For true cinephiles, the calendar year doesn’t end until late February. That’s when the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences honors the best in film from the previous year at the Academy Awards. Unfortunately, this means film buffs, including yours truly, have been forced to stay in the grueling, depressing mindset of 2016 two…
“xXx: Return of Xander Cage”, is the third film in the xXx series and the second, though not consecutively, to feature Vin Diesel as the titular “X”. This film truly could not of come out at a worse time in order for it to be successful. It is, by all means a fun,silly movie, but…
As part of Black History Month, the University of Rhode Island Fine Arts Center’s main gallery is showcasing “Invisible Bodies, Disposable Cloth: Rhode Island and Slavery, 1783-1850s,” now until Feb. 18. “Invisible Bodies” highlights the interwoven history of slavery and the Rhode Island textile industry. The exhibit is the collaborative work of a Rhode…
Chance the Rapper, Chancelor Bennett, not only won an award for New Best Artist last Sunday at the Grammy’s, but also won awards for Best Rap Album and Best Rap Performance. Like other Grammy winners in the past, Chance received positive feedback from both Jay-Z and his fans. What makes the award surprising however is…
Joe Parillo, director of the University of Rhode Island’s Big Band, has worked at the university since 1985. Having earned his bachelor’s degree from Rhode Island College in 1975, Parillo described his college experience as being on a “five year plan,” having taken a few years off to tour with bands, or “gigging” as he…
I was infatuated with the concept of John Lee Hancock’s “The Founder”, the story of Ray Kroc and the beginnings of McDonald’s, since it was first announced in 2015. This is partly because I’m a rabid consumer of the fast food giant, probably to my overall detriment, but also because I was interested in seeing…
“Choosing to be anonymous is better because it lets people focus more on the music and the person as a connected entity but separate,” said the URI freshman film student and electronic musician. The URI student identifies themself and their music under the name Rhodonite Girl and has chosen to keep their identity anonymous. Rhodonite…
Mat Franco, winner of America’s Got Talent season 9, and University of Rhode Island alumni, is bringing his charismatic and innovative magic act to the Ryan Center this Saturday as part of the school’s 125th anniversary celebrations. Franco grew up in Johnston, Rhode Island and graduated from the University of Rhode Island in 2010….
So much of the world is built off the backs of minorities that it’s nice to see a film that not only acknowledges this, but celebrates it. “Hidden Figures,” directed by Theodore Melfi, tells the story of Katherine Johnson, played excellently by Taraji P. Henson, who had much to do with the success of the…
Last week, The Academy Awards announced their 2017 nominees. Among them, the standout film is “La La Land,” netting a total of 14 nominations, making it tied for the most nominations ever received with “All About Eve” and “Titanic.” There were many nominations in the various categories to non-white actors, after the backlash the awards…