The significance of movies Senior Anna Scholl expresses her love for movies, and explains that this art form is often greatly misunderstood and stereotyped For some, movies are merely a form of...
The Meaning of Movies
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Arts Articles
The rediscovery of a once-forgotten genre
With Django: Unchained newly released on DVD westerns are beginning to return to the film radar Schizophrenic cinematography, conniving dialogue, and a constant fountain of blood pooling from...
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Review
A classic look inside the mind of a mental patient Rebellion is often depicted through this archetypal lens: a cabal of young, yet strong-hearted soldiers riot against the tyranny of destructive...
Silver Linings Playbook Review
Finding the Silver Lining Director David O. Russel reveals "peace through insanity" within the romance of two mentally ill lovers as they find each other and themselves despite their own personal...
Games & misfits (review)
Wreck-It-Ralph is stylish, witty & fun It's a film about retro video games mixed with modern-day technology conceived and created in order to appeal to both young and old. Witty, imaginative,...
Catch a Spielberg classic
Why young movie fans shouldn't think it's safe to go back in the water Jaws is more than entertainment; it's one of the all-time greats There's currently a generation that can't enter the water...
Why Art?
What should you do in your free time? Here’s a radical idea: go to a museum … for fun!
Alum in local band
Matt Kretzmann, a 1998 Minnehaha graduate, relates his experience playing music in high school to his current life playing in Tapes ‘n Tapes.
Raising purple pride
MA students find ways to raise their horn by Cristina Anfang Talon staff writerBy the end of the NFL football...
WAC ATTACK!
The Walker Art Center offers special programming by teens for teens (and offers teens free admission). The Talon’s Jeffrey Riley had to check this out.
Alum’s Spectacular art
Minnehaha alum Chris Larson talks with Talon staff writer Jeffrey Riley about his new installation at the Walker Art Center.
Oscar Preview
Students and teachers comment on this year’s nominees for Best Picture.
Stromberg’s America
Minnehaha art teacher Nathan Stromberg talks about his work.
Seeing through Twilight
What’s behind the appeal of a best-selling book and movie built around … vampires?
Free…but legal?
The internet has innumerable uses and functions that can make everyday life easier. From social networking to school work, general browsing to searching for answers, the web is a priceless tool. One of the more common uses for the internet though is downloading music. Legally or illegally, people of all ages realize that getting the music online is simple, quick and easy. The problem arises when illegally downloading music is equally easy, if not more so.