WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. - Programs within the Department of Diné Education are about performance and assessment. On a periodic basis throughout the year, DODE holds trainings for teachers, school board members, and school administrators to improve performance in teaching and school operations. Teachers must be highly...DODE holds trainings to preserve Navajo language
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. - Programs within the Department of Diné Education are about performance and assessment. On a periodic basis throughout the year, DODE holds trainings for teachers, school board members, and school administrators to improve performance in teaching and school operations. Teachers must be highly...‘Bridget Jones’s Baby’ avoids the sequel curse with slapstick comedy
Rating: «« out of 4Running Time: 123 min.
It’s been a while since we’ve seen Bridget Jones on the big screen. The original exploits of the character back in 2001 were, surprisingly enough, charming and very, very funny. Not long after, Bridget Jones: Edge of Reason (2004) rehashed the material in a painfully ineffective manner. After more than a decade, the character has returned in a new feature. So, is Bridget Jones’s Baby a worthy return or nothing more than a nostalgic cash grab?
From this reviewer’s perspective, the answer lies somewhere in the middle. This is a definite improvement over the previous calamitous and best forgotten entry. Yet in all honesty, it’s a...
Biopic ‘Snowden’ informs, but suffers from lackluster dramatic twists
Rating: «« out of 4Running Time: 134 min.
Director Oliver Stone has given his take on numerous events in history over the years in titles like Salvador, Platoon, JFK, Nixon, and W., among many others. He is just as known for his contentious theories and button-pushing approaches to his subjects. It should come as no surprise that upon first glance, the latest from the filmmaker also lends itself to controversy.
Snowden tells the story of NSA employee and whistleblower Edward Snowden (Joseph Gordon-Levitt). Holed up in a Hong Kong hotel room in 2013, he’s met by a small crew, including a documentarian (Melissa Leo) and journalists from British newspaper The Guardian (played by...
DVD/Blu-ray Roundup for Sept. 16, 2016
It’s time for another edition detailing the highlights coming your way on Blu-ray and DVD. There are a multitude of great options, ranging from the independent scene to Hollywood blockbuster. So if you can’t make it out to the movies this week, be sure to give one of these titles a try!Big New Releases!
Being Canadian - This documentary follows a man who has moved from Calgary to LA. Once there, he struggles to separate himself from Canadian stereotypes and mounts a cross-country trip through the Great White North to provide worldwide viewers with a more detailed picture of his homeland. Along the way, he interviews countrymen like Seth Rogen, Cobie Smulders, Kim...
Fairgoers came ‘together as one’ to crown a new Miss Navajo Nation
Once again, the Annual Navajo Nation Fair was a wonderful event to attend and be a part of. This year’s theme was, “Let us come together as one: Through Ke’ we are strong.” Ke’ means clanship.Along with families enjoying fun and excitement, the 70th annual fair was filled with anticipation for the crowning of the 2016-2017 Miss Navajo Nation on Sept. 10.
The 2016 coronation was held at the Dean C. Jackson Memorial Arena in Window Rock, Ariz. A packed house waited for three and a half hours to see who would be the next Miss Navajo Nation.
Before the coronation began, the crowd was treated to a cultural showcase of various Native tribes performing in lieu of “Cultural...
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