Back in the misty days of the mid ’80s when I first started toying around with making movies, the common refrain you’d hear from people in the business was, “If you’re not shooting on 35mm film, you’re not actually making a movie.” In many ways, these comments were meant to discourage people who weren’t blessed […]
The Oscar-qualifying Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF) is once again hitting big screens throughout the state, and this year’s event promises to be bigger and better than ever. Shawn Quirk, festival organizer, says of the 316 films ready to be screened, “It’s the strongest year we’ve had.” The festival received 6,000 film entries that […]
Aries: The planetary lineup during this period favors you. Things look good for love and money. Be wary of jumping into something before you think things through. Put the brakes on your impulsive nature. If you don’t, you may get into something that does not serve you well. In general, you’re lucky during this period. […]
There is no doubt that Americans love movies. But how much do Americans love movie theaters? Last year, domestic box office revenue was just under $12 billion. While this might seem like a record amount, the bigger picture reveals just how our movie-watching habits have changed, thanks, in part, to the availability of streaming services […]
When I was growing up, the only type of doughnuts I was accustomed to were Krispie Kremes. They overtook the southwest when I was in high school, and because our options were lacking, we would drive hundreds of miles just to pick up a few dozens doughnuts to sell for club fundraisers. Then in college, […]
Filmmaker Skip Shea still lives in the same town where he grew up, where he went to school and where he was sexually abused by Catholic priests. For years he was passed from one predator to the next, all of them allegedly in recovery from their unholy desires. The town is Uxbridge, Massachusetts, right over […]
Opened12 Metre Cafe: Inside the Seamen’s Church Institute, 18 Market Sq, Newport. A seaside cafe along Bowen’s Wharf. Bar ‘Cino: 22 Washington Sq, Newport. barcinopnewport.com It’s “chee-no” like Al Pacino. This Italian-inspired bar and eatery is open for lunch, dinner and late nights. Bottega Bocconi: 36 Aquidneck Ave, Middletown. Bringing some Italian cuisine to the […]
Steven Feinberg is a legend of the silver screen. Currently serving as the executive director of the Rhode Island Film & Television Office, Feinberg previously spent 22 years in Hollywood where he worked with every major studio you can think of, developing a Saturn-nominated Best Science Fiction Movie, Fortress, in the process. Since returning to […]
Strapped for Danger: Undercover Vice, the latest offering from veteran RI director Richard Griffin, wraps in Pawtucket on August 4. A rollicking LGBTQ+ comedy, the production centers around two undercover police officers being sent into a “gay porn factory” to bust a racketeering ring. The second in the Strapped for Danger series, Undercover Vice is […]
It takes a lot to woo me with carrot soup, and I admit I was skeptical when a fellow food-lover told me it was his favorite dish of the night. We were at the Taste of RI event, which took place June 5, and because of this foodie’s recommendation I beelined to the back table […]