by Julia Vaccarella ’20 A&E Staff With the arrival of fall each year comes a stream of new television shows. Although it is still somewhat early in the season, audiences this year have been extremely receptive to the new ABC show The Good Doctor, which premiered on Sept. 25. Created by David Shore, who also […]
by Alexis Jais ’18 A&E Staff “More human than humans,” you say? In the recently released film Blade Runner 2049, director Denis Villeneuve has created a world that shows the powerful possibilities of artificial intelligence. This science fiction film is a piece that lightly implies that the utilization of artificial intelligence is imminent in the […]
by Joe Clancy ’18 A&E Staff One of Hollywood’s leading directors and prominent stars, Harvey Weinstein, was exposed in a New York Times article for his alleged abuse of women. Weinstein is co-founder of the film company Miramax, which has brought the public a number of prolific movie hits such as Good Will Hunting, Pulp […]
by Patrick Fuller ’21 A&E Staff Two Providence College alumni walk into a bar. No, this scenario is not a setup for a joke. However, this situation is the birthplace of the short film The Call of Charlie, a kind of largescale joke in its own right. Director Nick Spooner, used to working with commercials, […]
by Blaine Payer ’18 A&E Staff It has been 13 years since the video game heroine Lara Croft of Tomb Raider graced movie screens, and fans of the beloved franchise are ready to see one of pop culture’s most iconic characters come to life once again. Although a spandex-clad Angelina Jolie comes to mind […]
by Patrick Fuller ’21 A&E Staff Recently, I sat down with Alex Lee-Clark, a new history of jazz professor at Providence College, to ask him a couple questions about his current projects. Although he teaches trumpet and directs the Funk Ensemble, his influence and expertise extends beyond the PC campus. Aside from teaching at PC, […]
by Julia Vaccarella ’20 A&E Staff Since its Sept. 8 release, the cinematic remake of Stephen King’s 1986 novel, IT, has caused a profound explosion in the box office. IT has even surpassed The Exorcist (1973) as the highest-grossing horror film in the United States. Starring Bill Skarsgård as Pennywise the Dancing Clown, IT […]
by Madeline Weaver-Nolting ’19 A&E Staff It seems that every month more beloved and addicting TV shows and movies are leaving Netflix Instant Streaming. With over a 1,000 TV shows and more than 4,000 movies, Netflix has proven itself to be the best way to “binge-watch” anyone’s favorite TV show or movie. However, some of […]
by Joe Clancy ’18 A&E Staff It’s a pill, it’s a boy, it’s Adderall Boy! I recently sat down with Conor Holway ’18 to discuss his recent film, his YouTube success and his future plans. Adderall Boy will be released on Holoway’s Golden Deer Production website on Sept. 27th. JC: So Conor, how did you […]
by Joe Clancy ‘18 A&E Staff Four years ago, HBO teamed up with former Daily Show correspondent John Oliver to launch the massively successful satirical show, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. For a brief period in the summer of 2013, British comedian Oliver took over as host of The Daily Show, when Jon […]