By Brigid Walshe `19 A&E Staff When driving around London’s West End or theatre district, it is impossible to miss the bright signs advertising theatre productions. Theatre has become a staple of London’s culture and charm, connecting both residents and visitors to the city’s rich history. This past week, members of the Providence College Liberal […]
By Kerry Torpey `20 A&E Staff With a highly anticipated seventh season on the way, the hit HBO series Game of Thrones released its first official teaser for the second-to-last season. Despite the show’s strong tendency to keep information about upcoming seasons concealed, the public has been gifted with some details about what […]
By Joe Clancy `18 A&E Staff For nearly 30 years, The Simpsons have been the satirical face of the average working class American family. The show first aired in 1989, and just recently celebrated releasing its 600th episode, making The Simpsons one of the longest running television shows in history. After all, the […]
By Ryan Cox `18 A&E Staff You are presented with only a dark screen and a grid of colored boxes. Tapping on one of the boxes, or “lights” as the game calls them, brings up a sparsely-designed screen. The goal is to turn on the lights by performing an action hinted at by […]
By Michael Welch `17 A&E Staff For millenials, Hugh Jackman is Wolverine. The actor has cemented himself as the face of the X-Men hero by starring in a number of films as the character. However, Jackman’s run as the iconic and grizzled hero is finally complete. Following Jackman’s last film as Wolverine, Logan, […]
By Joe Clancy `18 A&E Staff “And the winner is…,” well, that is a good question. This Sunday, February 26, the audience of the 89th Academy Awards heard that phrase a lot, in fact, one too many times. Going into the night, there were two heavily favored films to win Best Picture: La […]
Brigid Walshe `19 A&E Staff French cinema has been creating quite a buzz in the film industry recently with French actress Isabelle Huppert winning a Golden Globe for her performance in Elle, a performance she received an Academy Award nomination for. After all, France is the birthplace of cinema, and now it is […]
By Kerry Torpey `19 A&E Staff In front of a room of Hollywood elites and over 32 million viewers worldwide, 98-year-old Katherine Johnson took center stage. Almost immediately, the crowd rose to give her a standing ovation. Called “an American hero,” the former NASA mathematician was being recognized for work she had done […]
By Michael Welch `17 A&E Staff Get Out has eclipsed Lego Batman as the top movie at the box office in its opening weekend. The film takes cues from the horror, thriller, and comedy genres to address themes of race in a true tour de force. What makes Get Out so exciting, besides […]
By Ryan Cox `18 A&E Staff We live in a world of constant political opinions. Media outlets are saturated with political rhetoric and analysis, and this often spills over into the various branches of the entertainment industry. While there is nothing wrong with musicians or actors having political opinions like the rest of […]