New film “Joker” directed by Todd Phillips, expects to make headlines this award season. Photo from IMDB. From Toronto to Venice, movies have been hitting the big screen at film festivals for the first time in hopes of becoming a contender for the awards season circuit. If you’re curious about what movies to watch out…
Brad Pitt stars in new film “Ad Astra” directed by James Gray. Photo from IMDB. “Ad Astra” is a science fiction action drama directed by James Gray that follows the story of an astronaut (Brad Pitt) who is assigned to go to Mars and try to contact his presumed deceased father. The father, played by…
Constance Wu, Jennifer Lopez, Julia Stiles, and Keke Palmer hustle their way to fame 2019 film “Hustlers” directed by Lorene Scafaria. Photo from IMDB. ‘Hustlers’ takes a dark, humorous take on a crime drama “Hustlers,” a drama based on a true story and directed by Lorene Scafaria, follows a group of strippers who begin to…
Ayushmann Khurrana and Nushrat Bharucha fall in love in film “Dream Girl” released by Balaji Motion Pictures A film review that features a play on the term ‘dream girl’ The film “Dream Girl” was a surprisingly progressive film for a romantic comedy that is based upon the premise of a straight man pretending to be…
Film professor Justin Wyatt shows off his phone case supporting the new Quentin Tarantino film, “Once Upon A Time In Hollywood.” Photo by Grace DeSanti. A sit-down with film professor Justin Wyatt about Tarantino’s latest film. “Movies have become a part of my culture,” Justin Wyatt, associate director of the Harrington School of Communication and…
Film students work on the horror short “Lake Forest Road”. Photo contributed by Tyler Stephenson-Donley and Keith Brown. The sun didn’t need to be shining for the University of Rhode Island film students this summer as over 50 students worked on a horror short film in the woods of East Greenwich, Rhode Island. “Lake Forest Road,”…
Film Media students Sarah Angeloni, Alyssa Botelho and Marion O’Sullivan, celebrate their achievements at the 48 Hour Film Festival. Photo by Grace DeSanti. Several film media students from the University of Rhode Island took on the challenge of competing in Providence’s 48-Hour Film Project this past July. The 48-Hour Film Project is an annual film…
Photo from IMBd. Disney’s theatrical releases dominated the 2019 box office and two of their biggest earners were the live-action remakes of the ’90s animated films “Aladdin” and “The Lion King.” I loved the “Aladdin” remake and getting to see the fictional city of Agrabah come to life. I enjoyed seeing how the actors made…
Photo from ScreenRant. During the past few months people have been at the edge of their seats during the action scenes of “Spider Man: Far from Home” while they also had their heart strings tugged at during “Toy Story 4.” The movie world has, for sure, taken audiences on a rollercoaster of emotions this summer….
Lauren James on set directing her final film at URI. |Photo by Kayla Michaud. There’s perhaps no better way to express cultural issues facing the United States and the world than art. It allows us to visualize and understand concepts that we may otherwise not be able to see. The University of Rhode Island has…