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News, Opinion, & Multimedia for Tamalpais High School

The Tam News

News, Opinion, & Multimedia for Tamalpais High School

The Tam News

“Upside Down” Review: Should've Been Right-Side Up

“Upside Down” Review: Should’ve Been Right-Side Up

By Wesley Emblidge Mar 15, 2013

Remember that scene from “Inception,” where Leonardo DiCaprio is in a dream and Paris starts folding in on itself, until there’s a city upside down above the city he’s in? Well, that lasted...

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"The ABCs of Death" Review: F is for Failure

“The ABCs of Death” Review: F is for Failure

By Wesley Emblidge Mar 8, 2013

26 different directors were chosen to work on “The ABCs of Death,” a new kind of experiential project that is "Based on a nightmare by Ant Thompson." Each director was given a letter from the alphabet...

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"Jack the Giant Slayer" Review: Fee Fie Forget It

“Jack the Giant Slayer” Review: Fee Fie Forget It

By Wesley Emblidge Mar 2, 2013

I wrote about the trend of big-budget action movie adaptations of fairy tales only a few weeks ago with the deplorable “Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters,” but already there’s another to add to...

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The Month in Review: February 2013

The Month in Review: February 2013

By Wesley Emblidge, Randy Shapiro, Jackson Twilling & Chris Yip Mar 1, 2013

Transcript: LUTZ: Tonight! A principal leaves, a program survives the chopping block, and mock trial wins! These stories and more, tonight, on the Tam News Month in Review. Welcome. I’m Sander...

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"A Good Day To Die Hard" Review: It Really Isn't

“A Good Day To Die Hard” Review: It Really Isn’t

By Wesley Emblidge Feb 14, 2013

Oh, “Die Hard.” How I loved you. How I loved the way you turned such a simple premise into a near-perfect action movie. How I loved the way you introduced us to Bruce Willis, now an action star...

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Team students on their Sierra trip last year. Photo by: Kira Collins.

UPDATED: Team Program Faces Possible Elimination From District

By Billie Mandelbaum & Wesley Emblidge and Billie Mandelbaum & Wesley Emblidge Feb 11, 2013

The Tamalpais Union High School District announced on January 25 that it is considering plans to discontinue the Team program for the 2013-14 school year. Longtime Team teacher Chuck Ford, who has...

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"Side Effects" Review: A Tense, Shape-Shifting Thriller

“Side Effects” Review: A Tense, Shape-Shifting Thriller

By Wesley Emblidge Feb 8, 2013

As a society we trust our doctors with our lives. We get a flu shot because they say we need it, have an operation because they say we’ll die without it, and take medication because they say it’ll...

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“Wrong” Review: Something’s Not Quite Right

“Wrong” Review: Something’s Not Quite Right

By Wesley Emblidge Jan 31, 2013

“Do you follow?” asks the mysterious ponytailed Master Chang (William Fichtner) in a scene from “Wrong.” “Not really...” replies the distressed Dolph Springer (Jack Plotnick). That’s...

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