INTERN’S VIEW: ‘I Don’t Know How To Convey How I Feel About Bloodz vs. Wolvez’

[EDITOR'S NOTE: It's a bittersweet moment in the history of The B-Town Blog as we bid adieu to our feisty, intellectual 17-year old Big Picture High School Intern Philip Benais – below is his final movie... [Read more]

INTERN’S VIEW: ‘Atlas Shrugged Part 1′ Is Brilliant And Thought Provoking

by Philip Benais Atlas Shrugged Part 1: Directed by Paul Johansson; Starring Taylor Schilling, Grant Bowler, Matthew Mardsen, Graham Beckel and Jsu Garcia. I informally promised myself when I started... [Read more]

INTERN’S VIEW: ‘Red Riding Hood’ Example Of Everything Wrong With Films Today

by Philip Benais Red Riding Hood; Directed By Catherine Hardwicke: Starring Amanda Seyfried, Gary Oldman, Shiloh Fernandez, Virginia Madsen, Julie Christie and Max Irons. Being a legitimate cinema lover... [Read more]

INTERN’S VIEW: You’ll Love Every Minute Of Breeders Theater’s ‘West’

by Philip Benais West; Directed By Alan Wilkie: Starring Eric Hartley, Adrienne Grieco, David Roby, Amber Rack, Doug Knoop, Stephen R. Scheide, Erika Zabelle and Nancy Warren. Written by T.M. Sell. Music... [Read more]

INTERN’S VIEW: Gondry’s ‘Green Hornet’ Is The Perfect Superhero Comedy

by Philip Benais The Green Hornet; Directed by Michel Gondry; Starring Seth Rogen, Jay Chou, Christoph Waltz, Tom Wilkinson and Cameron Diaz. Sometimes a superhero film doesn’t need to challenge our... [Read more]

INTERN’S VIEW: ‘Season Of The Witch’ Is A Vast Empty Void Of Nothingness

by Philip Benais Season Of The Witch; Directed By Dominic Sena: Starring Nicolas Cage, Ron Perlman and Claire Foy. The story of Nicolas Cage’s career is certainly a tragic one; how he managed to go... [Read more]

INTERN’S VIEW: ‘True Grit’ Is One Of The Best Westerns In Years

by Philip Benais True Grit; Directed by Joel & Ethan Coen: Starring Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin, Hailee Steinfeld and Barry Pepper. The Coen Brothers have directed some of the most influential... [Read more]

INTERN’S VIEW: ‘The King’s Speech’ Made Me Speechless

by Philip Benais The King’s Speech; Directed By Tom Hooper: Starring Colin Firth, Geoffery Rush, Helena Bonham Carter, Michael Gambon and Guy Pearce. It goes without saying that if you know me, I usually... [Read more]

INTERN’S VIEW: In Only One Word, Aronofsky’s ‘Black Swan’ Is Perfect

by Philip Benais Black Swan; Directed By Darren Aronofsky: Starring Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Vincent Cassel, Barbara Hershey and Winona Ryder. Terrifying. Thrilling. Sensual. Psychotic; these words,... [Read more]

INTERN’S VIEW: Latest ‘Narnia’ Flawed, At Times Worthwhile Experience

by Philip Benais The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader; Directed By Michael Apted; Starring Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes, Will Poulter, Ben Barnes, Liam Neeson and Simon Pegg. I must... [Read more]

INTERN’S VIEW: ‘Harry Potter: Deathly Hallows’: An Entertaining Appetizer

by Philip Benais Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part One: Directed By David Yates; Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Ralph Fiennes, Helena Bonham Carter and Alan Rickman. Harry... [Read more]

INTERN’S VIEW: ‘Martha, Josie & The Chinese Elvis’ At BLT: Great Time(ing)!

Photo by Ken Holmes by Philip Benais Martha, Josie And The Chinese Elvis; Directed by John Vreeke: Starring Kelli Mohrbacher, Geni Hawkins, Alexandra Novotny, Gerald B. Browning, Ken Wong and Angelica... [Read more]

INTERN’S VIEW: ‘Megamind’ Is A Fun Kid’s Film, Even For A Teenager

by Philip Benais Megamind: Directed By Tom McGrath; Starring Will Ferrell, Brad Pitt, Tina Fey, Jonah Hill and David Cross. It’s rare that I find a kid’s film that I can actually enjoy now as a teenager.... [Read more]

INTERN’S VIEW: ‘Skyline’: Worst Thing To Happen To Sci-Fi Since ‘Highlander II’

by Philip Benais Skyline: Directed By The Brothers Strause; Starring Eric Balfour, Scottie Thompson and Donald Faison. There are many things that come to mind when I think of this movie. For instance,... [Read more]

INTERN’S VIEW: I Should Have Loved ‘Due Date,’ But I Didn’t

by Philip Benais Due Date: Directed By Todd Phillips; Starring Robert Downey Jr, Zach Galifianakis, Jamie Foxx. I should have loved this film. I should have rushed out of the theatre eager to share my... [Read more]

INTERN’S VIEW: Why I Walked Out Of ‘Paranormal Activity 2,’ An Unscary Bore

by Philip Benais Paranormal Activity 2: Directed by Tod Williams; Starring Katie Featherston, Micah Sloat, Brian Boland, Sprauge Grayden, Molly Ephraim and Tim Clemens. What would we do without bad movies?... [Read more]

INTERN’S VIEW: Jackass 3D – A Film I Should Hate, But Really Enjoyed

by Philip Benais Jackass 3D: Directed by Jeff Tremaine; Starring Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Chris Pontius, Steve-O, Ryan Dunn, Jason Acuña, Preston Lacy, Dave England and Ehren McGhehey. Hi, my name... [Read more]

INTERN’S VIEW: “Life As We Know It” Abomination Unfolds Before Your Eyes

by Philip Benais Life As We Know It: Directed By Greg Berlanti; Starring Katherine Heigl, Josh Duhamel, Josh Lucas, Christina Hendricks and Jean Smart. Quite an experience to see an abomination unfold... [Read more]

INTERN’S VIEW: “The Social Network” Is One Of The Best Films Of The Year

by Philip Benais The Social Network: Directed by David Fincher. Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake, Brenda Song, Rooney Mara, Armie Hammer and Max Minghella. When I saw the first... [Read more]

INTERN’S VIEW: “Reefer Madness: The Musical” Made Me LOL

by Philip Benais Reefer Madness: The Musical. Stage Directed by Steve Cooper. Music Directed by Ann Sager. Production Managed by Eric Dickman and Maggie Larrick. Starring Brad Walker, Russ Kay, Sophia... [Read more]

INTERN’S VIEW: “Macheté” Is Insanely Over The Top, Perfect For Guys

by Philip Benais Machete: Directed by Robert Rodriguez and Ethan Maniquis; Starring Danny Trejo, Cheech Marin, Robert DeNiro, Jessica Alba, Michelle Rodriguez, Lindsay Lohan, Steven Seagal, Jeff Fahey,... [Read more]

INTERN’S VIEW: A Look Back At This Year’s Boy’s Baseball

by Josh Hart

The Boy’s 3A Seamount baseball season is over and it turned out to be an interesting year.

Both Mt. Rainier and Highline High School did very well, along with Kennedy.

Tyee and Evergreen didn’t do so great though and so Highline School District evened out pretty well.

Mt. Rainer High School finished at the top of the standings at 10-1 in conference and a combined win loss record of 11-3.

Kennedy finished second with 13 wins and four losses in league play and a combined record of 14-6.

The Highline Pirates finished third with a 12-4 league play record and went 14-4 in combined play.

Highline School District’s baseball teams are some of the top in the state and many of the players will likely play college ball.

[EDITOR'S NOTE: Josh Hart is the B-Town Blog's first Intern! He's a 15-year old student at Highline's “Big Picture High School” in SeaTac who loves to write and play soccer.

You can read more of his writing here...]

INTERN’S VIEW: State Youth Soccer Champ Update

by Josh Hart Both the State Cup and Challenge Cups finished last Sunday, and here are the champions of each age bracket: BU-15 State Cup Champion: Washington Premier FC- For the second year in a row... [Read more]

INTERN’S VIEW: Impressed By President Obama’s Speech

by Josh Hart It just so happens that the first inauguration I ever witnessed in my short lifetime happens to be one of the most historical inaugurations in many people’s lifetimes. As I listened... [Read more]