The Crazies: A satisfying remake that should serve as an example for future zombie flicks

Charlie Dorf

Over the past several years, a number of zombies have come to the bog screen in films ranging from hilarious (“Zombieland,” “Shaun of the Dead) to scary and well-done (“28 Days Later”) to down-right awful (“Dawn of the Dead”).

Going into “The Crazies” I was pretty sure it would fall under the latter category. Like 2004’s “Dawn of the Dead,” it was a remake of a George Romero film (the father of zombie films), and I feared “The Crazies” would be equally brutalized. However, I was happy to have been proven wrong…

The Mystery of Edwin Drood commercials

Catherine Chiocchi
Arts Editor

The Drama Department has put together its “most innovative PR scheme yet” to build excitement for its upcoming production of The Mystery of Edwin Drood. For the first time, the department has worked with NCTV to produce nine commercials in which eight faculty members get to try out their acting skills as the leading players in the show “murder” them one by one. Life size pictures of the principle characters have also been speckled throughout the school to encourage students to pick their favorite suspect in the onstage “whodunit” mystery.Catherine Chiocchi
Arts Editor

The Drama Department has put together its “most innovative PR scheme yet” to build excitement for its upcoming production of The Mystery of Edwin Drood. For the first time, the department has worked with NCTV to produce nine commercials in which eight faculty members get to try out their acting skills as the leading players in the show “murder” them one by one. Life size pictures of the principle characters have also been speckled throughout the school to encourage students to pick their favorite suspect in the onstage “whodunit” mystery…

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