by Anne DeLello ’20 A&E Staff The transition from child to adult roles has been a consistent issue for child stars in Hollywood. The public generally recognizes them for their more minor roles in films and dismisses the idea of them starring in leading roles in films of their own. An example in this phenomenon […]
Spike Lee and Boots Riley Disagree on How To Portray the Police in Film by: William Burleigh ’19 A&E Staff This summer, director Spike Lee released his newest film, BlacKkKlansman. Based on true events adapted from Ron Stallworth’s 2014 memoir Black Klansman, it had previously premiered at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival in May, where […]
by: Sara Conway ’21 A&E Staff Since the release of the Netflix film To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, all anyone is talking about is Lara Jean Song Covey and Peter Kavinsky (but mostly Peter Kavinsky). Lara Jean, however, is a more important character than one might initially believe. Based on the bestselling book […]
by: Julia Vaccarella ’20 A&E Staff For many, the beginning of the fall season marks the transition towards cooler weather and the return of pumpkin spice everything. The end of summer, however, gives us an influx of new and returning television premieres. Among the many shows that will be returning to television this season is […]
by: Madeline Weaver-Nolting ’19 A&E Staff In the 10 years that Marvel Studios has made superhero movies, none of them have starred a woman in the leading role. That is all about to change with the movie Captain Marvel starring Brie Larson, set to be released in March 2019. Marvel has strong female characters, like […]
Crazy Rich Asians: A Triumph For Asian Actors by Kerry Torpey ’20 A&E Co-Editor Since the 1993 release of the blockbuster The Joy Luck Club, there has not been a Hollywood film with a majority Asian cast, until now. The film adaptation of the best-selling novel, Crazy Rich Asians, proves that the industry can release a […]
by William Burleigh ’19 A&E Staff Recently, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the addition of a new competitive category at the Oscars to recognize the “best achievement in popular film.” This new award is set to debut at the 91st Academy Awards in February 2019. It is the first new category […]
by William Burleigh ’19 A&E Staff Providence College’s Department of Black Studies recently completed a series of weekly film screenings titled “Black Women in Film.” The goal of the series was to celebrate films directed by African American women, an often underrepresented, underappreciated group in mainstream cinema. The third and final screening of the series was […]
by Patrick Fuller ’21 A&E Staff Like music, cinema has gradually divided itself over time. On one hand, the film industry produces blockbusters that pack the theaters with families eager to witness the newest mainstream success. On the other hand, a vault filled with independent films lies locked away, waiting to be uncovered and appreciated. The […]
by Blaine Payer ’18 A&E Staff Do you hear that? That is the sound of A Quiet Place tip-toeing into the horror movie history books. John Krasinski’s nearly silent directorial debut crushed the box office and charmed the critics last weekend, raking in $50 million and quickly becoming the No. 1 movie in America. With […]