of 2015! “The Good Dinosaur looks like a very fun and creative topic, and looks like fun for all ages.” says Jamison Ryals. Well she’s right! The good dinosaur is rated 7.8 out of 10, and 96% of people want to see it. In the movie, Arlo and Spot join a pack of three T-Rex’s. Butch, played by Marcus Scriber,Ramsey, played by Anna Paquin, and Nash, played by A.J. Buckley. They go on many adventures together, and they teach Arlo how to be a T-Rex. The whole reason that Arlo goes on this huge journey is because he lost his dad. Arlo and Pappa were exploring their boundaries when the huge flood came. It rushed down the avine where Pappa and Arlo where,and swept them away. Since Arlo was the youngest, he couldn’t swim very well, and was starting to drown. His dad tried to save him, but in doing so, he was swept away, gone for good. Arlo found Spot, when the Shaman, played by Peter Sohn tried to claim him. Both of them tried a bunch of names, to see who he would respond too, and in the end, Arlo called the name Spot, and Spot came running. Arlo teaches Spot many cool things such as the wonder of fireflies, flying, and more. In turn, spot shows Arlo many features, like Ground hogs, how to get over a gap in the path, and how to fight off a serpent. “An epic journey into the world of dinosaurs where an Apatosaurus named Arlo makes an unlikely human friend,” says the IMDb. Coming to theaters near you November 25, 2015! Photo by TV Guide. By Josie Rogers
Staff Writer Black-ish is a comedy television series that airs in the USA. It focuses on the Johnson family and the difficulties of living and raising kids in an upper middle-class neighborhood. Black-ish started in 2014 and is still currently showing. The show was created by Kenya Barris who is also the director of the show. Black-ish was also nominated for 10 awards , including three Teen Choice award, and two BET award (Black Entertainment Television) , in 2015, and won five of them. “Black-ish is very funny, and very entertaining, and I love to watch it,” said 8th grade student Raeya Downs. The family of the Johnsons include Anthony Anderson (the dad), Tracee Ellis Ross (the mom), Marcus Scribner (the oldest son), Miles Brown (the youngest son), Marsia Martin (the youngest daughter), and lastly Yara Shahidi ( the oldest daughter). They all face many problems but along the way they solve them as a family. “I watch this show, and enjoy it very much” said Michelle Woo, an 8th grade student at Lakeridge Junior High. In the cover of Black-ish, it shows the Johnson Family spraying very bright, colorful silly string, and they are all wearing bright colorful clothing. This also makes it seem very bright and that they are having fun as a family. The story of this family airs on television every Wednesday, at 9:30 Pacific time. Photo by Serijal.com By Raeya Downs
Staff Writer Pretty little liars is a TV show started in 2010 that is based in Rosewood, Pennsylvania and is about four very interesting girls. Pretty Little Liars has been a popular show since its very first episode, aired on June 8th, 2010. The show obviously has been very popular since it has had 6 seasons. On November 24, 2015 there will be a sneak peek episode, and millions of fans will be watching and when season 6b starts on January 12th, 2016. By all accounts, it will be very popular, just like the other 5 seasons. The show focuses on four high school girls whose best friend and leader of the group, Alison Dilaurentis, goes missing. A year later she is pronounced dead. The four girls become close again after drifting apart, they start talking again when they start getting texts from a person called A that knows all of their secrets that they only told Alison. The girls, Hanna Marin, Aria Montgomery, Spencer Hastings, and Emily Fields, are convinced that Alison is still alive and is the one sending them the texts signed A. They are all convinced until the cops find “Alison’s” body in her backyard. Later they find out that it was actually a girl named Bethany Young in Alison’s grave. The girls later find out Alison is alive and has been threatened by A also. They all try to figure out who A is together and later in the show Spencer figures out it was Mona Vanderwaal. She hated Alison and the girls because Alison made Mona “loser Mona” and the other girls didn’t stop her and let Alison tease her. Josie Rogers, an 8th grader, says “Pretty little liars seems like an interesting show that many people watch and girls can sometimes relate to it.” A has done horrible things to all of the girls including having run Hanna over with a car, ruined multiple of the girls relationships, framed them for multiple things including murder, killed people close to them, and much more. All of the girls had weaknesses that A knew of, like Aria having an affair with her teacher, Hanna binge eating when she is nervous, Spencer always having to be the best of the best, and Emily thinking everyone is innocent. Zoe Johnson, an 8th grader, says “ I don’t watch the show but I know that many people are very excited with all of the twists and turns.” The show is very appealing for the teenage girl audience and has very exciting plots. The show talks about different situations that some junior high girls face, including bullying. Image by thewrap.com By Ruby Cumming
Staff Writer A new thrilling movie based on the best selling horror children's books and T.V. episodes by R.L Stine starring Jack Black, Dylan Minnette, Odeya Rush, and Ryan Lee tells a story of a boy (Zach) who goes into a house to “save” Hannah. Instead he finds a shelf of old goosebump manuscripts and he accidently lets monsters out of the books. The monsters start taking over the town of Madison, Delaware. Zach, Hannah, Champ, and R.L stine have to save their town from the monsters that R.L Stine created. The director Rob Letterman, and the producers Neal H. Maritz and Deborah Forte, worked together with R.L Stine to bring this film and the monsters “ to life”. The movie came to theaters all around the world on October 16, 2015-right around Halloween. “I am so excited to see this movie next week, the trailer was very action packed and fun, It really caught my attention,” said Sydney Pyne, a student at Lakeridge Junior High. “The movie was so fun and exciting! It was creepy and really related back to the books. I think I will watch it again!” explained Luzahn Chandler. The producers made the movie fun for all ages. They even added a twist at the end of the movie. The real R.L Stine was in the movie as the new drama teacher, and Jack Black (the actor who played him) was R.L Stine. The movie consisted of many monsters and stories from the books. In the movie they encounter several monsters that R.L Stine made up as a child and for his stories. “‘Goosebumps’ is a fun, clever take on books” said Katie Walsh from the Tribune News service. But why did they make this movie? They made it to entertain kids, for this movie was meant to be both funny and action packed. It will have viewers hanging on the edge of their seat. Watch as they fight off Slappy and the other monsters to save everyone. R.L stine along with Zach, Hannah, and Champ will have to write a new story about each monster to save their town. Will they win? There's only one way to find out. Go watch the Goosebumps movie today! Image courtesy of ABC By Claire Aspeitia
Staff Writer The hit show ‘Pretty Little Liars’ is coming back for the remainder of season six and fans are going wild. It returns on ABC Family in January of 2016. Season six focuses on what could happen next to the six leading characters: Alison DiLaurentis, Aria Montgomery, Emily Fields, Hanna Marin, Spencer Hastings, and Mona Vanderwaal. The show is about five best friends, the most popular girls in school, living in Rosewood Pennsylvania. Suddenly their leader Alison DiLaurentis goes missing. Then, they start to get notes from the hooded figure ‘A’. The show follows their dangerous adventures finding clues about A’s identity and where their best friend is. The new season is set five years into the future, and where the girls are now. ‘A’ was revealed in the last episode of the first half of season six, but according to Marlene King, one of the shows writers, ‘A’ will be much more blood thirsty in the remainder of the season. “It will be interesting to see what they will be like in the future and who will be after the event,” says Mac Elske, a fan of the show. “There were many questions that were left unanswered, and they will be addressed in the new season,” King admitted to Entertainment Weekly. "It's definitely life or death, and it's smarter and edgier and deadlier. The stakes are definitely a lot higher. It's not 'I'm going to expose your secrets.' It's 'I'm going to kill you if you don't give me what I want,” Lucy Hale said to International Business Times UK. The show is a favorite of many people in the US and all over the world. Image by youtube.com By Avery Ensing
Staff Writer The Visit, a 2015 horror film directed by M. Night Shyamalan, is a thrilling movie that many will enjoy. Shyamalan delivered an amazing horror movie on September 11, 2015, leaving the viewers on the edge of their seat. The movie was filmed at a small town in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Two kids visit their grandparents and discover that there is something seriously wrong with their nana and pop pop. Becca and Tyler were awaiting the meeting of their grandparents, whom they had never met. But as soon as they arrived, Nana and Pop Pop were acting a little strange. Olivia De Jonge, Ed Oxenbould, Deanna Daragan, and Peter McRobbie were all some of the amazing actors in the thrilling horror movie. The actors all did a great job portraying their roles in an accurate, realistic way. Megan McCormack said, “I’ll give The Visit four out of five stars because it was an interesting movie and it kept you on the edge of your seat.” Audrey Eucker said, “I’ll give it three and a half out of five stars.” She said that it was a little predictable, but overall a pretty good movie. The movie was shot from a unique perspective because the movie acted as a documentary made by the kids while visiting their grandparents. The unique perspective was a key role in how the movie was viewed, and many viewers were impressed by the complexity of the filming and the plot of the story. Overall, The Visit is a super exciting and unique movie that many people would enjoy watching. Many of the viewers would definitely recommend it to a range of ages. The Visit is a very creative, fun, interesting movie that lots of people would encourage others to see. Shyamalan definitely directed a great horror movie that will be seen for many years ahead. Photo by spoilertv.com By Audrey Kirkpatrick
Staff Writer Magic, all contained in one little town, where all of the fairytale characters live and are banished there, trapped with no way out. After losing all of their memories, they are hopeless, and are waiting for their happy ending to come. This town is called Storybrooke. When a woman named Emma Swan is discovered by her son she gave up for adoption, she is convinced to come to Storybrooke, being possibly connected to the fairy tale characters. Coming back to Storybrooke with her son, Emma realizes that this is no ordinary town with very suspicious and concerning events. Will she be the one to save them from this curse? Watch the first season of Once Upon a Time to see the outcome. Jennifer Morrison (Emma Swan) says in an interview, “I would say that my favorite scene is the ending scene with Sheriff Graham. I think it is a very big turning point for Emma.” This show is a very suspenseful and interesting, with lots of classic fairytale characters, but with a fun twist. The TV show, starting in 2011, is still airing, with the beginning of the fifth season having aired on September 27th. The fifth season is about how the characters of Storybrooke have to try to find a way to stop the Dark One from doing something terrible to their town. To end the darkness, they have to seek Merlin, who is the only one that can stop it. So far it is super interesting, and takes the viewer's breath away. The episodes of the fifth season air every Sunday at 8:00 PM Western-time, on ABC. Some other actors that are included in the show are Lana Parrilla (as the Evil Queen), Ginnifer Goodwin (as Snow White), and Josh Dallas (as Prince Charming). Lana Parrilla was asked who is her favorite fairytale character is, responding, “My favorite is Ursula from the little mermaid. I tend to like the evil characters. She is so powerful and evil!” This TV show is super awesome, and is a great family show. Once Upon a Time keeps viewers suspended. This writer recommends the show. |
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