The epic sequel of the Divergent Series by Veronica Roth, stars Shailene Woodley and Theo James and had fans flocking the theaters its debut weekend as it brought in over 52 million in revenue.
The film picks up right where Divergent leaves off. Tris Pryer and Four are now factionless after an attempt by Erudite to overthrow Abnegation, destroys one fifth of the faction system. Now its up to Tris and Four to restore peace in the land while Erudite leaders are searching desperately for ALL Divergent’s to destroy for their own benefit.
Insurgent is an action packed blockbuster that is filled with adventure as well as romance as the love between Tris and Four further blossoms in the mist of trying to stay alive and form an army. It’s a movie that is highly recommended and fans of the book should not be disappointed.
Insurgent opened in theaters worldwide on March 20th and its opening is just slightly under the original Divergent film.
Paramount’s Selma is the historic drama about one man who shook the south and changed the world with his dream of equality. Starring David Oyelowo as Dr. Martin Luther King and Carmen Ejogo as his wife, Coretta King, the acting was spot on. It cleverly showed the determination and drive of African Americans in the 60’s who fought for voting rights as they marched from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama as well as ultimately to the White house. The clever mix of real life footage made the acting that much more believable and for history buffs, Selma is definitely a classic to watch again and again.
Selma opened on Christmas Day in a limited selection of theaters and it’s opening day total showed, bringing in just over half a million. Currently as of January 12, it’s brought in over 14 million, and came in second at the last weekend box office. It’s still in theaters worldwide and features familiar faces such as Opera Winfrey, Common, Cuba Gooding Jr. and Martin Sheen.
See it now, before it marches off for good. You won’t be disappointed.
Residents waited in anticipation of the Kingdom Parade on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012.Lupe Meraz, a resident of the City of Long Beach, Calif. said, “Except for what they show on TV, we’ve never been in person, so I’m excited.”According to the Long Beach Official site, this kingdom parade marks the twenty-fourth annual parade. It began on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue and concluded at King Park.
As the parade concluded, a celebration with vendors, food and rides followed, in honor of Dr. King’s life and dedication.One of the featured areas was Dreamland. An area that was dedicated to teaching the youth about Dr. King and his legacy.Lara Turnbull, the project director of Healthy Active Long Beach says, “We’re gonna have a better outcome when we realize that we all need to count on each other, do for each other, take care of each other, be more sustainable in our eating, be more sustainable with the planet and treat each other kindly.”
Additionally, Su Luck Chaturabul, a pharmacy student at the Western University of Health sciences, said,“Right now there’s a lot of tough times, just the crazy economic times, and I think just having people, the community, come together, especially local areas, come together and just promote being happy and trying to get rid of all the negativity out there, that’s what I think of peace and unity.
The parade also had several classic cars, including the “9-11 Angel Cruiser Series”, a group that consists of racecars created specifically as a 9-11 tribute. Fueled By The Fallen creator, Kevyn Major Howard said, “About seven years back, watching our news hours we would always see one of our heroes who was killed in the line of duty in Iraq or Afghanistan, and I woke up one morning trying to recall the name of the hero who died for my freedom and I couldn’t do it and I was paying attention and I felt perhaps America was feeling a little complacent about it’s honor and respect back to the heroes and I felt with imagination that the best way to get everyone’s attention was to use the platform of the cars because everyone, 2-year-olds to 92 year olds love an automobile.”
Additionally the celebration included live music, food and carnival rides for the kids.The parade and celebration was from 10:30 a.m. until 5 p.m.
