Back to school movie previews
September 3, 2010 • written by Hailey Edelstein ('12)/ Eastside News/Features Editor
Filed under Entertainment
It’s already September, which means autumn has begun and school is only a few days away. As homework begins to pile up, weekend plans with friends become necessary to relieve students of all their school-related stress. It looks like we’re in luck; Fall 2010 is bringing in some exciting movies. This... Read more »
Anthropologie fashion show
September 1, 2010 • written by Laura Kane ('11)/ Eastside Editor in Chief
Filed under Community, Entertainment
On Monday, August 16, Anthropologie, a home and clothing store, stayed true to its trend-setting name by hosting its first customer event of its kind called “Two for the Road: An evening with Anna and Keith.” Housed inside the modern, yet charmingly rustic Urban Outfitters warehouse located in Philadelphia,... Read more »
“Eat Pray Love” offers visual journey
August 31, 2010 • written by Julie Coben ('11)/ Eastside Editor in Chief
Filed under Entertainment
Adapted by Elizabeth Gilbert’s bestselling memoir, “Eat Pray Love” is a story of one woman’s dream to find herself in the cultures around the world. Prior to the premier, “Eat Pray Love” gathered a tremendous amount of hype from all sorts of fans. Now, the movie has spurred even more excitement... Read more »
Oprah’s new venture
August 30, 2010 • written by Danielle Fox ('13)/ Eastside Entertainment Editor
Filed under Entertainment
For the past 25 years, Oprah Winfrey has charmed America with her sensational, daily talk show, The Oprah Winfrey Show, and though her show will end September 9, 2011, America should buckle their seat belts because Oprah Winfrey is not going anywhere. Perhaps the New York Daily News said it best, when... Read more »
Meredith and Andrew say goodbye: the Barefoot Editors season finale
August 24, 2010
Filed under Entertainment, Video
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Barefoot Editors prepare for finale
August 2, 2010 • written by Andrew Huff ('10), Meredith Medoway ('10) and Shelly Tan ('10)/ Eastside Alumni
Filed under Entertainment, Video
Andrew Huff (’10) and Meredith Medoway (’10) travel the world to learn more about Vietnamese food and get ready for their last cooking adventure of the year: embedded by Embedded VideoYouTube Direkt SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Barefoot Editors prepare for finale", url: "http://www.eastside-online.org/entertainment/barefoot-editors-prepare-for-finale/"... Read more »
Amanda Bynes: retired or unretired?
August 1, 2010 • written by Danielle Fox ('13) / Entertainment Editor
Filed under Entertainment
Child starlet Amanda Bynes has retired and unretired from her acting career via twitter all within a period of two months. On Saturday, June 19 at 7:50 AM, Bynes tweeted, “If I don’t love something anymore, I stop doing it. I know 24 is a young age to retire but you heard it first: I’ve retired.” Bynes... Read more »
I Am Love (2010) – Movie Review
July 16, 2010 • written by Sarah Minion ('12) / Underground Editor
Filed under Entertainment
This summer, the movie scene includes a myriad of 3D children’s movies and mediocre comedies. However, Luca Guadagnino’s “I Am Love,” is clearly distinguishable from the rest of this summer’s average movie selection. “I Am Love”, originally released last year in Italy and later released... Read more »
Letters to Juliet (2010) – Movie Review
July 2, 2010 • written by Danielle Fox ('13)/ Entertainment Editor
Filed under Entertainment
The phrase “What if” has done a magnificent job with instilling doubt in people’s lives: “What if I don’t get the job?” or “What if I fail this test?” But, Gary Winick, the director of one of 2010’s hottest summer flicks, Letters to Juliet, gives the phrase “What if” a new meaning... Read more »
City Island (2010) – Movie Review
July 1, 2010 • written by Hannah Feinberg ('12)/ Community Editor
Filed under Entertainment
City Island, which premiered at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival, is a surprisingly poignant black comedy about a loving New York family on the brink of collapse. Directed by Raymond de Felitta, and starring Andy Garcia, Julianne Margulies and a well-cast ensemble as the Rizzo family, City Island... Read more »
Toy Story 3 review
June 27, 2010 • written by Rebecca Ohnona ('12)/Eastside Entertainment Editor
Filed under Entertainment
Any sequel of a movie as popular as Toy Story and Toy Story 2 is bound to receive millions of returning fans. Even for those who are not such big fans, the jolly thriller is bound to please children of all ages. Despite the new “edgy” scenes, in its first weekend alone, Toy Story 3 led with $60 million,... Read more »
Celebrities seek success in the restaurant industry
June 16, 2010 • written by Hailey Edelstein ('12)/ Eastside Online News Editor
Filed under Entertainment
Celebrities make movies, music, TV-shows, books and so many other forms of art and entertainment. Now, they’ve moved into the culinary arts—celebrities are opening their own restaurants all over the world. According to msnbc.com, “the sense of accomplishment brought by entrepreneurship attracts... Read more »
2010 summer movie preview
June 11, 2010 • written by Dillon Rosenblatt ('11)/ Eastside Editorial Assistant
Filed under Entertainment
Summer: the perfect time to go see a blockbuster movie. The top 10 summer movies in 2009 grossed approximately 2.361 billion dollars domestically, 2008 grossed 4.895 billion dollars domestically for the top 10 summer movies and 2007 grossed 2.43 billion dollars domestically. Lets now see what 2010 has... Read more »
Atrain kicks off new show with Savarin
March 9, 2010 • written by Autreen Rahbari ('10)/ Eastside Radio Manager
Filed under Entertainment, Radio
Atrain’s first episode kicks off with cool, liquidy interview skills.Katie Savarin (’10) is the lucky victim. Atrain’s freestyle at the end has been shortened due technical difficulties. The PC erased his last lines, they were so balla. http://www.podcastrevolution.com/viewpodcast.php?pid=1079 SHARETHIS.addEntry({... Read more »
District 9 review
March 7, 2010 • written by Dillon Rosenblatt ('11)/Eastside Editorial Assistant
Filed under Entertainment
Aliens have finally reached Earth, arriving in a spaceship directly over Johannesburg. Found inside, starving to death, are the aliens (called prawns) who benefit from a humanitarian desire to relocate them to a location on the ground. The place they live is called District 9. Here the prawns become... Read more »
The Hurt Locker review
March 6, 2010 • written by Autreen Rahbari (’10)/ Eastside Radio Manager
Filed under Entertainment
Before I begin, I want to make it clear to the reader that this is not a movie about the conflict in Iraq. This is not a commentary on U.S. tactics or strategy, nor does it have anything to do modern politics. One of the beautiful things about this film is that it is malleable – that it can fit into... Read more »
Entertainment editors preview 2010 Academy Awards
March 6, 2010 • written by Paige Hymson ('10)/ Eastside Entertainment Editor, Meredith Medoway ('10)/ Eastside Entertainment Editor and Dillon Rosenblatt ('10)/ Eastside Editorial Assistant. [Edited by Autreen Rahbari ('10)/ Eastside Radio Manager]
Filed under Entertainment, Radio
Eastside Entertainment Editors Meredith Medoway (’10) and Paige Hymson (’10) preview the 2010 Academy Awards along with Dillon Rosenblatt (’11). Check out the coverage here. http://www.podcastrevolution.com/viewpodcast.php?pid=1070 SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Entertainment editors... Read more »
Precious review
March 4, 2010 • written by Meredith Medoway (’10)/ Eastside Entertainment Editor
Filed under Entertainment
Some stories are not meant to be told. Especially on screen. Precious is one of those stories. Precious, based on the novel Push by Sapphire, tells the story of an overweight, illiterate teen that is pregnant with her second child. Precious’ father is also the father of both of her babies. She lives... Read more »
The Blind Side review
March 4, 2010 • written by Paige Hymson ('10)/ Eastside Entertainment Editor
Filed under Entertainment
Based on the extraordinary true story of Michael Oher, The Blind Side stars Sandra Bullock and newcomer Quinton Aaron in an uplifting football film. Director John Lee Hancock really captures the realities of the once homeless and struggling teen. Watching The Blind Side is like watching the actual well-off... Read more »
Up! review
March 4, 2010 • written by Zach Schwartz ('10)/ Eastside Humor Editor
Filed under Entertainment, Featured
In the same way that Walt Disney Pictures has become synonymous with traditionally animated films, Pixar Animation Studio is usually the first studio to come to mind whenever mentioning computer-animated films. For over a decade, they have continued to deliver quality animated films that manage to entertain... Read more »
Up in the Air review
March 4, 2010 • written by Diana Yu (’11)/ For Eastside
Filed under Entertainment
Along with the usual Oscar heavy-hitters, indie film Up in the Air is competing this year for the title of Best Picture. Unlike most films favored by the Oscars, Up in the Air is a genuinely enjoyable, watchable flick that does not get lost in its own seriousness. The film is about a businessman named... Read more »
A Serious Man review
March 2, 2010 • written by Meredith Medoway (’10)/ Eastside Entertainment Editor
Filed under Entertainment
One of my biggest pet peeves for a movie is a predictable ending. It is a major turn off and almost always leaves me feeling aggravated. A Serious Man takes a completely opposite route and leaves viewers guessing even past the end credits. One gets a feel for the general attitude of the movie with the... Read more »
An Education review
March 2, 2010 • written by Danielle Fox (’13)/ Eastside Staff
Filed under Entertainment
A student has locked herself in her room, has had seven hours of sleep within the past four days and is emerged in her books; it is mid-term week. She has spent countless hours dedicated to transporting all of the information collected since the beginning of the school-year into her brain, yet she finds... Read more »
Valentine’s Day review
March 2, 2010 • written by Rebecca Schuck ('13)/ For Eastside
Filed under Entertainment
Just like the actual holiday, Valentine’s Day is corny (for lack of a better word) and overly sentimental. The film, directed by Gary Marshall (Pretty Women) is a complete mess. And yet, it made $56,260,707 opening week. One reason? It has many recognizable stars. Some of them actually did a good job... Read more »
Inglorious Basterds review
March 1, 2010 • written by Jack Braunstein ('13)/ Eastside Staff
Filed under Entertainment
History buffs and Bubbies beware, Inglorious Basterds is no Schindler’s List. Quentin Tarintino’s latest conquest is a World War II movie with neither cinematic nor historical bounds. The movie follows a group of Jewish-American soldiers who have been assigned by the government to “Do one thing,... Read more »
Avatar review
March 1, 2010 • written by Jared Widman ('10)/ For Eastside
Filed under Entertainment
Sure, we’ve all heard the story. A man from a race of imperialists has a prolonged stay with a native “uncivilized” population for whatever reason – either for research or because he is captured or perhaps even by accident. The man then becomes “one of the gang,” probably falls in love,... Read more »
When in Rome review
February 14, 2010 • written by Hailey Edelstein ('12)/ Eastside Online News Editor
Filed under Entertainment, Featured
The typical romantic comedy story line never seems to change. A work-obsessed woman who claims she has no interest in love messes with fate and suddenly finds the “perfect guy” while being seemingly struck by love. She encounters a few bumps in the road that are supposed to make us laugh. As usual... Read more »
Tyra Banks leaves talk show
February 7, 2010 • written by Danielle Fox (’13)/ For Eastside
Filed under Entertainment, Featured
After five years world supermodel and American Television Personality, Tyra Banks, will close down her talk show this spring to pursue new career options. The show has won two Daytime Emmy awards and is nominated for a NAACP Image Award for an “Outstanding Talk Series.” In her journal Banks wrote,... Read more »
Disney reveals plans to build new Lost ride
February 7, 2010 • written by Laura Kane ('11)/ Eastside Community Editor
Filed under Entertainment
Die-hard fans of Lost who dreamed of running away from the smoke monster or fighting against the darma initiative, may now be able to see their wish come true through Disney’s new stimulus ride. Disney is now workshopping on an idea to transform the popular TV show Lost into a new stimulus ride. At... Read more »
Eastside writer predicts Grammy outcomes
January 24, 2010 • written by Rebecca Mulberg ('12)/ Eastside Staff
Filed under Entertainment
With the Grammy Awards approaching, everyone and anyone interested in the music industry has already composed their list of winners based upon prediction. As we all know, even renowned journalists aim for perfect predictions, but even they cannot achieve so. Underneath is another attempt at the winner... Read more »
Editor predicts Golden Globe wins
January 17, 2010 • written by Dillon Rosenblatt ('11)/ Eastside Editorial Assistant
Filed under Entertainment
The 67th annual Golden Globe Awards are Sunday, January 17 on NBC at 8-11 p.m. (EST) hosted by “The Office” creator, Ricky Gervais. The bolded nominations are who I think will win (NOT WHO I WANT). MOVIES: Best Motion Picture – Drama Avatar – as of right now, the second highest grossing film... Read more »
Halo Awards preview
December 12, 2009 • written by Emily McCready ('11)/ Eastside Staff
Filed under Entertainment
Nickelodeon’s first-ever Helping And Leading Others (HALO) awards show is dedicated to celebrating four real teenagers with a mission to improve the world. The award show was created and will be hosted by Nick Cannon, the recently appointed chairman of TeenNick. With this project, he hopes to inspire... Read more »
The Road provides audiences with a mental journey
December 6, 2009 • written by Jared Widman (’10)/ Eastside Staff
Filed under Entertainment
Characters from The Road share a heartfelt moment that leaves a lasting impression on the audience. As I waded through the hundreds of people following each other like lemmings off of the mass-marketed 2012 cliff, I pondered about how another movie would fare. The... Read more »
Casablancas not succeeding on his own
December 1, 2009 • written by Hannah Feinberg ('12)/Eastside Staff
Filed under Entertainment
2.5/5 stars When the Strokes released their debut, Is This It, in 2001 – sporting seemingly shampoo-proof mops, seedy Chucks and an attitude that would usher in a new generation of cool – they were on top of the world. Their music, Manhattan hedonism embodied with every drawled syllable, careless... Read more »