2010
13
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows" offers
different take on story, sustains suspense
J ak e L u tes ___________________
It's safe to say at this
poin t w hether or not you
are going to see "H arry
Potter and the D eathly
H allow s Part 1 ." If you 've
seen the last six film s,
then you w ill m ost likely
be seeing this one as w ell.
But if you aren 't sure if
you w ant to w ait four
m onths until it com es out
on D V D , the new est H arry
Potter offers a different and
exciting take on the story
m aking it one of the best of
the series so far.
From the beginning of
the film , you know you are
in for som ething different—
it's real and em otional.
W hile the past film s have
centered on H ogw arts,
this film pulls us aw ay
from the school and puts
us into cities and forests as
w e follow H arry (D aniel
Radcliffe), H erm ione
(Em m a W atson) and Ron
(Rupert G rint) on their
search for the rem aining
H orcruxes. A t the sam e
tim e, they are evading the
M inistry of M agic, w hich
is slow ly being taken
over and sending out
Beatles albums finally "All
Together Now" on ¡Tunes
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It took an argument
between two companies and
three years for one of the most
influential rock bands from the
20th Century to finally make it
on iTunes.
On Nov. 16, 2010, fans of
The Beatles were eager to
find the band's original 13
albums available on iTunes, a
popular online music service.
During the first day, 11 of the
ended in February 2007, yet
it took three years until the
Beatles made their appearance
on iTunes.
If fans are looking for an
accessible way to download
some of the Beatles' greatest
hits, iTunes can easily supply
them. However there are
many pitfalls that buyers
should be aware of. The price
for most of the Beatles’ songs
on iTunes has been raised
to $1.29 because of their
P h o to by E ta S a n to ro
The Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," one of the
best-selling albums of all time, is among the Beatles music now
available on iTunes. Due to copyright infringement, it took three
years for all the Beatles' albums to be made available on iTunes.
albums made an impact on
the Top 25 albums list. Many
of the band's songs appeared
in the Top 100 songs, and the
best-selling album in the U.S.
is currently "Abbey Road."
In addition to these albums,
iTunes offers bonus CDs, cover
albums, and a full box set
option that downloads the 13
albums.
The band which formed
in 1960, recorded over 200
songs before they disbanded.
Since then, many fans were
wondering why iTunes
only offered the "Yellow
Submarine" album, which
features only a few of the
band's popular songs.
Struggles between Apple
Corps and Apple Inc., where
Apple Corps sued Apple Inc.
for trademark infringement
were the reason. The dispute
popularity, and the album
prices soar at $12.99. They
sell cheaper on iTunes' main
competitor, Amazon. Also,
music bought on iTunes only
work for Apple devices, even
if you burn them to a CD and
then upload them to another
computer. Furthermore, many
fans have already accessed
the Beatles music via other
sources.
Still, for one of the most
significant bands in history to
finally have its music on one of
the most used music libraries
worldwide is impressive. The
Beatles pioneered rock music
by creating the definition of
rock music. They effectively
combined country, pop and
blues influences to create
something completely new,
which became the pop and
rock music we know today.
propaganda posters against
M udbloods (w izards from
non-m agical fam ilies).
O ther favorite characters
like H agrid and the
W easley fam ily show up in
the beginning, bu t aren't
seen once Harry, Ron and
H erm ione hit the road.
A lso, there is a dark and
w ell-done scene betw een
Voldem ort (Ralph Fiennes)
and his group of D eath
Eaters to show that the w ar
has finally started and that
people w ill die.
I'm not saying that the
w hole m ovie is sad and
depressing. The film still
has its funny and happy
parts, bu t you w ill feel the
pressure that's put onto the
trio of friends, especially
during the scenes w hen the
three of them are cam ping
out in the forests.
The three m ain actors
are excellent. By now
everything should be
natural to them and it
is. W e've seen Radcliffe,
W atson and G rint grow
up right in front of us and
you can tell that they care
about these characters. The
em otions are true and real.
T hey are these characters.
There have been
discussions about w hether
or not a certain scene
involving tw o characters
dancing needed to be pu t
into the film bu t I w as all
for it. W ith so m uch despair
all around them , to put in
this one scene, backed by a
beau tifu l song, put a sm ile
on m y face and gave me
hope that these characters
w ould accom plish their
goal.
For those of you w ho
h av en 't read the books,
you m ay be a bit confused
at tim es. The director adds
certain things that have
never been m entioned in
past m ovies bu t have com e
up in this book m ultiple
tim es, such as a m irror that
H arry carries around w ith
him .
Splitting the final book
into tw o film s w as the
sm artest thing the crew
cou ld 've done. D oing this
d oesn 't rush anything and
it allow s m ore focus to be
pu t on things w e w ou ld n 't
have seen as im portant.
W hile the pacing m ay
seem slow, ju st have
patience. Everything w ill
com e together w hen Part
Two arrives in July.
"Call of Duty" goes Cold War
A lex H ouston _______________
From Nazi zombies to
combat training, "Call of Duty:
Black Ops" is the best Call of
Duty Game. It is the latest in
the long running video game
series and presents a new look
for the Cold War.
Made and produced by
Treyarch, the group outdid
themselves this time, by
adding all of the greatest
features from the past "Call of
Duty" games and putting them
together in COD: BO. For those
who already have played all of
the other games this may come
as a disappointment to you
because it's another version of
"Call of Duty Modem Warfare
2." But in all truth, why change
perfection?
In this latest installment,
set during the Cold War from
1961 to 1968, you become
Alex Mason, a Studies and
Observations group operative.
You are strapped to a chair
in an interrogation and
bombarded by questions.
Unfortunately, you are
suffering from memory loss.
Suddenly, a plot against the
U.S. unfolds before your eyes.
Captured and imprisoned in a
high security Russian prison,
unspeakable things happen
that bring you to the brink of
madness.
The multiplayer on "Black
Ops" is similar to that of the
"Call of Duty Modern Warfare'
series. Free for all and team
death match are two of the
different modes you can play.
As you play, you earn money
and points. When you reach a
certain level, you can unlock
new guns and items to use
in the game. The multiplayer
is very similar to previous
installments of the franchise.
Since "Modem Warfare
2," there has been some
rebalancing in guns and perks
to make it a more newcomer
friendly game. Along with the
new purchasing system, there
are new guns to play with from
the explosive tipped crossbow
to the ballistic knife.
My favorite thing about
this game is the return of
Nazi zombies, which first
appeared in "Call of Duty
World at War" and also
developed by Treyarch. All
of the original levels plus
three new levels have been
included, with all different
types of zombie fighting
action. These new modes allow
you to battle zombies in a
top down shooter or survive
as famous presidents in the
Pentagon. The newest and
most diverse level, "Five,"t
takes place in the pentagon
where each of the players
takes on the persona of either
JFK, President Nixon, Fidel
Castro, and Robert McNamara.
You have to survive as long
as possible with President
Nixon screaming "GIVE ME
LIBERTY OR GIVE ME MORE
AMMO!!!"
This game encompasses
everything that fans have
loved about the game since
the start. It is truly the epitome
of the "Call of Duty" series. I
would rate this game a nine
and a half out of 10 because it
did the series justice, but the
campaign is long and drags on
with multiple climaxes.
"Call of Duty: Black Ops" is
available at most video game
retailers or online. The pricing
depends on what edition you
want. The Normal edition is
$59.99 including the game,
the hardened edition with
exclusive co-op levels and
a limited edition Black Ops
Medal is available for $79.99
and the prestige edition is
$149.99 which includes the
hardened edition and a remote
controlled working model of
the RC-XD (without C4). It is
rated M for mature.