RARITAN REVIEW Valentine’s DayTOP EditionTEN ROMANTIC MOVIES VALENTINE’S DAY GIFTS FOR By: Laura Aguinaga and Ashley Mir HIM & HER Valentine’s Day is right around the corner and of course that means a lot of roman- By: Kristina Hungerford tic movies will be released on Friday, February 14th. This year Endless Love will be released on Valentine’s Day. It stars Alex Pettyfer and Gabriella Wilde. Endless Love Valentines Day Gifts For Her is about two people who fall in love almost instantly. They claim it is love at first sight, 1. Flowers but their parents will not allow them to remain together. Endless Love is a remake of the 2. Candy 1981 Franco Zeffirelli movie starring Brooke Shields. 3. Life Size Teddy Bear The top 10 romantic movies: 4. Heart Necklace 5. Romantic Getaway 1. The Notebook (2004) 6. Spa Day The Notebook, starring Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling is a classic romance. Based 7. Perfume on the best seller by Nicholas Sparks, Noah, a poor boy with no real future ahead of him falls in love with Allie, a rich and spoiled girl. Social differences find a way to separate 8. Diamond Earrings the two. 9. Clothing 2. The Last Song (2010) 10. iPhone The Last Song stars Miley Cyrus as Ronnie Miller, a rebellious teenager and Liam Hem- sworth as Will Blakelee, a rich boy. Ronnie moves to a southern beach to reconnect with her father and falls in love with Will. 3. Dear John (2010) Dear John is the emotional story of John Tyree (Channing Tatum), a soldier, who falls deeply in love with Savannah Curtis (Amanda Seyfriend), a college student, while he is home from war. 4. Titanic (1997) Titanic stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Jack Dawson and Kate Winslet as Rose DeWitt Bu- kater. The two meet on the ill-fated ship and instantaneously fall in love, though Rose is expected to marry a rich claimant by her mother. 5. The Vow (2012) The Vow stars Rachel McAdams as Paige and Channing Tatum as Leo. Paige gets into a Valentine’s Day Gifts for Him car accident and wakes up with amnesia. Leo then tries to win Paige’s heart again while trying to fix her memory. 1. Concert or Sports Tickets 6. Safe Haven (2013)- A movie based on the novel by the world renowned Nicholas 2. Wallet Sparks. This movie revolves around Katie, who moves from Massachusetts to North 3. Watch Carolina to escape her abusive husband. Finding a safe environment, she also meets Josh. 4. Cologne 7. A Walk to Remember (2002) - Another movie of a famous book by Nicholas Sparks. 5. Electronics It starts off in North Carolina. There’s romance between a rebel, Landon Carter and Jamie Sullivan, a preacher’s daughter. This movie will warm the heart. 6. CDs and DVDs 8. Romeo and Juliet (1996)- Based on the timeless classic by William Shakespeare, this 7. Video Games movie, set in modern day “Verona Beach” has an original script. Leonardo DiCaprio and 8. Clothing Claire Danes bring new life to the famous play that has touched souls across the world. 9. Candy 9. Her (2013) - In a not-so-distant future, a middle aged divorced man named Theodore 10. Gift Certificates purchases an artificially intelligent operating system known as “Samantha”. Learning from her surroundings, she and Theodore begin a risky, yet heart warming romantic relationship. 10. Roman Holiday (1953) - A bored Italian princess sneaks out of her palace during a party only to meet a journalist who shows her all she’s been missing. This is a classic from the 1950’s starring Academy Award winning actors Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck. ENTERTAINMENT THE OSCARS BY: MATTHEW GIOVE AND MATT HAGBERG The 86th Annual Academy Awards ceremony will take place on March 2nd, 2014 at Hollywood’s Dolby Theater. Hosted by Ellen DeGeneres, the Oscars are guaran- teed to be a fun and memorable experience. However, what are the Oscars without their nominees? The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has selected these prestigious nominees for 2013. Best Picture: Best Actor in a Leading Role: 1. American Hustle 1. Christian Bale – American Hustle 2. Gravity 2. Bruce Dern – Nebraska 3. Her 3. Matthew McConaughey – Dallas Buyers Club 4. Captain Phillips 4. Leonardo DiCaprio – Wolf of Wall Street 5. Philomena 5. Chiwetel Ejiofor – 12 Years A Slave 6. Wolf of Wall Street 7.12 Years A Slave Best Actress in a Leading Role: 8. Nebraska 1. Meryl Streep – August: Osage County 9. Dallas Buyers Club 2. Judi Dench – Philomena 3. Cate Blanchett – Blue Jasmine 4. Amy Adams – American Hustle 5. Sandra Bullock – Gravity Best Actor in a Supporting Role Best Actress in a Supporting Role: 1. Barkhad Abdi – Captain Phillips 1. Sally Hawkins – Blue Jasmine 2. Bradley Cooper –American Hustle 2. Jennifer Lawrence – American Hustle 3. Michael Fassbender – 12 Years A Slave 3. Lupita Nyong’o – 12 Years A Slave 4. Jared Leto -- Dallas Buyers Club 4. Julia Roberts – August: Osage County 5. Jonah Hill – Wolf of Wall Street 5. June Squibb – Nebraska Best Animated Feature Film 1. The Croods 2. Frozen 3. Despicable Me 2 4. Ernest & Celestine 5. The Wind Rises ROCKET RECIPES Bridget Bakes Murphy’s Mixes By: Bridget Fahy By: Jenna Murphy Valentine’s Day is a perfect holiday to get in the kitchen and stir up some delicious dishes and of Molten Lava Cake \ Valentine Chocolate Dessert course, some yummy sweets! Whether you’re spend- ing the day going on a romantic date with your loved Ingredients one, or just chilling on the couch watching The Note- 1 stick unsalted butter book, I’m sure that this cute idea will help settle any 6 ounces bittersweet chocolate sweet-tooth cravings you or your guests may have. 2 eggs It’s super simple to make and is guaranteed to be an instant favorite with your sweetheart! Bon Appetit! 2 egg yolks 1/4 cup sugar Pinch of salt 2 tbs all-purpose flour (and a pinch for pans) Directions: Pre-heat oven to 450°, butter and lightly flour four 6 ounce ramekins, and set on a baking Lovely Red sheet. Melt the butter with chocolate in a double Velvet Cupcakes boiler over simmering water. In a medium bowl What You’ll Need: beat egg, egg yolk, sugar and salt until thick- 1 1/2 a cup white sugar ened and pale. Whisk the melted chocolate until 2 1/2 cup butter smooth and quickly fold into the egg mixture 3 2 eggs along with the flour. Spoon the batter into pre- 4 1 cup buttermilk pared ramekins and bake for 12 minutes. ( For 5 1 fluid ounce red food coloring me it took only 9 minutes) or until the sides of 6 1 teaspoon vanilla extract the cakes are firm but centers are soft. Let the 7 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda cakes cool in the ramekins for 1 min, then cover 8 1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar each with inverted plate. Carefully turn each one 9 2 cups all-purpose flour 10 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder over, let stand for few seconds, then unmold. 11 1 teaspoon salt Serve hot. 12 Fresh strawberries Directions: *Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease two 12 cup muf- fin pans or line with 20 paper baking cups. *In a large bowl, beat the butter and sugar with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Mix in the eggs, but- termilk, red food coloring and vanilla. Stir in the baking soda and vinegar. Combine the flour, cocoa powder and salt; stir into the batter just until blended. Spoon the bat- ter into the prepared cups, dividing evenly. *Bake in the preheated oven until the tops spring back when lightly pressed, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool in the pan set over a wire rack. When cool, arrange the cupcakes on a serving platter and frost with desired frosting. ROYAL COURT BEAUTY AND By: Laura Tucker THE BEAST S By: Matt Hagberg This year, our Rocket Court will be crowned at the end of this year’s Spirit Week, during the Come March, take a seat and “be our last event of Clash Of The Classes. The student guest”! This year’s musical production nominations were taken Tuesday, January at Raritan is Beauty and the Beast. This C 28th. Those nominated this year where chosen timeless musical about a beautiful young by the student body for being exemplary and woman who falls for an unmannered yet well-rounded. Their pictures have been up on charming Prince will grace the Raritan the poster leading into the gym and cafeteria, stage on March 27th, 28th, and 29th. along with a quick biography about things There will be a matinee on Saturday, like the activities that they have been a part of H March 29th. For the little ones, there will throughout high school and what career they hope for in the future. The King and Queen be a Storytime with Belle before the per- will be seniors and the rest of their Court will formance on the 29th. There are several consist of underclassmen; two per grade. talented individuals in the cast, including: O As a refresher, here are the students who could be in this 2013-2014 school year Rocket Royal The Beast/Prince – Matthew Giove Court: Belle – Tia Romeo Maurice – Thomas Wojcik Freshmen- Aidan Smith Gaston – Gabe Burns O Lefou – Tom Donohue Freshmen- Christine DiNapoli, Monsieur D’Arque – Javier Altamiranda Rebecca Steinberger, Lauren Christ Lumiere – Trevor Kovar Sophomore-Sean Murphy, Joe Stabile, Cogsworth – Chris Lind L James Spinelli Madame de la Grande Bouche – Sam Mills Sophomore- Susan Costello, Emily Gong, Babette – Caroline Dato Giselle D’Andrea Mrs.