Movie Review: The Three Stooges

Journalism assignment by Micayla Valeri.

The last movie I got to see in theaters just a couple weeks ago was, “The Three Stooges." If you are the kind of person that likes to laugh and likes comical movies, I would recommend this movie. Everyone knows "The Three Stooges" very well, since it use to be a popular TV show. But to make the movie better, they put Moe, Larry and Curly in an up to date form and in the present day environment. The movie started out in the beginning of their lives as babies. The stooges lived in an orphanage just waiting for the right family to adopt them. Because they were not good kids and were always getting in trouble, no one did. They lived their lives in the orphanage until they got older when the orphanage got the bad news that they have to shut …

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Movie Review: 'We Bought a Zoo'

Journalism assignment by Norton High School student Micayla Valeri.

Recently I saw the movie, "We Bought a Zoo." "We Bought a Zoo" is an amazing movie about a family who lost their mom and wife. They then decided they needed a change in their life and moved into a new house. Come to find out, it is not a normal house; it’s a zoo. It is a very touching movie; it made me laugh and it made me cry, but most of all, it made me smile. I would recommend this movie to everyone! "We Bought a Zoo" is Rated PG and is 124 minutes long. It is available for rental on Netflix and Redbox.

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Movie Review: Gracie

Review by Norton High School student.

By Kaleigh Schleicher Note that this review contains a spoiler. A movie that I would like to recommend to people is the movie “Gracie” starring Carly Schroeder. I loved this movie from beginning to end, and it is still one of my favorites of all time. It is a story about a teenage girl who feels like she doesn’t have a lot in common with her father. She thinks her brothers are favored by her father, not only because they are boys, but because they are such good athletes as well. Gracie loses her older brother in a car accident, and feels like her world is crumbling. After the tragic accident and the sadness that starts to consume her family, she decides she needs something to pull them all back together. She decides to play varsity soccer …

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PATCH FACTS

5 Things You Need To Know Today: Feb. 4

Your Patch Facts for the day.

Five Things You Should Know Today is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance. Check back later for more, and let us know what you think of the feature in the comments section. 1.) Jack Craig will perform Songs of Love at Epoch Assisted Living & Senior Healthcare of Norton, 190 Mansfield Ave., 2 p.m. True to the theme, every song title will include the word love. Craig sings and plays piano, focusing on popular tunes of the 30s, 40s and 50s. This performance is free and open to the public. Space is limited, so a reservation is recommended. For more information, call 508-285-3355 or visit their website. 2.) Movie Night will be held at L.G. Nourse Elementary School, 38 Plain St., 6:15 p.m. 3.) “Moon …

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5 Things You Need To Know Today: Jan. 31

Your Patch Facts for the day.

Five Things You Should Know Today is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance. Check back later for more, and let us know what you think of the feature in the comments section. 1.)   Norton Public Library, 68 E. Main St., will have a movie showing of “Alpha and Omega 10:30 a.m. to noon. This animated movie, 88 minutes long and rated PG, is about wolves separated from their pack.   2.) Exhibition: Turning the Page, will be displayed at Wheaton College, 26 E. Main St., in Beard & Weil Galleries, Watson Fine Arts. It will run weekly on Mondays 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. This exhibit will reveal the evolution of artist’s books. For more information call 508-286-3644. 3.) Choir practice for high school youths …

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5 Things You Need To Know Today: Jan. 26

Your Patch Facts for the day.

Five Things You Should Know Today is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance. Check back later for more, and let us know what you think of the feature in the comments section. 1.) Due to exams, Norton High School, 66 W. Main St., will have early release Jan. 26, 27 and 28. Good luck guys and gals! 2.) Lancers boys varsity wrestling will compete against Josiah Quincy High School in a home event starting 7 p.m. 3.) Natural Resources Trust of Easton will be hosting Family Movie Nights at the Sheep Pasture tonight. Toy Story 2 will be featured. The event begins at 6 p.m. For more information, click here. 4.) Today we have a letter to the editor from Norton resident Tanya Willow, who discusses another …

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5 Things You Need To Know Today: Jan. 19

Your Patch Facts for the day.

Five Things You Should Know Today is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance. Check back later for more, and let us know what you think of the feature in the comments section. 1.) It’s Town Meeting night 7 p.m. at Henri A. Yelle Elementary School! There will be 12 articles, the most notable being the proposal to allow Avon based Horizon Beverage to move to Commerce Way in Norton to the now vacant General Motors plant, under a Tax Increment Finance plan. Come by and make your voice heard. For more information click here. 2.) Norton Public Library will hold a movie showing of “Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Gahoole” 10:30 a.m. to 12:10 p.m. This movie is based on the book by Kathryn Lasky. It …

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Library Movie Discussion Entertains in Spades

About 20 watch 'The Maltese Falcon' on Sunday.

A classic film shown at the Sharon Public Library on Sunday night left the audience wanting noir, given the applause. "The Maltese Falcon" is "generally regarded as the very first film noir," Wheaton College Associate Professor of Film Studies and English Josh Stenger told the roughly 20 people gathered in the library's Cynthia B. Fox Community Room. Stenger discussed the cinematic and cultural importance of the film, based on Dashiell Hammett's 1930 detective novel, before and after the viewing. "Since nobody can actually tell you what film noir is, it's kind of like sweeping a wet floor," Stenger said. "It's mysterious. It's raucous. It's sexy. Deceitful. There are no happy endings. This is primarily because the production code required …

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5 Things You Need To Know Today: Tuesday, Dec. 7

Your Patch facts for the day.

Five Things You Should Know Today is a new Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance. Check back later for more, and let us know what you think of the new feature in the comments section. 1.)  Norton Public Library will have a showing of Disney's "A Christmas Carol" 3:30 to 5:15 p.m. Starring Jim Carrey as Scrooge in this newest version of the classic, three ghosts take the cheapskate Ebenezer Scrooge on an unforgettable journey, to show him the true meaning of Christmas. This movie is rated PG and is an hour and 38 minutes long. Audience members are welcome to bring snacks. For more information visit http://www.nortonlibrary.org, call 508-285-0265 or e-mail nortonlibrary@sailsinc.org. 2.)  Lancers …

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