For years the Providence Poetry Slam has sent a team to the competition, the only slam team in Rhode Island to compete and represent the city at the National Poetry Slam. This year is no different. Providence’s team is made up of Marlon Carey, Steve Labri, Devin Samuels and me, Christopher Johnson. We’ll be in […]
Before Andrew Zimmern and Anthony Bourdain, there was Renfield. If you’ve read, or seen, Bram Stoker’s Dracula, you might recall him as the vampire’s sidekick with a mad craving for bugs, particularly flies. I remember seeing Dracula in the theater and when Renfield downed his first fly, the audience let out a collective, “Ew!” Oddly, […]
Mary Loss of Soul There is no accurate description of the whirling dervish I met recently on the set of her soon-to-be-released film, Mary Loss of Soul. It was the last day of shooting, and the energy level and passion of this female director was boundless – and infectious! The woman I speak of is […]
Oh my God what a time I’ve had so far. Day Three was unbelievable! It’s been mind-blowing; I can’t believe all that I have seen, heard, and experienced! I don’t even think these blog posts can truly convey the scale of it all. There was just too much to see and do—I’d need ten of […]
So here it is, the big day at Comic-Con! Day Three! That being the Saturday of the convention. Day Two was phenomenal but this is the peak day, an all-out tour de force of people and events. The scale of it is like nothing you could ever imagine—if you can believe that the last two […]
What a Day One yesterday!!! Now it’s time for Day Two of San Diego Comic-Con baby! After a slow start due to some technical difficulties getting my pics of the adventure uploaded due to the fact that the Internet here in San Diego seems to be overloaded by the multitudes of people all trying to use […]
3AM, that’s right 3AM wake up. Which means no sleep really. But so what, I’m going to San Diego Comic-Con!!! After months of planning, weeks of organizing, days of packing, and hours of last minute details to wrap-up, the day has finally arrived! My Comic-Con buddy, Joel, crashed at my place so we could get […]
Last weekend, a few brave souls took to the streets, cameras in hand, to participate in Providence’s 48 Hour Film Project. Each participating team randomly selects a genre to follow and everyone involved must include the same character, prop, and line of dialogue in their film. This year, they had to include a plumber, a […]
You could find out how truly accessible the fine arts in Providence are by reading it here, or you can watch it…
Hey Motif-ers! Tune in from July 18th through the 21st to catch Motif’s own Nick Iandolo coming to you live from San Diego Comic-Con! Nick will be on the scene in the heart of the grandest of comic book/sci-fi/fantasy/film/cosplay conventions of all filming, interviewing, blogging, and live-Tweeting! If you can’t be at Comic-Con yourself, then […]