Evan Laratta’s win in the 3,200 keyed a first-ever county championship for the QO boys’ indoor track team. Laratta also finished second in the 1,600. Jack O’Keefe is also a county champion in the high jump, and important second place finishes counted heavily in the team standings. Evan Burnham in the 800, Malcolm Brown...
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“Young Adult” (R) **** Operating on several levels, thanks to a mesmerizing performance by Charlize Theron, this film starts out being a somewhat sad tale of self-delusion and stalking and turns into something more profound as it slowly unwinds to its logical and honest conclusion. Theron brings many characters to one — Mavis Gary...
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“The Descendants” (R) ***** Matt King’s life is on a downhill slide, and the momentum gathers as this film progresses. King, played by George Clooney, has seen his wife put in a coma by a boating accident in Hawaii. As he struggles to cope with her condition and his older daughter’s sudden disattachment and...
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UPDATED The Baltimore Ravens locker room hosted a luncheon today for the press and coaches in the upcoming Maryland high school football semifinals game. Cougars Coach Dave Mencarini, seated next to his opposition from CH Flowers, Michael Mayo, hit the lunch line twice, his part in getting ready to go on Friday. Quince Orchard...
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The Muppets- PG- **** The Muppet movies are never just funny or cute. They always have a point and this entry is no different. With a virtual non-stop parade of star cameos, including Alan Arkin, Zach Galafianakis, Sarah Silverman, James Carville, Whoopi Goldberg, Rico Rodrigues, Kristen Shaal, Emily Blunt, John Krasinski and more. Jason...
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UPDATE CH Flowers of Springdale, 16th-ranked at 9-3, will face the top-ranked QO Cougars (12-0) Friday (Nov. 25) night at 7 p.m. They defeated 9th-ranked Suitland, 14-7, Saturday afternoon in Suitland. There are few experiences in life that teach young people how quixotic life can be. QO’s Chris McPherson, the Cougars’ place kicker, learned...
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“Tower Heist” (PG-13) *** The trailers shown on TV tend to indicate that this film is a comedy, but they show you only part of the story. You may wonder if it’s a suspense thriller or a comedy or both well into it, and here’s why: Josh Kovacs (Ben Stiller) is the kindly and...
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Evan Laratta, senior captain of the Quince Orchard Cross Country team, and a proud Lakelander, had never won a County Championship. He was not favored to win this year’s either. Will Conway of Churchill was the favorite based on faster times during the season. Conway lost to Laratta by 9 seconds as the QO...
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“Johnny English — Reborn” (PG) **** Rowan Atkinson and Eugene Levy have one important thing in common: Whenever they appear on screen, you start to chuckle. Eugene Levy is not in this sequel to the 2003 “Johnny English,” but Atkinson provides enough guffaws for the both of them. Anyone in an Atkinson film, whether...
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“Ides of March” (R) **** A few years ago the Contemporary American Theatre Festival in Shepherdstown premiered a new play called “Farragut North.” It was the runaway favorite of audiences there. For those who saw it, the movie version was much anticipated. The play crackled with political and personal tension. With drastic changes for...
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