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The Chimes

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The Chimes

The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes

Goats, the Army, Clooney: Awkward

"The Men Who Stare at Goats" is about a journalist's investigation into a secret Army program that trains psychic soldiers.
"The Men Who Stare at Goats" has a great premise, but the story doesn't fit well within the film's style.
Jonathan Hudson, Writer November 10, 2009
"The Men Who Stare at Goats" has a great premise, but the story doesn't fit well within the film's style.

“This is It” leaves you wondering

"This is It" documents Michael Jackson's rehearsals for the tour he would have performed had it not been for his death.
"This is It" leaves audiences dreaming about what could have been Michael Jackson's greatest performance.
Job Ang, Writer November 3, 2009
"This is It" leaves audiences dreaming about what could have been Michael Jackson's greatest performance.

“Hello Hurricane” infuses fresh take on the Switchfoot sound

Switchfoot's new album, "Hello Hurricane, will be released Nov. 10.
It’s not often a band can create a sound to call their own while remaining creatively agile, each proceeding record sounding unlike the last.
Job Ang, Writer October 29, 2009
It’s not often a band can create a sound to call their own while remaining creatively agile, each proceeding record sounding unlike the last.

“Where the Wild Things Are” misses the mark

"Where the Wild Things Are" is based on the 1963 children's book by Maurice Sendak.
"Where the Wild Things Are" is visually stunning but doesn't expand upon the simple children's story from which it is based.
Jordan Lopez, Writer October 19, 2009
"Where the Wild Things Are" is visually stunning but doesn't expand upon the simple children's story from which it is based.

Paramore’s “Brand New Eyes” fulfills its hype

Paramore's "Brand New Eyes" fulfills its hype
It should be unanimously agreed that Paramore's new album, “Brand New Eyes,” was worth the wait.
October 13, 2009
It should be unanimously agreed that Paramore's new album, “Brand New Eyes,” was worth the wait.

Job shows up in “A Serious Man”

"A Serious Man," the Coen brothers’ latest drama is about a man who wonders if God is conspiring against him as his life falls apart. The movie has shadows from the book of Job.
The Coen brothers’ latest drama asks deep questions about the nature of suffering. Is it bad luck, or is God conspiring against us?
Jennifer Northway, Writer October 7, 2009
The Coen brothers’ latest drama asks deep questions about the nature of suffering. Is it bad luck, or is God conspiring against us?