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Page 8 Summer 2013 The Tiger TimesSummer MoviesWritten by: Olivia Perdomo and Bryana MarshallMan of SteelJune 14, 2013Rated PG-13Producer: Christopher NolanDirector: Zack SnyderSnyder has directed ten films, including Legendof The Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole (2010),300 (2007), and Sucker Punch (2011).Cast: Henry Cavill as Superman and Clark Kent,Amy Adams as Lois Lane, Russell Crowe as Jor-El,and many more.There have been five Superman movies up untilrecently. The first was released in 1978, starringChristopher Reeve as Superman. Superman IIwas released in 1980 and three years later Superman III came out. The fourth wasreleased in 1987 and the newest release was in 2006 with Superman Returns, whichreceived poor reviews. The newest addition to the collection, Man of Steel, will bereleased Friday, June 14 of this year. After successfully completing the reboot ofBatman, Christopher Nolan yet again takes on another DC comic superhero. In thisfilm of action, adventure, and fantasy, Clark Kent (Henry Cavill) is faced with verydifficult challenge: he must confront his true heritage when his new home, Earth, isinvaded by other extraterrestrials from his own race.World War ZJune 21, 2013Rated PG-13Director: Marc ForsterForster has directed Finding Neverland (2004),Stay (2005), Monster’s Ball (2001), and severalother films.Cast: Brad Pitt as Gerry Lane, Mireille Enos asKarin Lane, and many others.It seems as if the human race has an extremefascination with the living dead. The concept hasbeen explored in most forms of media, includingmovies, books, video games, and even comicbooks. Resident Evil, Dawn of the Dead, AMC’sThe Walking Dead, Night of the Living Dead, and even Michael Jackson’s “Thriller”are just some of the stories of zombies that have captivated people’s imagination. Theconcept of life in death can even be seen as far back as Samuel Coleridge’s Rime of theAncient Mariner, so it seems fitting that yet again there will be a film that explores aworld in which the human race faces anhilation by reanimated corpses. Based on thenovel by Max Brooks, Pitt stars as the main character Gerry Lane, who is an UnitedNations researcher for the U.N. Postwar Commission. Gerry Lane (Brad Pitt) travelsthe world interviewing individuals and attempting to find a way to stop the pervasive,apocalyptic disease that is turning humans into the flesh-eating zombies threateningto devour mankind.Horrors of the HallsWritten by: Devon Suttles… The hallway seems to shake with every step of Mary’s feet. It is as if the building itself can sense the evil emanating from the small host of the parasitic darkness. Thecustodian stands fear-stricken in the lobby. “The one day I actually come to work…” seems to resonate in his mind. The sun is still shining brightly outside of the school buildingand one small beam of light finds its way to the custodial nametag that hangs around his thin neck. The reflective surface casts a glare into the eternal vacuums that areMary’s eyes. Mary has not seen daylight in weeks, and she has forgotten about the warmth and joy it brings. A shriek of pain echoes down the hallway with the intensity ofa thousand voices, “It burns!” The evil inside refuses to take in the light and instead uses pain to divert Mary’s attention. She lets out another loud scream and darts towardthe janitor. He drops his mop and stumbles backward, tripping over the worn handle of the old mop, snapping it as he falls. Mary leaps into the air. The scene is too gruesomefor Ms. Thumbleton to comprehend. Mary stops, turns slowly, and wipes the blood from her face. She stands and, with a surprisingly accelerated speed, reaches therestroom. As she enters, Ms. Thumbleton cries, feeling that same certainty that the custodian had felt moments before. “You don’t have to do this Mary, it isn’t you! Whateverthis is has ta-” her words are cut off along with her air supply, as Mary’s hands grasped the neck of the Bat. Mary notices something in the mirror to her left; she loosens hergrip and reaches for the sink. She gasps as she sees herself, a reflection of who she had been before all of this stands before her. The past reflection notices the current andlets out a wail. It is déjà vu. Mary remembers the first sight of the hag and now realizes it was her own self all along, and she also remembers that within the first vision, thehag killed Ms. Thumbleton. She looks back down at the shuddering woman and realizes that she doesn’t have to continue on with this; she can fight it. Mary reaches out andgrabs hold of one block in the wall that sticks out ever so slightly further than the rest. She uses the strength of the darkness to pull it out of the wall. Looking down at Ms.Thumbleton, a smile breaks through the rocky exterior. The Bat screams, sure of her imminent demise. Mary, however, throws the brick behind her, and continues to rip thewall apart. She tears it down brick by brick, each block taken reveals more and more sunlight. The burning sensation is more that any normal human being could bear, butMary isn’t normal. She perseveres and finally reaches the exterior of the building. Mary lets out a terrible wail and falls to her knees. The dark mist rapidly dissipates in thesunlight; a broken Mary lies motionless on the grass.