The Current Online

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by Ben Doerflinger

Imagination Longview is an event sponsored by Longview’s nationally acclaimed Writing across the Curriculum program showcasing student projects selected by faculty sponsors in all fields of writing. It is an interactive presentation in which people can talk to the students creators and learn more about their work and the class that the project comes from. The April 29 show in Longview’s Mel Aytes Education Center featured various topics, including music, English as a Second Language,  communications, mathematics, and biology. [...]

The crew of the starship Enterprise (MCT Campus)

by Ben Doerflinger  

Above and beyond. That’s probably the best way to describe the latest chapter in the Star Trek series. The film grabs you and never lets you go, beginning with the birth of James Tiberius Kirk (Chris Pine) and the death of his father Captain George Kirk (Chris Hemsworth). [...]

Hugh Jackman as Wolverine (MCT Campus)

by Ben Doerflinger 

X-Men Origins Wolverine is the latest chapter in the X-Men movie saga, chronicling the live of James “Logan” Howlett, aka, Wolverine, the most famous mutant in the world. 

The story follows Logan (Hugh Jackman) from his birth in Canada, where he first discovers his mutant powers. After witnessing the death of his father and murdering his killer, Logan runs off with his older brother, Victor Creed (Liev Schreiber). The two of them stand together through every American war from Civil to Korean, while Logan watches his brother’s true animalistic killer attitude comes to life. Eventually, the two are recruited by Col. William Striker (Danny Huston) [...]

Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart (Abbot Genser/Miramax Films/MCT).

by Ben Doerflinger

Imagine the worst job you’ve ever had in your life. Now mix that in with meeting your best friend and the girl of you’re dreams, and you’ve got Adventureland, the newest comedy directed by Greg Mottola (Superbad) in a nutshell. 

James Brennan (Jesse Eisenbergm, The Education of Charlie Banks) had his summer all planned out until he discovers that his family is suffering from major financial trouble, canceling his trip to Europe and forcing him to take a job at a rundown [...]