Category: Entertainment
Listening with a critical ear is a craft
By Julian De Ocampo ’13 THE ROUNDUP Who cares about what the critics say anyways? Comb through the discographies of your favorite artists and there’s a significant chance that you’ll find the classic anti-critic anthem that’s become a staple of successful artists. Most fans don’t often hold the critics in better esteem. A poor review [...]
It Came From The Internet
By Alec Vick ’15 THE ROUNDUP YourDailyMedia.com This site offers a Tumblr like home page with links to different daily stories. These stories range from informative articles on political matters to funny, and comically entertaining sources. For example, if I had not visited the site, I would not know that April 10 was national grilled [...]
Xavier Gator
Theresa Mulhern ’13 By Andrew Marini ’13 THE ROUNDUP To start off can I get your name and grade? Theresa and I am a senior. So why did you decide to do this interview? You told me I had no choice. Oh yeah, OK. So summer is coming up, going anywhere exciting? Yeah I’m going [...]
Long awaited ‘Bankrupt’ creates procession to preceding chart-topper album
Phoenix—“Bankrupt!” 8.5 out of 10 By Jackson Santy ’13 THE ROUNDUP In 2009, the French indie-pop group Phoenix stormed on the music scene with their album “Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix.” Featuring notable songs such as “Liztomania,” “Lasso” and their most well-known track “1901,” Phoenix began their climb to fame. The band is notable for its combination [...]
English teacher Smith loves good music, Nick Jr.
Teachers Pet: Mr. Steve Smith ’96 By P.J. Binsfeld ’15 THE ROUNDUP Mr. Reithman’s question from March’s “Teacher’s Pet”: If you had a different major in college, what would the impact on your life be? I wouldn’t be teaching at Brophy because I did start off with an engineering major. And so I would be [...]
Biopic ‘42’ grips audience through story of American hero Jackie Robinson
‘42’ – starring Chadwick Boseman and Harrison Ford 8.5 out of 10 By Andrew Marini THE ROUNDUP The movie “42” tells the story of Jackie Robinson (Chadwick Boseman), the first African American athlete to break the race barrier and play in an all-white baseball league. Wasting no time getting to the point the film opens [...]
Star studded Summer movie lineup packed with sequels, prequels
By Jackson Santy ’13 THE ROUNDUP When we think of words synonymous with summer, we think sunshine, the beach and lazy. Similarly, lazy is the word that comes to mind when I think of this summer’s movie lineup. Aside from a few exceptions, it seems every movie advertised as the “can’t miss hit of the [...]
Practice proves essential to musical performances
Between the performances, rehearsal key for best sound By Charles Louis Dominguez ’14 THE ROUNDUP Across Brophy’s campus, students foster creativity through a hodgepodge of means; everyone is encouraged to. The campus houses several musical ensembles that put on seemingly countless performances throughout the course of a school year. Whether it be a seasonal band [...]
‘Olympus has Fallen’ exceeds expectation
By Nick May ’13 THE ROUNDUP “Olympus has Fallen” 7.5 out of 10 Starring: Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart and Morgan Freeman “Olympus has Fallen” is so far this years best shoot em’ up movie. Granted, there is not much competition. Gerard Butler plays the main character, Mike Banning, who is an ex secret service agent. [...]
‘The Place Beyond the Pines’ depicts unique story of fatherhood, revenge
By Chase Bayless ’15 THE ROUNDUP “The Place Beyond the Pines” starring Ryan Gosling and Bradley Cooper 8.5 out of 10 “The Place Beyond the Pines” is about a man who has a life altering moment and the effects of the decisions he makes on his family It takes place in the small rural town [...]
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