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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…
The URI writing and rhetoric department created their own book on writing for students to reference. Graphic by Elizabeth Wong. The University of Rhode Island’s writing department is now using a new resource book, called Rhody Writes, to help first-year students in introductory writing courses improve their skills. The idea for Rhody Writes came from…
Edward Norton, wrote, directed, and acted in the film, “ Motherless Brooklyn.” Photo from ScreenRant. “Motherless Brooklyn” a period mystery drama based on the novel of the same name, was a passion project of writer, director and star Edward Norton. The film follows a detective’s apprentice named Lionel who begins to investigate corruption in 1950s…
Photo from Entertainment Tonight. “Last Christmas” is the latest holiday-themed romantic comedy directed by Paul Feig that stars Emilia Clarke and Henry Golding. The movie centers around an aspiring singer Kate, played by Clarke, who has a bad relationship with her immigrant family and works in a year-round Christmas shop run by a Chinese woman…
Being a theater major takes many hours of hard work. Photo by Greg Clark. Junior Emma Becker is taking 19 credits this semester and earning an additional five, adding up to a total of 24 credits earned in just one semester. But according to her, this is typical for herself and all of her peers…
“Maleficent: Mistress of Evil” is the sequel to the recent twisted Sleeping Beauty adaptation starring Angelina Jolie in the title role and Elle Fanning as Princess Aurora. The film takes place five years after the first, with Prince Phillip proposing to Aurora in the Moors Kingdom and Maleficent trying to get along with the king…
“Zombieland: Double Tap” is the long awaited sequel to the surprise hit Zombieland which is pretty funny yet nowhere near one of my favorite comedies of recent years. The original stars Emma Stone, Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg and Abigail Breslin are all reunited for this sequel. The film follows the original characters living at the…
The Women’s Center held a discussion panel on the social media trend “hot girl summer,” and discussed self-empowerment, gender and sexuality on Oct. 22. The mediator from the Women’s Center had compiled a list of questions about the topic beforehand. They created a circle of chairs for students who wanted to participate, and they were…
John Mulaney had the audience rolling on the floor Friday night at his stand-up show. Photo by Kayla Michaud. John Mulaney kicks off Alumni and Family Weekend “Every college I have ever performed at ever, before I go out, gives me a speech about what I can and cannot talk about it. That did not…
(Left to right) Lauren Janetti, Conor Delaney and Trey DiGioia play third-graders who rebel against their fundamentalist principal in “A Brief History of the Earth and Everything in it…” Photo by James Singer. URI’s Theater Department has a strong opening night for their musical For a quick minute, bring yourself back to the third grade….