The Black Maria Film Festival tour makes a stop in Rhode Island Short films provide opportunities for independent filmmakers to explore the visual medium outside of the traditional constraints of narrative and documentary, sometimes becoming moving paintings. This more experimental and avant garde aspect of film dominated the two-hour Black Maria Film Festival tour stop […]
New Shoreham is the old English name of the super busy tourist island, known as Block Island to most of us. Yep, she’s a star all her own, and making herself known in the newest film to be distributed out of Rhode Island by director/writer Ricky LaPrade and producer David Langill, called Villanelle. So, what […]
Brooklyn Coffee and Tea House in Providence, a four story brick building on Douglas Avenue that was built in 1873, is a mecca for the arts in Rhode Island. Owner Anthony Demings, 67, is an accomplished artist, and his artwork adorns the walls of the coffee house. His drawings include a sepia-toned replica of the Brooklyn Bridge, […]
Find a piece of French culture right here in Providence during the French Film Festival. Kicking off its 19th year, the French Film Festival in Providence will run 19 films at the Cable Car Cinema on South Main Street over several days from February 20 to March 2. It’s an eclectic assortment of selections designed […]
Discover the future filmmaker in your children while attending one of the many wonderful independent films at the Providence Children’s Film Festival. With school vacation fast approaching, the demand to go the movies will surely be forthcoming. This demand can be a blessing and a curse. On the one hand, your kids sit quietly for […]
When Susie Prince, a typical San Diego Comic-Con science fiction nerd, learns she was invited to be on Nick Iandolo’s Dedham TV show, she gets a bit too excited. Prince runs onto the set practically dive tackling Iandolo. “Okay, okay, okay, Susie, take it easy; calm down! Phil! Get this girl off me!” Iandolo shouted […]
RI skaters deliver a raw look into the local scene with Portfolio On the evening of December 21st at the Casino Theatre in Newport, skateboard enthusiasts, gathered for the premier of Portfolio; filmed by Greg Mallozzi and edited by Reilly Graham, featuring a number of individual local skaters– some who identify with the 401 Krew and […]
As a screen and teleplay writer, I can always tell when movie dialogue was crafted by a playwright. Perhaps it was my years studying Shakespeare at UMass Amherst, or learning the art of screenwriting by watching great playwrights turned screenwriters, like David Mamet or Aaron Sorkin. Whatever the case may be, stage dialogue is crisp, […]
Ah … I love this whole business of the holidays. It’s so busy and a little crazy, but it’s a time that I wait for all year long. I love the gathering of family and friends, the obscene amount of food, and perhaps a cocktail or two (thanks Cait Ardito at Motif for your Dirty Christmas Cookie — it was […]
Ah … I love this whole business of the holidays. It’s so busy and a little crazy, but it’s a time that I wait for all year long. I love the gathering of family and friends, the obscene amount of food, and perhaps a cocktail or two (thanks Cait Ardito at Motif for your Dirty Christmas Cookie […]