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Press play on a magazine with “The French Dispatch”
By Velvet Jessen
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In a 1:3:1 ratio of a poem, three stories, and an obituary; ‘ e French Dispatch’ movie brings to life the last edition of its namesake. e editor, Arthur Howitzer Jr., mandated that when he died that issue would be the last and it would be his obituary. ‘ e French Dispatch’ manages to bring the pages of the magazine to life in only an hour and 48 minutes of run time.
Although not a perfect re-telling of the magazine or the members of magazine’s sta , the movie was inspired by the real magazine and its writers. e rst part of the magazine brought to life is a poem called ‘ e Cycling Reporter’ by Herbsaint Sazerac and talks about Ennui-sur-Blasé. Ennuisur-Blasé is a town in France that Herbsaint describes as he bicycles through. e town’s past versus its current state is compared by Sazerac as he visits important or interesting sites.
In Ennui-sur-Blasé, an average of eight and a half dead bodies are found dead in the town’s stream and that number didn’t even change with population growth. e stores and areas may change but in both its forms the town appears to be dismal. e next story shown is the rst of three stories told in the magazine. is story called ‘ e Concrete Masterpiece’, written by J. K. L. Berensen, paints the picture of the imprisoned and - arguably insane – artist, Rosenthaler; and his prison guard and muse, Simone.
Rosenthaler was an unrecognized artist before being jailed for two counts of manslaughter, but his art only became famous after an art dealer jailed for tax evasion saw his work.
As soon as the art dealer leaves, he comes back to buy Rosenthaler’s paintings and so his story begins. e second story told is called ‘Revisions to a Manifesto’, written by Lucinda Krementz.
Her story takes place in Ennui, which is the same dismal town described in the poem at the beginning of the movie. Only now we see the town in chaos during the “Chessboard Revolution”. e revolution may sound sophisticated; however, it found its start due to boys not being allowed in the girls’ dorms. Krementz is in Ennui as the revolution happens and struggles to keep journalistic neutrality as she gets closer to the pretty face of the revolution, Ze relli. e third story called ‘ e Private Dining Room of the Police Commissioner’, written by Roebuck Wright, also happens in Ennui but this time recounts Wright’s own experience with the police and the kidnapping of the Commissaire’s son.
In the dim and crime ridden streets of Ennui the story follows the kidnapped boy, the kidnappers, the police, and one very dedicated chef. Lastly, the obituary for the Editor, Arthur Howitzer Jr., is written by the sta . In the telling of the previous stories small flashforwards would show Howitzer working with the writers and how their relationships started and grew. e obituary is really the entire movie and how he works with sta and the passion he had for his magazine.
In an age with movies that are constantly remakes, sequels or just a little too similar ideas ‘ e French Dispatch’ stands out in the best way possible. With its use of color, di erent aspect ratios, and switches between live action and cartoons ‘ e French Dispatch’ lacks any reason to look at your phone or get distracted.
Although it’s not family friendly, I advise you to gather some friends, sit down and grab some popcorn cause this dispatch isn’t to be missed.
CSC to perform “Crimes of the Heart”
By Madyson Schliep
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Not seeing CSC’s eatre Department’s newest play would be a crime.
“Crimes of the Heart” details the story of the three MaGrath sisters that reunite for the rst time in over a decade. It promises serious drama under the scorching heat of the Mississippi sun, past resentments bubble to the surface and each sister must come to terms with the consequences of her own ‘crimes of the heart.’
Halle Smith, sophomore of Wheatland, Wyoming, plays Lenny, the older sister of the group who never left Hazelhurst. e middle sister, Meg, played by Bruk Binyam, left home to pursue stardom as a singer in Los Angeles. Babe the youngest, played by Olivia Freeze, sophomore of Bridgeport, has just been arrested for murder.
Smith said that she is most excited for this production because there will be accents involved which she says will be fun for both the audience and the cast.
Cheyenne Bacon who plays Chick, the sisters rst cousin, is very excited for this production because although she has been a member of the theatre department for 3 years this is their rst time on center stage.
“I’m excited to be back on stage,” they said. “It’s my passion to be there and collaborating with my classmates is a fun learning experience.”
“Not to be generic, but these are truly shows you shouldn’t miss,” Samuel LaRive, senior of Hot Springs, South Dakota said.
LaRive plays Doc, Meg’s old boyfriend. He said he is excited for this to be his rst serious acting role.
“Crimes of the Heart” debuts Feb. 17 in the Black Box eatre. Tickets are available online to reserve for free at csc.edu/theater until seats ll.
New Story Beats section looking for student submissions
e Eagle is teaming up with Tenth Street Miscellany to bring a new creative writing section to the paper. ‘Story Beats’ is a student submitted segment beginning Spring 2022 that can be found in Lifestyles.
Students from all majors are encouraged to submit their creative writing, from non- ction to poetry and everything in between.
Anything is submittable for a chance to have your work published in the paper. e word count maximum for a one page piece is 500 words and 1000 words for a two page piece. Pieces that are part of a series are also encouraged. We just ask that the series be completed before submission so that it can be featured as a weekly piece.
Email your submission to lifestyles@csceagle.com. All submissions are subject to rejection.
Photo by Madyson Schliep Knox Smith and Joslyn Smith test their spaceship on turn table at the Sun, Earth, Universe exhibit in the Mari Sandoz High Plains Center, Jan. 13.
Bridger Helmbrecht and Michaela Hill, junior of Eaton, Colorado, read a space book at the Sun, Earth, Universe exhibit in the Mari Sandoz HIgh Plains Center, Jan. 13.
EXPLORING theUNIVERSE
By Kamryn Kozisek, Staff Editor
Visitors can shoot for the stars at the Mari Sandoz High Plains Heritage Center with their newest exhibit Sun, Earth, Universe.
The first group of visitors to the new exhibit were the chil dren with the CSC Child Development Center (CDC). Children were able to explore space and learn about technology used by NASA.
Students are welcome to visit the exhibit where they can build model spaceships and test them using the exhibit. The exhibit also includes activities that help teach about satellites, telescopes and other topics in outer space.
“The exhibit is designed to be fun,” Mike Leite, CSC physi cal & life sciences professor said. “It gives people (not just kids) a place to explore things like the NASA Mars rovers, studying compositions of stars, Earth observation with satellites, how to build a spacecraft, and there are lots of books to read. Visitors will be excited because they will learn something new probably something they did not expect to learn.”
According to Leite, Sun, Earth, Universe was originally
EXPLORING UNIVERSE
planned to premier in the Elanor Barbour Cook Museum in the Math Science Building of Innovative Learning.
“Turns out, the Sandoz space is ideal for this exhibit and offers lots more for people to do while there,” Leite said.
This exhibit was produced by the Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and was sent to museums using funding from the National Science Foundation, according to Leite.
The exhibit is open to the public Monday-Thursday from 10 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m., Friday’s 10 a.m. to noon. Jan. 29, Feb. 12, March 19 and April 23 will have special visiting hours from 10 a.m. to noon.
“Good museum exhibits like this one should be fun and accessible and visitors should come away having learned something,” Leite said. “It’s almost as good as taking field trips to NASA labs or up in a balloon; people will be able to learn in a non-threatening setting. Best yet, they won’t think they are learning because they are having so much fun.”
Photo by Madyson Schliep
Dylan Kelso and Isabella Huber use one of the technology activites at the Sun, Earth, Universe exhibit at the Mari Sandoz High Plains Heritage Center, Jan. 13.
Photo by Madyson Schliep Madison Franklin, junior of Alliance and Ronin Hunt attempt to find the sun among the planets and stars at the Sun, Earth, Universe Exhibit at the Mari Sandoz High Plains Hertiage Center, Jan. 13.
Photo by Kamryn Kozisek Kanyon Stadler plays at the Sun, Earth, Universe exhibit at the Mari Sandoz High Plains Heratige Center, Jan. 13 Joslyn Smith looks through a telescope at one of the activites centers in the Sun, Earth, Universe exhibit at the Mari Sandoz High Plains Heritage Center, Jan. 13.
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