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The official newspaper of Chamblee High School, preserving the past for the future today!

The official newspaper of Chamblee High School, preserving the past for the future today!

The Blue & Gold

The official newspaper of Chamblee High School, preserving the past for the future today!

The Blue & Gold

Mallory Williams (‘26) and friends before watching Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour. 
Photo courtesy of Williams.

Chamblee Students’ Favorite Movies of 2023

Anna Kate Flood, Staff Writer January 24, 2024

Going to the movies has always been a popular activity to do with friends and family, especially within the past year. There were a variety of popular new movies released in 2023, such as Barbie, Oppenheimer,...

Collage of some movies being released summer 2023. Photo courtesy of IndieWire.

Schools Out, Summer Movies are In

Sarah Marcus, Staff Writer May 22, 2023

High school students spend their summer free time in many ways. When looking for activities to do with their friends, some choose to hang out inside the dim-lit walls of movie theaters. This summer, there...

A Bollywood Beginner's Guide to the Classics

A Bollywood Beginner’s Guide to the Classics

Ashika Srivastava, Editor May 4, 2022

Thousands of people around the world tune in every day to watch their favorite American actors and actresses fight crime, get caught up in crazy scandals, and fall in love through the great big world of...

Is "The Last Duel" the Last Straw for Ridley Scott?

Is “The Last Duel” the Last Straw for Ridley Scott?

Lucy Samuels, Staff Writer February 25, 2022

Ridley Scott’s 27th movie “The Last Duel” is a thought-provoking and heart-lurching story based on a true story. Released in October of 2021, this drawn-out, two and half hour, period drama epic...

A Swinging Success: New Spider-Man Breaks Box Office Records

A Swinging Success: New Spider-Man Breaks Box Office Records

Lucy Samuels, Staff Writer January 19, 2022

[Note: this article contains spoilers related to the movie "Spider-Man: No Way Home."] Marvel had been giving Disney Plus show after show during the earlier half of 2021. With the 2021 year opening...

Chalamet and Ferguson in “Dune” (Photo courtesy of Vanity Fair)

“Dune” Should be a New Model for Blockbusters

Thomas Rice, Editor December 8, 2021

I’m going to preface everything I have to say here about the 2021 movie "Dune" by saying that I have not read any of Frank Herbert’s novels on which the film is based. Some might say that hampers the...

Keri Russel and Jeremy T. Thomas in a still from "Antlers."

Untapped Potential for Folklore: “Antlers” Movie Review

Lucy Samuels, Staff Writer December 4, 2021

The short story “The Quiet Boy” written by Nick Antosca in 2019 has been turned into a Hollywood horror flick by acclaimed producer Guillermo del Toro. After being pushed back due to the pandemic,...

Onlookers at the Dragon Con Parade 2021

Convention Commotion

Millie Gotsch, Staff Writer September 21, 2021

From September 2-6, Dragon Con, an event usually attended annually by Chamblee students, was hosted for the first time since 2019.  “Dragon Con is a convention for nerds … People cosplay there...

Troy Bolton in High School Musical, Played by Zac Efron

The Real Villain of High School Musical is…

Kaylee Powell, Staff Writer May 19, 2021

Disney spent many many years trying to convince us that Sharpay was the villain of The High School Musical franchise, but like many others after rewatching the movies I realized she was quickly written...

Black Bear Movie Poster

Artistic Creation During Extended Isolation: Why Black Bear Should Be the First Thing on Your Watchlist

Lucy Roberts, Editor May 18, 2021

Despite its popularity among film fans and music snobs, a great way to make someone instantly dislike you is to use the classic line “You probably haven’t even heard of it.” Serving as almost the...

Some of The Best (and Worst) Book to Movie Adaptations In My Opinion

Some of The Best (and Worst) Book to Movie Adaptations In My Opinion

Ashika Srivastava, Editor May 16, 2021

Which is better: the book or the movie? If you’re anything like me, the answer to this question is almost always the book. And why wouldn’t it be? Books have a lot more room to work with when it comes...

A screencap of Hayao Miyazaki's "Porco Rosso."

That’s It? Yes, Sometimes It Is

Iris Tsouris, Editor-in-chief May 6, 2021

To put it simply, Porco Rosso is Studio Ghibli’s best. Not because it’s about a kickass anthropomorphic pig who flies a tiny red plane and fights air pirates over the Adriatic Sea. Not for its meditation...

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