“The Boy and The Heron,” the rumored last film in the famous Studio Ghibli franchise, won awards and soared to popularity over the winter months. Hayao Miyazaki, the Japanese filmmaker, has a reputation for producing strikingly beautiful and profoundly deep animated films. This reputation holds for “The Boy and The Heron,” which won the Golden…
On a foggy evening of Jan. 26, the music department’s Concert Hall at the University of Rhode Island came alive with the vibrant and rich melodies of Hashi Duo. The duo, guitarist Adrián Montero and pianist Moé Takamatsu, whose name translates to “bridge” in Japanese, were once again at the musical stage of URI. The…
The new semester brings new projects for the University of Rhode Island’s fine arts students. This semester two productions are going to be put on in the Fine Arts Center’s J Studio. This semester’s play is William Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” and the musical is “Little Shop of Horrors,” written by Howard Ashman and Alan Menken. Last…
As we say farewell to 2023, great movies and TV shows of the past year will continue to be discussed heading into 2024. The Golden Globes and Primetime Emmys award shows premiered over the past month, with trophies being awarded to shoe in favorites and a couple surprises as well. To no one’s surprise, Christopher…
20 years after “Mean Girls” (2004) was released and six years after “Mean Girls The Musical,” Tina Fey is back as the director for a film adaptation of the musical. The movie stars singer and actress Reneé Rapp as Regina George and Auli’i Cravalho, who voiced Moana in the 2016 movie “Moana,” as Janis Imi’ke….
In the three semesters I have contributed to the Good Five Cent Cigar, I have apparently started each by detailing a certain dining experience I had that was worthy of a write up. In January of 2023, I outlined my top ten offerings to look for in the University of Rhode Island’s dining halls (expect…
Dearest Romantic Comedies, As a romantic myself, you have never failed me. From the backgrounds of each character, the meet-cutes, the drama or the end, I will always say with confidence that I never have been bored. The characters are always flawed and realistic with issues that can happen to anyone, and as flawed as…
Two of the University of Rhode Island’s jazz ensembles performed in “Jazz Combo III” this past Thursday in the Fine Arts Center. The performances consisted of ensembles John’s Kitchen, directed by John McKenna, and the URI Standards Combo, directed by Dave Zinno. John’s Kitchen is an all male student octet, featuring Jude LaRoche and Garrett…
Actor Giancarlo Esposito filled nearly every seat in Edwards Auditorium and attracted several different generations of people on Monday. Esposito had an unorthodox upbringing that shaped him into the man he is today. During the event, the actor brought up how he was born in Copenhagen, Denmark to an Italian stagehand and carpenter father and…
Casey Chan-Smutko: Halloween News Editor Just because “The Nightmare Before Christmas” has the word Christmas in it does not make it a Christmas movie. I’ve watched this movie a thousand times exclusively on Halloween because it is a Halloween movie. You could argue that Jack Skellington goes to Christmas Land to become Santa Claus, but…