Showing posts with label Entertaiment. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Entertaiment. Show all posts

Thursday, January 29, 2009

A Look Back At My Favorite Movie: This Christmas

by Bianca L. Class 713

Who is the new young artist everyone is talking about now? Chris Brown. People say he will have a brand new award for 2009 to show how hard he has been working. He just turned 19 years old on May 5. He is from Harlem, NY but when he was younger his family moved to Tappahannock., Virginia, now he is back in his birth place.

Chris Brown stared in a new movie in 2007 called “This Christmas” It got very good reviews as soon as it came out Nov, 21, 2007.

The stars that was in the movie with Chris Brown playing Michael “Baby” Whitfield, Delroy Lindo as Joseph Black, Loretta Devine as Shirley Ann Whitfield (Ma Dear), Idris Elba as Quentin Whitfield, Sharon Leal as Kelli Whitfield, Columbus Short as Claude Whitfield, Jessica Stroup as Sandi, David Banner as Mo, Ricky Harris as Fred, Melkhi Phifer as Gerald, Regina King as Lisa Moore, Lauren London as Mel Whitfield, And Laz Alonso as Malcolm Moore.

When they were doing this movie they felt like a real family and Chris Brown has a big family so he really enjoyed making it. When Chris Brown was small he wanted to sing and dance and to act in a movie after.

He got his little sing career then before he had made "This Christmas." The first movie he was in and it was a good movie, “Stomp the Yard,” In the movie, two brothers who loved to dance and they was dancing for Money so they can help they mother. But then the most craziest thing happen one of the brothers (Chris Brown). He got shot after one of the dance battles he tried to tell his other brother “DJ” That he wanted to leave but see he wanted to help his brother he did help but by then.

Chris Brown haves everything going for but the thing that’s going around about him with Riannah they are some true but all those pictures you see with them half is fake because in the pictures it like a little line that goes right threw the picture.

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Tinkerbell: The Best Disney Character

By Ashley and Stephanie Class 713


Have you ever heard about the character Tinkerbell? Well, she is a fairy that flies everywhere. She has pixie dust that helps her fly better. She has a lot of wonderful friends at Pixie Hollow.
She even has her own website called Pixiehollow.com. I suggest that you go on it, it’s awesome. You get to play games and meet new pixie friends online.

Tinker bell is a famous character who originated from Disney World. She’s in the movie Peter Pan. She even works as a builder , she fixes things. The reason why she works so hard is because she wants her fairy friends and pixie world to stay the same as it is , very peaceful.

Tinkerbell is a sweet, intelligent fairy. She is very helpful, loving and likes adventures. A lot of her friends think that her work is awesome.

“Tinkerbell is my favorite character because she’s in the movie Peter Pan,” Stephanie Garay said. “She’s a fairy , she flies and she’s very cool!”

Tinkerbell was the first fairy to be created. She was one of the best fairies in Pixie Town. She doesn’t talk to her friends that much because she has been focusing on her work. Tinkerbell always wanted to find mechanical things out in Pixie Hollow. She only finds stuff like toys or plastic things that can easily be fixed in her own case.

Here are some details about the website PixieHollow.com. The things you can do in Pixie Hollow is: create your characters, change their clothes and decorate them with pretty jewelry. You get to pick the kinds of fairies you want like, a water fairy, a garden fairy, Tinkerbell, or an animal fairy. It’s very interesting when you get to know a lot about it. As soon as you enter Pixie Hollow you get to decorate your room and go to pixie hollow places and meet new friends. There’s even games that are really funny and exciting.

Tuesday, March 4, 2008

A Day Out At The Movies

By Nathalie DeJesus and Natalie Rivera

From issue 3 winter 2006

In November, the Journalism Academy had a great day out. The entire academy went to see the latest Harry Potter movie at a Brooklyn movie theater. Personally, I was excited. I only see the movies because I think the books are too long! Some of the books are 300-to-600 pages long. I also like to see the movies because it’s so cool how they make all the magical scenes happen on the big screen. The scenes look so real!

Melina Roman was just one of the many students who went on the trip. Melina, a sixth grade student of the Science and Technology Academy, said “The movie was amazing and kept me on the edge of my seat.” Melina has seen all the movies and read a few of the books. Ms. Rodden, a Journalism Academy teacher who also went on the trip, enjoyed the movie too. She said, “It had a lot of great special effects, especially the dragons.” The movie was great! Even though the book was great, too, the movie was even better because the book doesn’t show you what all of the characters say and do.

When watching the movie you don’t have to flip pages, all you have to do is sit back and watch the movie. Whether you’re reading the book or watching the movie you can still laugh or cry with Harry and the rest of the gang.

Friday, February 29, 2008

All About Harry Potter Books

By Jennifer Luu and Natalie Rivera

From issue 3 winter 2006

The Harry Potter series, written by author J.K. Rowling, have always been a favorite of many kids and adults across the world. Still, just the books don’t seem to satisfy readers. Millions of people still turn up at the movie premieres, and for weeks after the movie opens. Some may turn up just as something to do and others may just want to watch the movie instead of reading the books. Many others enjoy watching the visual effect of the movies.We think that just the books aren’t enough. We think this because with the book, you don’t have a visual image and it’s always nice to have it. You also get to see the book come alive.

It’s great to see how the production staff and cast make all the magical scenes seem real. We’re sure that this is the reason why so many people go to see the movies.What we also like about watching the movie is that you don’t have to flip pages. All you have to do is sit back and watch the movie.
Also, watching the movie you can see the mistakes the actors and actresses make.There are many differences between all the books and the movies. The movies cut out parts of the book but never anything too important. Still, the cast and crew try their best to make the movies seem as real as possible. We think they’ve done a great job!

When asked if she thought the movies were like the books, Karen Murillo, a sixth grade Law and Government Academy student said, “I saw the movies and I think they are just like the books except for minor changes.”

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

By Cyndi Chin and Stephanie Chin

From issue 3 winter 2006

This past November, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire was released in theaters. The movie is an adventure, thriller, fantasy and mystery movie. Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) has done it again. His role as the main character is admired by thousands of people, including these two reporters. In the movie, there is a big tournament called the Triwizard Tournament. The four competitors are Cedric Diggory (Robert Pattinson), Fleur Delacour (Clemence Poesy), Viktor Krum (Stanislav Ianevski) and of course, Harry Potter. The Triwizard Tournament is only for people seventeen or older. So why did Harry get chosen? To answer that question, someone mysteriously put his name in the cup for a dangerous reason. Even if Harry is not 17, he passes all of the challenges with help from the suspicious Mad Eye Moody (Brendan Gleeson) who is the new Defense against the Dark Arts teacher and Cedric Diggory, who becomes Harry’s friend throughout the movie.

Harry did well in the other movies but even better in the fourth movie. You can see that Harry is becoming more intense and powerful. The goblet of fire is much more exciting and dark because we see Voldermort (Ralph Fiennes) face to face. The fourth movie, as people say, is the start of the battle between Harry and Voldermort.

“I think Voldermort is not going to win because Voldermort is powerful but Harry is more powerful,” said Ashley Negron, a student of the Science and Technology Academy.

Harry is powerful, but can he really beat the monster that killed his parents? Of course, we have the old characters back. Rupert Grint (Ron) did a great job, as usual. Harry and Ron have an argument in the movie about the tournament but, of course, nothing can break their friendship.

“My favorite character is Ron because he is funny,” said Ashley Negron.

Kyle Culver, a student of the Law and Government Academy, likes Harry Potter best because “he faced the Dark Lord and he had to battle the dragon.”Students also had different opinions on which scene was their favorite. Ashley said, “My favorite part is when they went under water to save their friends.”

The Top Movies to See This Summer

By Sarah Novak and Gresa Shala

From issue 4 summer 2006

It’s almost summer here at I.S. 49 and everybody is ready for their two-month vacation. Everybody has plans but if the weather is bad one weekend, than the best thing to do is to entertain yourself with a great movie. We made a movie list of the top movies you must see coming out this spring and summer. You can check out these movies coming to theaters in May, June, July, and August.

June

Click

An architect (Adam Sandler) gets his hands on a remote that allows him to fast forward and rewind different parts of his life. But things get out of hand when the remote starts to overrule his choices.

“Volver”

After her death, a mother (Maura) returns to her house where her two daughters and granddaughter live in order to solve problems she couldn’t solve when she was still alive.

July

Pirates of the Caribbean: DMC

This movie is a continuing sequel to the first movie of Pirates of the Caribbean. It also stars actor Johnny Depp.

My Super Ex-Girlfriend


When Matt (Wilson) dumps his girlfriend for being too greedy she uses her superpowers to make him regret what he did to her and make him pay.

August

World Trade Center


After the 9/11 attack, police officers John McLoughlin (Nicholas Cage) and William Jimeno (Michael Pena) get trapped under all of the ruins of the World Trade Center.

Zoom



A girl named Summer Jones is brought to a school by her father (Tim Allen) where they train the students to master their superpowers. She soon finds out her dad is a superhero. She also finds out that someone is trying to plot against the school and her.