The Schutz American School Students' Newspaper
Vol. II, Issue No. 6, June 2010

الثلاثاء، 2 فبراير 2010

Entertainment Corner



Movie Madness!

By Farah Kashwa

Up in the Air

George Clooney plays the role of Ryan Bingham whose job is to fire people from theirs in his latest movie, Up in the Air. Since he is flying all across the United States to perform his job, he does not have an office. Due to him not having an office, he lives out of his suitcase and he is not compassionate and he loves the way his life is. However, when his boss hires new, arrogant, and young Natalie, Clooney’s job is threatened because Natalie develops a method of video conferencing. This new method will allow them to fire people from their jobs by never travelling around all the time. Determined to bring down Natalie’s new method, Clooney takes her on one of his firing expeditions across the US. As she starts to realize the upsetting realities of her job, Clooney starts to see the downfalls of his way of life.

The Blind Side

It has been at the top of the box office for days and there is no question why. The Blind Side, based on a true story, is about Michael Oher, an African-American boy from a broken home who is taken in by a white family. The family thinks that they are changing Michael’s life but what they do not know is that he is changing theirs too! He gives them new self-discoveries about themselves and quickly adapts to playing the role of a big brother. With the support of his new family, he faces new challenges but overcomes them all. With a pinch of love, a pint of happiness, and a teaspoon of family values, it is a recipe for a great movie. The Blind Side will leave no dry tear!

She is Watching You...

The Lovely Bones is a movie based on the best-selling book by Alice Sebold. The movie centers on a 14-year-old girl from Suburban Pennsylvania who is murdered by her neighbor. She tells the story up from Heaven, where she is watching. She shows the lives of the people around her and how they all have changed since she has disappeared and how they also changed while attempting to get someone to recover her lost body. However, the little girl must weigh her desire for revenge against the desire for her family to heal and move on. Will she go after her killer?

A Universal Language: Sports

Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon join their great acting skills in the movie Invictus. Invictus is based on a true story of how Nelson Mandela joined forces with the captain of South Africa’s rugby team to help unite their country. Nelson Mandela, newly elected to office, is aware that his country is economically and racially divided. Mandela, believing that he can bring his people together through the universal language of sport, rallies up the South African rugby team as they make their eventful and historic journey to the 1995 Rugby World Cup championship match. Watch the movie and witness a great mixture between national pride, sports, and politics.

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