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The Summer Box Office Hits
By Cimmeon Q. Terry
The Dark Knight Rises
The most anticipated film of the summer
didn’t fail to deliver. Arguably, “The Dark
Knight Rises,” is the best movie of the year.
The hard part is finding someone that would
disagree. As of August 14, the movie grossed
$394.6 million.
The performances of Christian Bale, Anne
Hathaway and Tom Hardy gave a most prom
ising depiction in the finale of this Batman
series. Bale brings
this Batman series to
a phenomenal close.
Just as the “Lord of
the Rings” and the “Pi
rates of the Caribbean”
series, seeing the past
Batman films of this
series would ties loose
ends. The story starts
eight years from the
aftermath of the events
of “The Dark Knight”.
The city is still re
covering while Bane
(Hardy) is planning the
worst for Gotham City,
all the while when Bat
man is nowhere to be
seen. The young and
attractive con artist.
Cat Woman (Hatha
way), posing as a wait
ress at Bruce Wayne’s
dirmer party, is caught
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by Bruce himself trying to steal his late moth
er’s pearl necklace. One would think that the
man who’s secret identity is Batman would
be more clever to apprehend Cat Woman,
but his leg is nearly broken just as his spirit,
and she escapes. As Bane’s evil plot unfolds,
Bruce decides to get himself back in the su
perhero swing of things even though Alfred
(Michael Cain) advises against it. On his
journey to save Go
tham, Batman finds
ultimate truths about
himself, his allies,
and who his true en
emy is after all.
Captivating
from beginning to
end it will leave
many questions and
the desire to see
more. A solid 10 out
of 10 is what I rate
this film, as it was
nothing less than an
excellent conclusion
to an epic series.
Condolences to
the victims of the Au
rora, Colorado shoot
ing that took place on
July 20, 2012. Un
fortunately, there are
bad guys in real life.
THE DARK KNIGHT RISES
JULY 20
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ted
Mommies and daddies,
if you didn’t know, you
wouldn't bring this teddy
bear home to the kids. Seth
MacFarlene’s comedic
creation is great fun but
NOT for the whole fam
ily. Actors Mark Walberg
and Mila Kunis take part
in a hilarious performance
that has taken in more than
$211.1 million dollars as
of August 15th. After its
debut on June 29th, Ted
was the trending topic
amongst Twitter users na
tion wide. Fans of Mac
Farlene’s cartoon televi
sion series “Family Guy”,
“American Dad”, and
“The Cleveland Show”
should expect this film to
be as politically incorrect
and sarcastic.
The movie starts
off with little John Ben
nett (Walberg), a boy
without one friend in the
world who wishes upon a star for his teddy
bear, Ted (MacFarlene), to talk and become
his real live best friend. The next morning
he awakes to find his dream has come true.
As years pass, Ted becomes the talk of the
town as a prodigy and a living miracle, not
to mention his rap sheet grows with time. No
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matter, what John
and Ted remain
best buddies and
eventually the
main plot places
John all grown
up at the age of
35 and his trusty
pal Ted crash
ing on his couch
John finds him
self caught in an
ultimatum from
his girlfiiend Lori
(Kunis); it’s ei
ther Ted or her.
Reluctantly Ted
finds his own job
and apartment
but still cannot
help being at
tached to his best
fiiend. As the sto
ry progresses into
a mix of partying,
drugs, and even
kidnapping, John
is forced to make
the decision of what he really wants.
This movie is great if some laughs
are needed in your life, but if “Family Guy”
is regularly on, then Ted could be a bit pre
dictable. I give this movie a 9 out of 10 and
recommend the movie ticket and or DVD
purchase.
Courtesy o/Bkksandbitsxom
Fresh Fruity Tutty Salad
ByTa'Meka Breland
While the month of August signifies the
finale of summer, this month also represents
the opening of the new school year. August
incorporates cuisine that has a richer and ro
bust flavor that will tingle your taste buds.
Peak fruits and vegetables in this month
include: blueberries, blackberries, yellow
peaches, watercress, tomatillo, peppers, mel
ons, bok choi, kiwi, and nectarines to name a
few. The following recipe is inspired by this
season’s fi^esh produce.
What you will need:
1 small package of blueberries
1 kiwi fruit (peeled and chopped)
1 lemon (squeezed)
1 peach (peeled and chopped)
1 ‘/j tablespoon of orange marmalade
pre-cooked chicken strips (chopped)
small package of prepared salad mix
pinch of salt
pinch of pepper (cayenne and black)
pinch of onion powder
pinch of garlic powder
Steps:
In a clean container, add your package
of prepared fresh chopped lettuce and fi'om
there you want to top it with the chopped
kiwi, peach, and a handftil of blueberries.
Next, in a microwaveable container place
your chopped meat, the 1 Yi tablespoon of
orange marmalade, the juice squeezed fi'om
the lemon, salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic
powder, a pinch of cayerme pepper and heat
for approximately one minute.
Mix together and reheat the mixture for
two to three minutes.
Afterwards, arrange your meat and sauce
mixture over your lettuce and fruit mixture,
toss, and enjoy.
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Hour Theater plav "Dead on Arrival" on Saturday night..