Mr. Fish is the nom de plume of Dwayne Booth, an artist whose clever, biting, often funny, sometimes gut-punchingly painful work is the subject of the documentary Mr. Fish: Cartooning from the Deep End, scheduled to be screened at this year’s Rhode Island International Film Festival. I recently talked to Fish and he chatted happily about […]
I recently interviewed local film director Tommy Denucci about his most recent project, “Vault,” which stars Don Johnson, Theo Rossi and Samira Wiley. The film is based on the 1975 Bonded Vault robbery, which took place in RI and was, at the time, the biggest heist in American history — the thieves stole more than $30 million dollars of valuables […]
In case you come from parts foreign, ie, anywhere outside of the tri-state area, Paul and Al are a pair of raunchy radio DJs on 94WHJY. Their humor is very bodily function-centric and barely safe for radio; I had the pleasure of meeting them during my days at Bucket (shed tear here), and they were […]
You’re a food writer and a food tour guide. Where does your passion for food come from? Traveling. It wasn’t until I moved to New England for grad school (and started traveling) that I really developed a love for food. What’s the best thing you’ve ever eaten? Grilled octopus on Thassos, Greece (actually, anything in Greece) […]
Shawn Quirk is the program director for the Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF), and this is his eighth year working at the festival. In 2011, Quirk had friends with films in the RIIFF, and he worked as a volunteer, an action inspired by his earlier attendance at Cannes. He applied for a position with the RIIFF […]
We asked a few big-name film supporters, makers and lovers around the state which films they’d recommend people visiting our fine state watch to learn a little bit about Little Rhody. So if you’re planning to visit for the RI International Film Festival, consider watching these films your homework before you arrive. Gary Glassman, Executive Producer/Director, […]
Heaven and Hell-sinki It always struck me as bizarre that the Republican party chose to be represented by the color red. On the one hand, there have been generations of wrinkly old men in crimson neckties extolling ‘real’ American values, while on the other, there have been successive conservative lobbies propagating the notion that our […]
Films arcane, weird, creepy and outright terrifying will travel from around the world to Providence to celebrate the profound influence of PVD author HP Lovecraft, whose work terrified in relative obscurity during his lifetime (1890-1937) and became an inspiration for everyone from Stephen King to Wes Craven to Guillermo del Toro to … the list […]
Standing in a field under full sun is the last thing anyone wants to do; unless, of course, said standing is accompanied by a jazzy soundtrack. It’s time to head back to Fort Adams for another incredible year at the historic Newport Jazz Festival, taking place August 3 – 5. To keep you moving and grooving […]
Okee dokee folks… “I’ve got a golden ticket!” That is the way I used to feel when I bought a concert ticket. A ticket was special. It wasn’t just a piece of paper, it was a thing of beauty that we would save as mementos. I have hundreds of them and some of them were […]