Tower’s Video Journalism
Jacob Kriss, Web Production Manager
February 7, 2019
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Showcase, Videos
Jacob Kriss Tower is taking a new approach to video journalism through the production of short documentaries which can be viewed below. These pieces, like our written articles, hold a connection to the Masters community as well as ideas representing our school’s mission and the positive ...
Students exhibit creativity in fall play “Museum”
Sarah Faber, Opinion Design Editor
October 26, 2018
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Features, Showcase
This weekend, a cast of 40 Upper School Students will perform Museum– an eclectic, character-driven comedy by playwright Tina Howe. Museum was chosen as the fall play towards to end of last school year because of its flexibility to have a larger cast, and its comedic contrast from last year’s g...
Isle of Dogs, a two-part post – Part 2: Excerpts from a panel with the creative team
Alexandra Bentzien, Features Editor
April 24, 2018
Filed under Alex at the Movies, Arts & Entertainment, Blogs, Showcase
It’s always exciting to watch a movie the day it first screens in theaters. But it is absolutely awesome when you get to listen to a Q&A panel of the films’ creative talent, especially when it features director Wes Anderson! The visionary director spoke about his process in filming Isle of ...
Isle of Dogs, a two-part post – Part 1: Isle of Dogs is doggone delightful
Alexandra Bentzien, Features Editor
April 8, 2018
Filed under Alex at the Movies, Arts & Entertainment, Blogs, Showcase
It is difficult to review a Wes Anderson movie in an original way, because ultimately each review includes the words “inventive” “creative” and “brilliant,” and each one discusses how “new avenues in cinema” have been opened that is a “beacon of hope” for the “future of film.” ...
Dohters Sing for a Cause
Annie Rubinson, Blogger
March 27, 2018
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Blogs, Close-up on CAM, Showcase
Among the oldest clubs on campus, Dohters has been entertaining the Masters School with beautiful, harmonious music since 1964–but just this past week, Dohters took their passions to the next level. The group performed on Feb. 27, 2018, at a MISH-organized event called “Performing For Hope,” to H...
I, Tonya Movie Review
Jacob Strier, Copy Editor
January 31, 2018
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Showcase
I had not been born yet when the legendary American figure skater, Tonya Harding, was making headlines across American television sets in the 1990s for her involvement in a wider scheme to injure her skating rival, Nancy Kerrigan. After certain facts came to light about Harding’s actions...
Golden Globes becomes the site of political activism
Sophia Brousset, Copy Editor
January 12, 2018
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Showcase
The 75th annual Golden Globes became the site of activism as the bulk of celebrity guests donned black dresses and suits with an aim to open the red carpet to discuss sexual misconduct. This decision was a part of the #TimesUp campaign, a movement founded in response to the “Weinstein effect,” a n...
Music you missed in 2017
Sam Levin, Blogger
January 7, 2018
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Blogs, For the Record, Showcase
2017 was a big year for musicians and artists that you probably haven’t heard of. While the music on the radio certainly evolved throughout the hectic and unforgiving year, there were some new releases behind the giant mainstream curtain that I think will make you actually feel things, and if you’re re...
Salty Dogs takes to the stars; produces “world’s first sea shanty musical”
Annie Rubinson, Blogger
December 13, 2017
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Blogs, Close-up on CAM, Showcase
In a sea of a cappella groups and musical theatre troupes, Salty Dogs stands out as one of the most unique student performance groups at Masters. The club was founded only two years ago and has since earned a very positive reputation on the Masters campus. Since the club’s founding, the members of Salty ...
Doc Films and Desi Club explore minstrelsy and misrepresentation with The Problem with Apu
Michelle Wei, Blogger
December 11, 2017
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Blogs, Diversity Corner, Showcase
In a recent collaboration between the Doc Films club and DESI club at Masters, the documentary The Problem with Apu was shown this past Friday, December 8. The Problem with Apu was released on November 17, 2017, featuring and written by comedian Hari Kondabolu. The film focuses on addressing problems surrounding ...
Students create play within a play
Sarah Faber, Social Media Manager
December 7, 2017
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Showcase
After their school day and after their co-curriculars, a cast of 11 students gathers in the black box experimental theater to produce Red White and Blaine, this year's Phoenix Presents. The play within a play was adapted by senior Dylan Douglas from a 1996 mockumentary entitled Waiting for Guffman. It tells the st...
Lady Bird provides an artistic, cinematic view of family life
Jacob Strier, Distribution Manager
November 22, 2017
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Showcase
The antiquated, dimly-lit Bow Tie cinema in White Plains, NY, provided the fitting atmosphere to screen the 2017 film, Lady Bird. Written and directed by Greta Gerwig, the film is a slightly darker version of the classic coming-of-age storyline. Simultaneously comedic and dramatic, the movie documen...