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…
Have you ever been interested in working in television or film? Perhaps you’d like to work with the University of Rhode Island’s TV Network or Film Collaborative. These two student groups work on various film projects throughout the semester. The TV Network utilizes the television studio located in Chafee Hall, Room 217. The television studio…
I’m sorry, did we all forget the last ten years of Shyamalan? From “The Village” (2004) to “After Earth” (2013), his career has been reduced to the punchline that the critics saw it as. Sure, he showed promise with “The Sixth Sense” (1999), and had two films that lived up to that hype a little,…
Twenty University of Rhode Island undergraduate theatre students and one alumna left Tuesday afternoon for five days to attend the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF), at Western Connecticut State University. While at the festival they will participate in workshops and competitions for acting, directing and stage production scholarships. KCACTF is a national…
The University of Rhode Island Musician’s Guild hosted the “Worst X-Mas Ever” in the Memorial Union Friday night, featuring four acts and many ugly Christmas sweaters. Atrium 1 of the Union was clad with lighting effects, festive decorations, and concert-goers excited to hear the acts. Opening up the show was Mail Culture, a URI-based act….