The Spring 2020 Screening Series for students in certain film/media courses from professors Justin Wyatt and Keith Brown starts on Friday. The first movie shown will be 1973’s “Paper Moon,” directed by Peter Bogdanovich. Don’t know whether or not the movie’s up your alley? The Cigar is here to help. If you know what to…
‘1917’ Receives 10 Oscar Nominations, Will it Pull Out any Wins? On Dec. 25 Universal Pictures released one of their most anticipated war movies yet, “1917.” Directed by Sam Mendes and starring Colin Firth, Benedict Cumberbatch, Richard Madden and rising star George MacKay, this film truly takes war films to a new level. “1917” follows…
Photo from: http://www.fwweekly.com “Little Women” is an adaptation of the classic Louis May Alcott novel. It’s directed by Greta Gerwig and stars “Lady Bird” star Saiorse Ronan and Timothe Chalamet as Jo March and Theodore Laurence. The story of Jo March and her sisters, Meg (Emma Watson), Amy (Florence Pugh) and Beth (Eliza Scanlen) unfolds…
Photo from: http://www.indiewire.com “Cats” is the latest movie adaptation of a Broadway musical featuring work from director Tom Hooper who previously directed “Les Miserables.” From the moment of its trailer announcement, “Cats” has been met with very negative reception due to the computer-generated character design and overall look of the live action adaptation. “Cats” is…
Junior film student Alyssa Botelho recently created a film about drug addiction. Photo courtesy of Alyssa Botelho. Oftentimes, inspiration for screenwriting is found in the stories that people hear, and for one student filmmaker this happens to be the case. University of Rhode Island junior Alyssa Botelho started writing her film “Junkie” last spring after…
Film student Lionel Jeffries recently created a film called “Living Swamp,” which tells the tragic story of the Narragansett Native American Tribe. Photo courtesy of Lionel Jeffries. To address the untold story of a Native American genocide of the Narragansett tribe, University of Rhode Island sophomore Lionel Jeffries has been working tirelessly on his film,…
Directors Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee released the new film“Frozen II” last week. Photo from TheWeek.In.Com by Kayla Michaud and Kayla Laguerre-Lewis “Frozen II” lets viewers know early on “Some Things Never Change” as we see the same characters we know and love, but with a little twist of maturity. For example, in “Frozen II”…
“Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” will come out later this month. Photo from IMDb. I remember when my father showed my brother and me “A New Hope” on VHS when I was about 6 years old. It wasn’t like anything that we had seen before! You got the epic space battles with the fantasy…
Several movies are coming out this winter such as “Cats,” “Little Women” and “Star Wars Episode 9: Rise of Skywalker.” Photos from IMDb. This winter, get ready to binge-watch new movies while curled up next to your fireplace or escape the snow at a local movie theatre to watch this winter break’s movie blockbusters. This…
A remake of the film “The Grudge” is set to release in early January. Photo from movier.net From new Netflix startups, to anticipated blockbusters, make sure your resolution is to ring in the New Year with these anticipated releases. Hopping into a new decade means reflecting on some major movie nostalgia. This comes in the…