We need to talk about kevin, and also how good the movie is
February 1, 2012 • Hannah Feinberg ('12)/Eastside Underground Editor
We need to talk about We Need to Talk about Kevin. Gripping, horrifying, nearly unwatchable, We Need to Talk about Kevin artfully dissects the complex relationship between mother and sadistic son. Adapted from the best-seller of the same name, We Need to Talk about Kevin muddles the line between... Read more »
The not-so-secret life of the American teenager, Shailene Woodley
January 31, 2012 • Daphna Varadi ('14)/Eastside staff
Recently, Shailene Woodley has made an unbelievable breakthrough in the entertainment business. Since the summer of 2008, Woodley has played the lead role of ABC Family’s hit television series, “The Secret Life of the American Teenager.” On the popular show, Woodley plays Amy Juergens who faces... Read more »
Oscars seek new venue for ceremony
January 31, 2012 • Abby Hoffman ('14)/Eastside staff
To a lot of people, the Academy Awards is more than just an awards ceremony where celebrities receive large golden statues, otherwise known as Oscars. For many, the ceremony holds important traditions, and the venue is one of them. Recently, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences reviewed... Read more »
Another Earth: out of this world
January 2, 2012 • Danielle Fox ('13)/Eastside entertainment editor
What if there was another Earth? Another you? What would you say? Perhaps, “Better luck next time.” Another Earth parallels the internal and external conflict of an identity crisis as an ex-convict (Brit Marling) begins anew, trying to string back together the disseminated pieces of her past, while... Read more »
Janice Dickinson accuses America’s Next Top Model of rigging the competition
December 13, 2011 • Danielle Fox ('13)/Eastside entertainment editor
Do you want to be on top? According to recent allegations, this might not be possible for top-model aspirers, as Tyra Banks, former model and hostess of “America’s Next Top Model,” allegedly does not actually pick her new stars-on-the-rise. Recently, former model and “Top Model” judge, Janice... Read more »
Television commercials feature future hit songs
December 13, 2011 • Meghna Kothari ('15)/Eastside staff
The most conventional way to pick up songs is typically from listening to the radio, finding one on iTunes, or perhaps listening to music at a party. However, one alternative way to collecting some great tunes is by paying closer attention to some of the new hit songs via television commercials. Television... Read more »
New Girl: season 1, episode 4
November 15, 2011 • Rachel Sklar ('15)/Eastside staff
This new episode of “New Girl” jumps right back into Jess’s life, and, of course, she is still trying to fit in with the rest of the guys. Her attempt to connect with them over activities like scary movies and dates is what makes this episode the best one yet. Jess ruins the end of the movie for... Read more »
You wanna be on top?: America’s Next Top Model All Stars, episode 9
November 15, 2011 • Shanice Davis ('12)/Eastside staff
Only six girls are left at the beginning of episode nine. Everyone starts to feel the pressure of the competition until fashion editor André Leon Talley stops by the house to announce that the ladies will be heading to Greece. Although exciting, the trip to Greece is barely a vacation. As soon as the... Read more »
You wanna be on top?: America’s Next Top Model All Stars, episode 8
November 15, 2011 • Shanice Davis ('12)/Eastside staff
Episode eight opens up with a very proud Lisa. “I was super relieved because I won best photo which is awesome. I think that once you’re on top, there is definitely a lot of pressure to stay up there, but I just think that it’s karma and I’m getting what I deserve,” she said of her accomplishment. Instead... Read more »
You wanna be on top?: America’s Next Top Model All Stars, episode 7
November 15, 2011 • Shanice Davis ('12)/Eastside staff
Bre’s elimination takes some girls by surprise at the beginning of episode seven. “It’s definitely going to get interesting in the house now because now Bianca doesn’t have a bodyguard,” Lisa said. Bianca also realizes that now she has to survive in the Top Model house on her own. “Here I... Read more »
Eighties film Footloose remade and modernized
November 15, 2011 • Rachel Tinkleman ('13)/Eastside staff
“Do they sell men’s clothes where you bought that hat?” That is just one of the few good lines missing from the reboot of the classic 1984 movie Footloose, which came out Friday, October 14. But not all of the changes made to the remake were bad ones. Co-producer Neil Meron said, “It’s... Read more »
HBO Go is a go
November 15, 2011 • Dylan Fingerman ('13)/Eastside Editorial Assistant
Home Box Office, more commonly known as HBO, developed a new way for fans to watch their favorite shows of their own accord through a new service, free to subscribers, called HBO Go. Though HBO first released HBO Go in mid-February of 2011 only for the PC, it quickly became more and more popular. On... Read more »
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children book review
October 31, 2011 • Kayla Schorr ('14)/Eastside News/Features Editor
Ransom Riggs’ teen bestseller, Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children, tells a suspenseful, mind-altering tale of Jacob Portman, a typical sixteen-year-old boy. Though Jacob seems to be a normal teen at the beginning of the story, the audience learns that Jacob is truly gifted— or peculiar. The... Read more »
You wanna be on top?: America’s Next Top Model All Stars, Episode 6
October 31, 2011 • Shanice Davis ('12)/Eastside staff
Episode 6 opens up with Bre confessing that she had spent a lot of time protecting Bianca throughout the competition. “I took time off of thinking about myself, and now I put myself in jeopardy. I’m not spending [any] time thinking about the next person and what they’re doing. I’m focused on... Read more »
East’s got style!
October 28, 2011 • Mia Holley ('12)/ Eastside Photo Editor
As the weather gets colder, fashion among East students warms up! Fall must haves such as maxi skirts, lace up boots, trench coats, and cute layers are flooding the halls, donned by some of the most fashionable students at East. Featuring all types of different styles and clothing ideas, it’s time... Read more »
The Real Housewives of New Jersey: Season 3, Episode 18
October 19, 2011 • Ilana Schwartzberg ('14)/Eastside Staff
In this episode of the Real Housewives of New Jersey, the clan spends their last days in Punta Cana. After Teresa and Joe leave the beach and go to the hut to get changed. Albie, Chris and Greg wondered where Teresa went so Greg jokingly said, “If we shine some light some gold will reflect off of Teresa’s... Read more »
You Wanna Be On Top?: America’s Next Top Model All Stars, Episode 5
October 19, 2011 • Shanice Davis ('12)/Eastside staff
Angelea (Cycle 14) is super excited at the beginning of episode five when she sees her photo hanging on the wall in the Top Model house. “It feels great to go from [the] bottom to all the way to number one,” she said. Knowing that the other girls in the house underestimate her, she has no problem... Read more »
You Wanna Be On Top?: America’s Next Top Model All Stars, Episode 4
October 14, 2011 • Shanice Davis ('12)/Eastside staff
Episode 4 opens up with Kayla (Cycle 15) experiencing heart problems after Isis’ elimination. She is rushed to the hospital, but returns home a few hours later after discovering she had suffered from cardiac arrhythmia. “When you’re in the Top Model house, there’s gonna be some type of stress,”... Read more »
You Wanna Be On Top?: America’s Next Top Model All Stars, Episode 3
October 14, 2011 • Shanice Davis ('12)/Eastside staff
Episode three of “America’s Next Top Model All-Stars” opens up with a visit from TV personality, Kristin Cavallari, best known for her appearances on “The Hills” and “Laguna Beach.” Cavallari gives the remaining twelve girls advice on how to stay true to themselves, and ensures them that... Read more »
“Dance Moms” use daughters to relive childhood
October 14, 2011 • Amanda Friedman ('14)/Eastside Staff
Little girls compete for awards at dance competitions and beauty pageants all over the United States; however, the girls are not the only ones trying to gain the judges’ approval. Shockingly, so are their mothers. In the popular television shows “Toddlers and Tiaras” and “Dance Moms,” girls,... Read more »
Apple co-founder Steve Jobs dead at 56
October 14, 2011 • David Friedman ('15)/Eastside Staff
Apple Inc., the world’s second most valuable company, worth over 300 billion dollars, lost its co-founder, Steve Jobs, on October 5, 2011 at age 56. Jobs, who resigned as Chief Executive Officer of Apple on August 24, died of respiratory arrest resulting from pancreatic cancer that had spread to... Read more »
Delving deeper into ‘Pumped up Kicks’
October 4, 2011 • Juliet Brooks ('13)/Eastside News/Features editor
I made the mistake of turning the radio on to Q102 last month, and I was shocked to discover that instead of the thumping beats about gratuitous sex that I’d come to love, they were playing Foster the People’s song Pumped Up Kicks. The song was released in September of 2010 and is currently... Read more »
Thirteen Reasons Why Review
October 4, 2011 • Gilana Levavi ('14)/Eastside editorial assistant
Jay Asher’s Thirteen Reasons Why is a story about teen suicide, a topic that sounds disturbing and depressing, like something we do not want to think about. And the novel is deeply painful. At times, I wanted to shut the book because of its sadness, and I pleaded with the characters to act differently.... Read more »
New Girl: Season 1, Episode 2
October 4, 2011 • Rachel Sklar ('15)/Eastside Staff
Episode 2 started on a little bit of nicer note than the pilot. Jess is no longer moping around the apartment; instead, she is jumping around the apartment awaiting the arrival of her new roommate. Coach is no longer living there, but instead, an old friend of Schmidt’s and Nick’s, who was playing... Read more »
The Real Housewives of New Jersey: Season 3, Episode 17
October 4, 2011 • Ilana Schwartzberg ('14)/Eastside Staff
In this episode of The Real Housewives of New Jersey, the gals set out to Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic. The episode starts as the wives start packing for this five-day getaway. Teresa, being the diva that she is, won the contest for packing the most bags with a total of nine; she packs one for... Read more »
New Girl: Season 1 Episode 1
October 4, 2011 • Rachel Sklar ('15)/Eastside Staff
The new series “New Girl” focuses on the life of Jess (Zooey Deschanel), a teacher who is stuck living with three guys. It is hard to imagine an emotionally unstable Jess having to move in with three guys. She is going through the basic post-breakup breakdown. Watching Dirty Dancing five or six times... Read more »
Boardwalk Empires Season 2 Episode 1 Recap
October 3, 2011 • Joe Incollingo ('13)/Eastside staff
Can’t get enough Jersey Shore? Shame on you. Boardwalk Empire, HBO’s own Jersey Shore show, is back to help. Fresh off eight Emmy wins, including one for producer and last season’s guest director, Martin Scorsese, the series’ second season premiere opened last Sunday right in the middle of last... Read more »
You Wanna Be on Top?: America’s Next Top Model All-Stars, Episode 2
September 27, 2011 • Shanice Davis ('12)/Eastside Staff
Last week, “America’s Next Top Model” premiered, but not just as any cycle. This time, Tyra Banks brought out fourteen fan favorites from previous cycles better known as the all-stars. Each girl has left her mark on “America’s Next Top Model” in the past, but has never walked away with the... Read more »
Fall Movie Preview
September 5, 2011 • Hailey Edelstein ('12)/ Eastside Editor-in-Chief
Fall 2011 has begun and with it come some exciting new movies. Take a break from the homework, grab some popcorn and do not miss the season’s upcoming hits: This September, don’t miss Contagion, an action-packed movie about an incurable, lethal virus that is spreading by the second. A woman named... Read more »
Pretty Little Liars: season 2, episode 12
September 3, 2011 • Kayla Schorr ('14) / Eastside News/Features Editor
Episode 12 of the second season of Pretty Little Liars did a fantastic job of going into depth on secrets, scandals, and mysteries included in previous episodes. However, one mystery served as a top priority among the four girls; what happened to Dr. Sullivan? In the preceding episode of PLL, Spencer,... Read more »
Kardashian and Humphries: fairytale wedding
August 23, 2011 • Lindsey DuBoff ('12) / Eastside Entertainment Editor
A “happily ever after” is hopefully on the way for Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries, as their fairytale wedding took place on Saturday, August 20, 2011 when Kardashian and Humphries exchanged their vows. The happy couple was married at a private estate in Montecito, California, surrounded by 450... Read more »
Pottermania continues: Rowling creates Pottermore
August 7, 2011 • Prashasti Awadhiya ('12)/Eastside news/features editor
The Harry Potter movies might be finished, but JK Rowling does not plan to end the Harry Potter saga there. She has a new website called Pottermore, “a unique and free-to-use website which builds an exciting online experience around the reading of the Harry Potter books” as described on the website... Read more »
Shark Week: the ultimate annual shark attack
August 5, 2011 • Danielle Fox ('13)/ Eastside Entertainment Editor
Finally, the one week of the year is here when another ancient sanguinary beast dominates television as opposed to the mythological—and becoming trite—vampire: Shark Week. First premiering on the Discovery Channel in 1986, it is safe to say jaws, surfer attacks and dauntless divers inviting the ferocious... Read more »
Pretty Little Liars: ‘Twisted’ novel review
July 21, 2011 • Darby Festa ('13) / News/Features Editor
When Sara Shepard released the previous novel in the Pretty Little Liars series, Wanted, we thought that Ali was dead. A was gone. And the four girls: Spencer, Aria, Hanna, and Emily, were safe. Little did we know, Shepard planned to continue the series with four more installments, beginning... Read more »
