Movie trailers: honest and dishonest

By CULLEN MURRIN, Staff Writer Movie trailers are a marketing tool designed to persuade audiences to watch a certain movie.Sometimes the advertising comes at the expense of honesty. I have provided an example of an“honest” trailer and a “dishonest” trailer below. An honest trailer accurately conveys the tone andstory/character elements of the movie itself, while…

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“Bioshock” trilogy an interesting and easy to follow, action-packed series

By KRIMSON FOLLOWILL, Staff Writer The world of video games is vast. However, there is a stand-out trilogy. “Bioshock,” “Bioshock 2” and “Bioshock Infinite” are games produced by 2k Boston (now Irrational Games). The first two games are set in an underwater, art-deco, steampunk world called Rapture. However, the third game takes place in a…

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Area GEAR UP students attended Chamber Theater’s ENCORE! Presentation

Eastern Oklahoma State College GEAR UP hosted the Chamber Theater’s ENCORE! Presentation with over 1100 GEAR UP students in attendance on the EOSC Wilburton Campus. Chamber Theater has been bringing literature to life for over 45 years. The event showcased classic authors including Mark Twain, Edgar Allen Poe, Washington Irving, W.W. Jacobs, and Guy de…

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Review: Fruits Basket enters its final season and is a rollercoaster of a series

By JAYCEE HAMPTON, Staff Writer Fruits Basket is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Natsuki Takaya. Streaming on Funimation, the romance anime is bound to take you through an emotional rollercoaster. Fruits Basket follows Tohru Honda, a sweet and innocent high school girl who is living in a tent after her mother tragically…

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