Student Luna Lejoux, from France, received a grant to create an installation project. Photo by Léa Costard. Luna Lejoux, an international student, received the Undergraduate Research and Innovation award which gave her a $1,000 grant to use for an art installation project at the University of Rhode Island. Lejoux is an exchange student from France….
Spring break, much anticipated by college students, is the perfect time to relax without the stress of classes, school work, clubs and other obligations. Several much anticipated movies will be released to theaters during spring break. If you are looking to trade in the T.V. or laptop, head for the movie theater. “Captain Marvel” is…
Netflix is incredibly popular amongst students, but that cancelation of several Netflix Originals has been disheartening to many. Photo by Greg Clark. With the dawn of every new month, students anxiously await the list of shows and movies Netflix plans to add and remove, never knowing if their favorite streaming platform will do them dirty…
“Toy Story 4” is coming to theaters on June 21 and I can’t help but wonder: do we really need another one? The first film, simply called “Toy Story” was released in November of 1995, before a large amount of the University of Rhode Island’s student body was even born, but like so many of…
The 91st Academy Awards were held this past Sunday, going live without a host for the first time since 1989. With pressure from ABC to cut the runtime down from the four hours it was last year, the Academy did its best, as the awards finished in three hours and 15 minutes. Here are three…
As the semester is getting busier and midterms are approaching, it can be hard to find time to de-stress, which is why TV shows with 45-minute episodes are the perfect length for relaxation. Here are some Netflix Original TV shows that are great for watching during study breaks or between classes. “Tidying Up With Marie…
Sunny Davis works behind the camera to film her television series “Transcience.” Photo courtesy of Sunny Davis. Senior Film Student Creates a 10 Episode Television Screenplay for her Honors Project Senior Film Student Sunny Davis used her Honors Program project to create a screenplay for a 10-episode television series centered around a girl leaving the…
(Left to right) Emma Rohnstock, David Elperin, Arianna Rizzo, and Dimitri Ashby work on a scene from The Graduate. Photo Courtesy of Arianna Rizzo. University of Rhode Island Senior Film Major Arianna Rizzo is writing and directing her own mystery TV show as part of her senior honors thesis this semester. Rizzo said the show…
The recent release of Netflix’s series “You,” has sparked a lot of debate on social media about what real love is and whether the stalking illustrated is romantic or cute. And just so we’re clear… stalking is not love! “You” is a brilliant adaptation of a book of the same name, written by Caroline Kepnes….
Streaming services like Netflix have been proving themselves to be serious competitors for major movies for years now. Within the past few years, Netflix has received multiple Oscar nominations. This 2019 Oscar Awards will be Netflix’s biggest year at the awards with Alfonso Cuarón’s “Roma,” receiving 10 nominations, including best picture. This is the first…