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My First Few Weeks at Cal State Long Beach Among Other Things :-)

Claire Guite, our 2015 Carol Phan College Scholarship recipient, sent in this blog entry talking about her first few weeks at Cal State Long Beach! — My First Few Weeks at Cal State Long Beach Among Other Things 🙂 By claireguite When I entered for this scholarship, I thought for sure I wasn’t going to win…
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“Welcome to Me” Movie Review

(Wacky, Weird, Quirky) – – Alice Klieg (Kristen Wiig) has won $86 million in the lottery. She has borderline personality disorder and, since she is now rich, she stopped taking her meds and said goodbye to her psychiatrist. Alice wants to host a TV talk show. But this is a talk show unlike any other…
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“The Skeleton Twins” Movie Review

(Suicidal Twins Reunite) – – Maggie Dean (Kristen Wiig) is just about to swallow a handful of pills when her cell phone rings. She answers it and finds out that her brother, Milo (Bill Hader), is in the hospital after slashing his wrists. Maggie travels to visit her brother even though the two of them…
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“Woman in Gold” Movie Review

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“Taken 3” Movie Review

(Particularly Skillful) – – Bryan Mills (Liam Neeson) and Lenore St. John (Famke Janssen) want to get closer again. They are just waiting for Lenore to leave her current husband, Stuart St. John (Dougray Scott). Problem is…..Lenore is murdered before that can happen and Mills is the suspected murderer. With the cops and the Russian…
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Movie Review: “Broken Flowers”

(Quirky, Quiet, Droll) – – Don Johnston’s (Bill Murray) latest girlfriend just walked out. But, Don takes this life changing event like he seems to take everything else: Quietly. In the foyer, there is a pink envelope among the incoming mail that his now ex-girlfriend thinks is from his current lover. Don opens it and…
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“Ant-Man” Movie Review

(Amazing! Astounding! Avenger?) – – Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) has just spent 3 years in San Quentin for a burglary. He has high hopes for getting a good job (after all he, like me, has a Masters in Electrical Engineering) and spending more time with his young daughter, Cassie (Abby Ryder Fortson). The job he…
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“Fill-the-Bag” Sponsors 2016

Most of the 2015 sponsors are returning in 2016. See the 2016 list of sponsors below (click the logo to visit their web site). Our newest sponsor: Visit the Pink Turtle Ice Cream Shop next to Tracy High. RESIDENT / PARENT SPONSORS 2016 The Popal Family The Inman Family NEW SMALL BUSINESS SPONSORS for 2016…
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“Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief” Movie Review

Percy Jackson (Logan Lerman) loves the water and hates school. He has recently transferred to a new school where his mother (Catherine Keener) hopes he will blossom. He does not. But his friend, Grover (Bandon T. Jackson) is with him all the way. One day a substitute teacher is assigned to their class and they head…

