New Pirates of the Caribbean movie trailer released

Rebecca Neumann Entertainment Editor The new Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides trailer just hit websites everywhere and already the buzz has begun. It is now obvious to everyone that this story will break the mold of its predecessors. No longer does the story hang on the acting and chemistry of Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightly. Instead, a new cast blends in with the old. Penelope Cruz and Ian McShane are just a few of the new additions joining Johnny Depp’s Jack Sparrow on the big screen. The new characters should add a new element to the plot, as the trailer promises. Like every loyal Pirates fan, I am over-the-moon excited for this movie….

Trip down the rabbit hole proves to be a disappointment

by Divya Kumar News Editor I can say with relative assurance I know quite a bit about Alice in Wonderland. Beyond it being my favorite book, I’ve also been working on a 4,000-word extended paper this year as one of my assignments, requiring research and understanding of the novel as a whole. Therefore, when I heard that Alice was going to be made into a movie, that too by Tim Burton, a director creepy enough to maintain the original twisted plot of the novel, I was beyond excited. However, after returning from my trip down the rabbit hole, none of the positive sentiments I had anticipated were left behind. Besides being lackluster and original, the…