January 27, 2014

Apex High School Presents the AHS Strings Booster Concert

Mariane Ghazaleh 
Staff Writer

Apex High Strings is holding a fundraising concert this Friday night. Doors open at 6:30p.m. and the show starts at 7p.m. Come support the Apex High Strings Program with a $5.00 ticket fee. Individual and student led performances of all different genres of music, a bake sale, and a silent auction promises a great night! Your support and generosity are greatly appreciated! See you there! 

Oscar 2014 Nominations

Shauna Hines 
Staff Writer


The Oscars air Sunday, March 2 at 7:00 pm on ABC.  Listed below are a few of the major Oscar categories and their nominations:

  • Best Picture
    • American Hustle
Charles Roven, Richard Suckle, Megan Ellison, and Jonathan Gordon
    • Captain Phillips
Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti and Michael De Luca
    • Dallas Buyers Club
Robbie Brenner and Rachel Winter
    • Gravity
Alfonso Cuarón and David Heyman
    • Her
Megan Ellison, Spike Jonze and Vincent Landay
    • Nebraska
Albert Berger and Ron Yerxa
    • Philomena
Gabrielle Tana, Steve Coogan and Tracey Seaward
    • 12 Years a Slave
Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Steve McQueen and Anthony Katagas
    • The Wolf of Wall Street
Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio, Joey McFarland and Emma Tillinger Koskoff

·         Actor in a Leading Role
    • Christian Bale
American Hustle
    • Bruce Dern
Nebraska
    • Leonardo DiCaprio
The Wolf of Wall Street
    • Chiwetel Ejiofor
12 Years a Slave
    • Matthew McConaughey
Dallas Buyers Club

  • Actress in a Leading Role
    • Amy Adams
American Hustle
    • Cate Blanchett
Blue Jasmine
    • Sandra Bullock
Gravity
    • Judi Dench
Philomena
    • Meryl Streep
August: Osage County
  • Actor in a Supporting Role
    • Bradley Cooper
            American Hustle
    • Barkhad Abdi
            Captain Phillips
    • Michael Fassbender
12 Years a Slave
    • Jonah Hill
The Wolf of Wall Street
    • Jared Leto
Dallas Buyers Club
  • Actress in a Supporting Role
    • Sally Hawkins
Blue Jasmine
    • Jennifer Lawrence
American Hustle
    • Lupita Nyong'o
12 Years a Slave
    • Julia Roberts
August: Osage County
    • June Squibb
Nebraska

  • Animated Feature Film
    • The Croods
Chris Sanders, Kirk DeMicco and Kristine Belson
    • Despicable Me 2
Chris Renaud, Pierre Coffin and Chris Meledandri
    • Ernest & Celestine
Benjamin Renner and Didier Brunner

    • Frozen
Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee and Peter Del Vecho

    • The Wind Rises
Hayao Miyazaki and Toshio Suzuki

  • Cinematography
    • The Grandmaster
Philippe Le Sourd

    • Gravity
Emmanuel Lubezki

    • Inside Llewyn Davis
Bruno Delbonnel

    • Nebraska
Phedon Papamichael

    • Prisoners
Roger A. Deakins

  • Costume Design
    • American Hustle
Michael Wilkinson

    • The Grandmaster
William Chang Suk Ping

    • The Great Gatsby
Catherine Martin

    • The Invisible Woman
Michael O'Connor

    • 12 Years a Slave
Patricia Norris

  • Directing
    • American Hustle
David O. Russell

    • Gravity
Alfonso Cuarón

    • Nebraska
Alexander Payne

    • 12 Years a Slave
Steve McQueen

    • The Wolf of Wall Street
Martin Scorsese

  • Makeup and Hairstyling
    • Dallas Buyers Club
Adruitha Lee and Robin Mathews

    • Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
Stephen Prouty

    • The Lone Ranger
Joel Harlow and Gloria Pasqua-Casny

  • Music
Original Score
    • The Book Thief
John Williams

    • Gravity
Steven Price

    • Her
William Butler and Owen Pallett

    • Philomena
Alexandre Desplat

    • Saving Mr. Banks
Thomas Newman

  • Music
Original Song
    • "Alone Yet Not Alone" from ALONE YET NOT ALONE
Music by Bruce Broughton; Lyric by Dennis Spiegel

    • "Happy" from DESPICABLE ME 2
Music and Lyric by Pharrell Williams

    • "Let It Go" from FROZEN
Music and Lyric by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez

    • "The Moon Song" from HER
Music by Karen O; Lyric by Karen O and Spike Jonze

    • "Ordinary Love" from MANDELA: LONG WALK TO FREEDOM
Music by Paul Hewson, Dave Evans, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen; Lyric by Paul Hewson



  • Visual Effects
    • Gravity
Tim Webber, Chris Lawrence, Dave Shirk and Neil Corbould

    • The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton and Eric Reynolds

    • Iron Man 3
Christopher Townsend, Guy Williams, Erik Nash and Dan Sudick

    • The Lone Ranger
Tim Alexander, Gary Brozenich, Edson Williams and John Frazier

    • Star Trek Into Darkness
Roger Guyett, Patrick Tubach, Ben Grossmann and Burt Dalton

  • Writing
Adapted Screenplay
    • Before Midnight
Written by Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke

    • Captain Phillips
Screenplay by Billy Ray

    • Philomena
Screenplay by Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope

    • 12 Years a Slave
Screenplay by John Ridley

    • The Wolf of Wall Street
Screenplay by Terence Winter

  • Writing
Original Screenplay
    • American Hustle
Written by Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell

    • Blue Jasmine
Written by Woody Allen

    • Dallas Buyers Club
Written by Craig Borten & Melisa Wallack

    • Her
Written by Spike Jonze

    • Nebraska
Written by Bob Nelson


Where you can go to these movies…

Beaver Creek Cinema (Apex, NC):
American Hustle
12 Years a Slave
The Wolf of Wall Street
August: Osage County
Frozen
Saving Mr. Banks
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Redbox:
Captain Phillips
Blue Jasmine
The Croods
Prisoners
Dispicable Me 2
The Great Gatsby
Dallas Buyers Club
Iron Man 3
Star Trek Into Darkness
Before Midnight
The Lone Ranger

Coming Soon to Redbox:
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (January 28)
All is Lost (February 11)
Gravity
The Book Thief

Regal Crossroads Stadium (Cary, NC):
Her
Lone Survivor

Park West Village 14 (Morrisvile, NC):
Inside Llewyn Davis
Philomena

Raleigh Grande 16 (Raleigh, NC):
Nebraska
The Invisible Women

Carmike 15 (Raleigh, NC):
Alone Yet Not Alone


January 24, 2014

Music's Biggest Night is Back

Sarah Kebea

Staff Writer


The 56th Annual Grammy Awards will air this Sunday, January 26, on CBS at eight p.m.  Performances of the night include Kendrick Lamar with Imagine Dragons, Lorde, Beyoncé, Robin Thicke with Chicago, and Paul McCartney with Ringo Starr.  The complete list of categories and their nominees can be found on the 2014 Grammy’s website, but listed below are some of the most talked about categories for Music’s Biggest Night:  

Record of the Year:
“Get Lucky”-Daft Punk with Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers
“Radioactive”-Imagine Dragons
“Royals”-Lorde
“Locked Out of Heaven”-Bruno Mars
“Blurred Lines”-Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell Williams

Album of the Year:
The Blessed Unrest-Sara Bareilles
Random Access Memories-Daft Punk
Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City-Kendrick Lamar
The Heist-Macklemore and Ryan Lewis
Red-Taylor Swift

Song of the Year:
“Just Give Me a Reason”- Jeff Bhasker, Pink and Nate Ruess (PiNK featuring Nate Ruess)
“Locked Out of Heaven”-Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine and Bruno Mars (Bruno Mars)
“Roar”-Lukasz Gottwald, Max Martin, Bonnie McKee, Katy Perry and Henry Walter (Katy Perry)
“Royals”-Joel Little and Ella Yelich a.k.a Lorde (Lorde)
"Same Love"-Ben Haggerty a.k.a. Macklemore, Mary Lambert and Ryan Lewis (Macklemore and Ryan Lewis featuring Mary Lambert)

Best New Artist:
Kacey Musgraves
Ed Sheeran
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis
Kendrick Lamar
James Blake

Best Pop Vocal Album:
Paradise-Lana Del Rey
Pure Heroine-Lorde
Unorthodox Jukebox-Bruno Mars
Blurred Lines-Robin Thicke
The 20/20 Experience: The Complete Experience-Justin Timberlake

Best Alternative Music Album:
The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You-Neko Case
Trouble Will Find Me-The National
Hesitation Marks-Nine Inch Nails
Lonerism-Tame Impala
Modern Vampires of the City-Vampire Weekend

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration:
“Power Trip”-J. Cole featuring Miguel
“Part II (On The Run)”-Jay Z featuring Beyoncé
“Holy Grail”-Jay Z featuring Justin Timberlake
“Now or Never”-Kendrick Lamar featuring Mary J. Blige
“Remember You”-Wiz Khalifa featuring The Weeknd

Best Song Written for Visual Media:
“Atlas” written for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire-Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion and Chris Martin (Coldplay)
“Silver Lining” written for Silver Linings Playbook-Diane Warren (Jessie J)
“Skyfall” written for Skyfall-Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth (Adele)
“We Both Know” written for Safe Haven-Colbie Caillat and Gavin DeGraw (Colbie Caillat featuring Gavin DeGraw)
“Young and Beautiful” written for The Great Gatsby-Lana Del Rey and Rick Nowels (Lana Del Rey)
“You’ve Got Time” written for Orange Is the New Black-Regina Spektor (Regina Spektor)

Best Country Song:
“Begin Again”-Taylor Swift (Taylor Swift)
“Mine Would Be You”-Jessi Alexander, Connie Harrington and Deric Ruttan (Blake Shelton)
“I Drive Your Truck”-Jessi Alexander,, Connie Harrington and Jimmy Yeary (Lee Brice)
“Mama’s Broken Heart”-Brandy Clark, Shane McAnally and Kacey Musgraves (Miranda Lambert)
“Merry Go ‘Round”-Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves and Josh Osborne (Kacey Musgraves)