Diagnosing Dubya: The early word on Oliver Stone’s George W. Bush biopic
A storm is coming. Controversy is brewing. Oliver Stone, director of the Vietnam War epic “Platoon” as well as political thrillers “JFK” and “Nixon,” is tackling his most controversial subject yet: George W. Bush, one of the most panned presidents in American history. The biopic, starring Josh Brolin as Dubya, is getting negative feedback based [...]
By Lauren Burdick <lburdick@hilite.org> This school will celebrate its freedom to read and the many possibilities books bring during Banned Books Week from Sept. 27 to Oct. 4. This year’s theme is “Closing books shuts out ideas, limits understanding, closes possibilities.”
Continue reading …By Mitch Ringenberg <mringenberg@hilite.org> “Eagle Eye” is a film that begins with an interesting enough premise but quickly dies from a ludicrous plot, a lack of dimensional characters and an implausible ending so unbelievable that I left the theater feeling my intelligence had been insulted.
Continue reading …By Beverly Jenkins <bjenkins@hilite.org> On Sept. 25, 45 students here received their letters of commendation from the National Merit Scholarship program.
Continue reading …By Monica Rice <mrice@hilite.org> Effective as of Sept. 26, the transportation department will no longer run late buses on Fridays. Two main issues play a role in the final decision, and according to principal John Williams, one of those factors is the same that plagues nearly every American today: gas prices. “Gas prices made us [...]
Continue reading …By Min Qiao <Mqiao@hilite.org> On Oct. 1, the Ambassadors and all of the other choir groups will perform in their first big concert of the year. According to director Lamonte Kuskye, the concert will be at the Dale E. Graham Auditorium at 7 p.m.
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