CC Entertainment

With mid-terms all coming up my procrastination is ranging!
MOVIES!

So this week I'll review 2 films for you.

First:

Burlesque



Year: 2010
Approximate Running Time: 119 minutes (Just under 2 hours)
Starring: Cher as Tess, Christina Aguilera as Ali, Cam Gigandet as Jack.
My Summary: This movie is obviously similar to Moulin Rouge, there's woman dancing with big feathers, singing (it is semi-musical, however the musical numbers are in the burlesque show), and the provocative dance numbers. There's a little romance, there's a little fighting, however not so much comedy. (Sorry Dr. Mike - I might have said there was.) Finally there's the million dollar question - how in the hell do they pay the bills?
In my opinion: If you enjoy a musical and mediocre acting then watch this movie! After watching this movie, I wanted to download the sound track just for 'pump up'/get ready songs as most of them are lots of fun, and they're catchy. Again, this is 100% chick flick film, so ladies please do not make your boyfriend or significant other sit through this unless they're really into Cher and Christina.
Side Note: The male lead, Cam Gigandet was the 21-year-old high school Bible lover from Easy-A who got chlamydia, which took me FOREVER to figure out what other movie I saw him in. Second, the Louis Vuitton shoes shown in this movie are impossible to find. I went back as far as LV's summer 08 collection and I can't find them. :(
Over all rating (out of 5): 2.5

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1126591/

Second:

The Social Network



Year: 2010
Approximate Running Time: 120 minutes (Bang on 2 hours)
Starring: Jesse Eisenberg as Mark Zuckerberg, Andrew Garfield as Edwardo Saverin, Armie Hammer as both Winklevoss Twins, Justin Timberlake as Sean Parker.
My Summary: What do nerdy Harvard students do on Friday nights? Well for Mark Zuckerberg it involves getting dumped, drinking your sorrows, blogging about it and crashing Harvard's server. No big deal. Oh and then making a billion dollar company. Minor detail of course. But as the tag line for the movie says, "You don't get to 500 million friends without making a few enemies." The film follows the creation of Facebook, aka every university student's social life. And how Mark Zuckerberg becomes my future husband... I mean, umm. I wish? No, seriously though it follows how Facebook took over our lives and whose lives it destroyed in the process.
In my opinion: Yes, Mark Zuckerberg should marry me. OR become an alumni of Champlain. I'll accept either. Back to the film, it made me realize how much Facebook actually took over our lives. The drama is well played for the film, and it keeps you interested. This is a gender neutral film so by all mean drag your significant other to the sofa, or go alone with some popcorn and veg out.
Over all rating (out of 5): 4

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1285016/

A Foreign Area of Interest

Over the process of two years and currently as a 3rd year student, I find myself in this changing and alien state of existence from what I was two years prior. The reason for this..... Is God.

Wow, wow, wow, now don’t take the wrong idea here. This is not a conversion story. Not that a conversion story would be wrong or anything, but instead it would be wrong for me to give the impression that I did believe in god, because the reality of the story is... I don’t. However, I still stand by my statement in recognizing that at least the notion of ‘God’ has made a direct impact on me over the last few years. And looking back on it now...I think it’s the Coolest Thing Ever!

Bon Temps Weekend 2011 - post by Mairi "McGee" Mcguire

Let us set the stage- a mild February afternoon, the snow still drifting after the storm, a slight wind, ruffling strands of hair and the fringes of scarves, dozens of Champlain Students, some still dazed from the night before, gloved hands gripped on the wooden sticks, crouched over the smooth palette of ice, prepared for what will happen next. N-H-L, they chant, hitting their sticks against one another, before swiping at the small, brightly colored rubber ball.

The End of Poverty (TGLC)

The End Of Poverty? Trailer from Cinema Libre Studio on Vimeo.

Entertainment Review

Hey CC

So as many people like myself spend countless hours procrastinating, doing various things, I thought I would Blog about my personal favorite form of procrastination, Movies!

So I'll pretty much review 1 or 2 movies and give you my recommendations. :)

After a lovely chat with our College Head Dr. Mike, our amazing Aramark Head Chef Paul Foster (who is sadly leaving us on FRIDAY), and Aramark Catering Manager Edward Rama I was recommended the movie Julie&Julia.

Julie&Julia

So here are the Basics about the film; (Found from IMDb - Link at the bottom)
Year: 2009
Approximate Running Time: 123 minutes (Just over 2 hours)
Starring: Merly Streep as Julia Child, Amy Adams as Julie Powell and Stanley Tucci as Paul Child.
My Summary: Julie&Julia follows 2 women, who I would say are in mid-life crisis. Both are lost in what they want in life, and are trying to find themselves. They both discovery their love of cooking and food and face challenges to over come. The modern day Julie Powell is in a depressing job attempting to deal with the aftermath of 9/11 and takes on the task of cooking 524 recipes of Julia Child's in 1 year. Julia Child, in the 1950's is based in Paris and attempts to write a French cookbook for Americans, and faces the task of not only learning to cook, but writing a cookbook and trying to get it published.
In my Opinion: Julie&Julia is definitely a great movie for a Girls-Night-In, just to curl up on the sofa with a glass of wine (or fruit juice - I prefer Apple), and just relax. The movie itself is semi-long, so make sure you have snacks as watching all the food being made, made me hungry.
Side Note: Stanley Tucci and Merly Streep worked together in The Devils Wears Prada, and I in the beginning it was hard for me to see that relationship, and disconnect them from being a crazy editor and gay fashion director. However none-the-less I worked through it and enjoyed the film.
Over all rating (out of 5): 3

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1135503/

Writing With a Paddle; Guest post by Mairi McGuire

Pictured here: Dr. Mike, Canadian Canoe Museum Executive Director James Raffan, Canadian Author Nicolas Dickner, Lakefield College School former Headmaster Terry Guest

This Wednesday, I was awarded the opportunity to attend a reading by award winning author, Nicolas Dicker. Dickner’s book, Nikolski, tells the story of three characters, completely unaware of their relation with one another, as they traverse separately through life. The book was the winner of CBC Canada Reads 2010 and also won the Governor General’s Literary Award for Translation in 2008. The reading was hosted at the beautiful Canadian Canoe Museum in downtown Peterborough. I was fascinated by its ornate features, the fantastical canoes which dotted the museum floor and the pillars of ancient wood which decorated the room. Nicolas Dickner was introduced by the head of Champlain College, Dr. Mike Allcott. In his introduction, Dr. Allcott described Dickner as one who “lives in the extraordinary milieu of the imagination,”, and it was right there, within the beautiful walls of the Canoe museum, that we were invited into the majestic imagination of this wonderful writer.