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Artf'&ulture aced@clackamas. edu The Clackamas Print W ednesday, N ov. 3 0 , 2011 3 Muppets ‘wocka wocka’ across big screen By Isaac Soper The Clackamas Print Directed by James Bobift and co-written by Nicholas Stoller and star Jason Segel, “T he Muppets” was a very nostalgic experience for me; growing up, I used to watch “T he M uppet Show” on television with m y family, along w ith all o f the films, m y personal favorite being “T he Great M uppet Caper.” . T his is the first time since 1999 s “Muppets from Space” that Jim Hensons M uppets have been oh the big screen. In the film, M uppet fans Gary (Jason Segel), his girlfriend M ary (played by Amy Adams) and his M uppet twin brother Walter, go on vacation in Hollywood to celebrate the couple’s anniversary. Along the way, the trio visits the now-condemned M uppet Theater, only to find that Tex Richman, a maniacal oil tycoon (Chris Cooper), and apparent bad-boy rapper, is look ing to destroy uie old studio and pum p oil (in the middle o f Hollywood). T he three M uppet fans finally come in con tact with a seemingly retired Kermit the Frog, w ho after some convincing, is willing to help the trio get the old gang back, together again for one last show in an attem pt to buy the studio back for the $10 million price tag. As always in M uppet repertoire, there are many strange stories in the film, including, b u t definitely not limited to Adams’ character Mary, who is a kindergarten auto mechan ics teacher. Fozzie Bear has been living in an alley and is working with a group o f fiendish Muppet-like characters known as T he Moopets, and Beauregard, the M uppets in-house janitor, who has been living in the condem ned M uppet Theater for years in a broom closet, along with a possible attem pted m urder by U n d e Deadly. M ost o f the classic M uppet characters and m any others are portrayed in the film, including; Kermit the Frog, Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy, Animal and the rest o f Electric Mayhem, along w ith m y favorites, Gonzo, Swedish C hef and Beauregard. Besides the wide array o f M uppets in “T hè Muppets,” there are also hum ans who star in the film, induding a kidnapped Jack Black and crazed hobo Zach Galifianakis, along with m any cameos, including Emily Blunt, James Carville, Leslie Feist, W hoopi Goldberg, Selena Gomez, Dave Grphl, N eil Patrick Harris, Judd Hirsch, John Krasinski, Jim Parsons, Rico Rodriguez, Mickey Rooney, Kristen Schaal, Sarah Silverman, Ken Jeong and D onald Glover. It is fairly apparent that the film’s co writer and star Jason Segel is a fan o f the Muppets, m ost notably after viewing his 2008 film “Forgetting Sarah Marshall,” in which his character plays and sings a par ticularly gloomy rendition o f thè M uppet Show them e song and throughput the film is working on a “Dracula” musical for puppets (which he adm itted in an interview w ith New York Times was a project he had actually been working on before he was a successful actor). Overall, “T he Mupjpets” was a thoroughly enjoyable experience for me. Although sadly Frank Q z wasn’t attached to the film, it was fantastic seeing the beloved characters o f m y youth upon uie silver screen again, in all o f their musical, hilarious and sometimes deranged ways. Just remember “drum s” is Animal’s trigger word. I give “T he Muppets” four out o f five Fraggles. Unique opportunity opens for creative writers MUPPETS Don’t miss us over winter break! Like us on Facebook: TheClackamasPrint By Chris Taylor The Clackamas Print T hroughout history, writers have been prominent. They have written some o f the greatest speeches, stories and poems. They have shaped, guided and influenced writing as we know it today. Every generation has their iconic writers and you could be one o f them. Clackamas C om m unity College is opening a new position that holds high merit. T he writer laureate is open to students who are in good academic standing, responsible, enthusiastic and willing to retain the position for winter and spring term o f 2012. T he writer laureate’s duties will be to write creatively for on campus read ings, Clackamas County events, the "Clackamas Literary Review,” graduation and open mics, with some other responsibilities.. “We’re looking for someone w ith a vision,” said David M ount, the English department chair. “We want someone with creative writing experience, someone w ho is very serious about the job ” T he writer laureate position was inspired by the Oregon poet laureate. This position is intriguing to writers across campus. “I thought it was interesting,” said Ty Spoon, a Writers’ Club mem ber. it’s full o f prestige, and is a great opportunity to share m y work and be recognized for it,” This application process involves providing info including your full name, phone number, email address and student ID number, on top o f a letter o f recommendation from a C C C instructor from whom you have personally taken a course that they have instructed. Applicants are asked to provide a one-page letter describing their interest in creative writing and literature, how they envision carrying out the internship ana their creative ideas that they wish to snare as the writer laureate and a 10-15 page collective o f your creative writing. “Its a pretty hefty application process but people really should apply,” said English department instructor Trista Cornelius. “It’s red life work experience in creative writing, which is really rare and hard to come by as an undergrad.” “W hen I started at Clackamas, I didn’t know I was a writer but when I heard about the laureate position, I had no doubt that I needed to subm it m y work,” said Spoon. T he deadline for all applications is Dec. 1 at noon. All applica tions should be emailed to Cornelius as a Microsoft W ord docu m ent or a PD F file to tristac@clackamas.edu. Make Sure to include “writer laureate application” in the subject line. THE BEST STUDY BUDDY YOU'LL EVER HAVE. PIZZA ON THE GO! 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