Category: A&E – Film & TV

Avon Cinema Hosts Annual Providence Children’s Film Festival

by Blaine Payer ’18 A&E Staff Grab your kids, grab your wife, because they are showing all of the movies this weekend! It is Oscar season, which means it is the perfect time of year to get together with all of the youngsters and head over to Avon on Thayer Street. This year, they will […]

Kerry Torpey

Portlandia, A Good Night of Comedy

by Julia Vaccarella ’20 A&E Staff Portlandia fans everywhere are bracing themselves for heartbreak with the premiere of the final season of IFC’s popular sketch comedy show. The show, which premiered its first season in 2011, will feature one final installment with 10 episodes. Creators, Saturday Night Live star Fred Armisen, writer Jonathan Krisel, and […]

Kerry Torpey

Movies to Start off 2018: The Greatest Showman Proves Itself to be a Successful New Movie

by Catherine Goldberg ’20 A&E Staff On the coldest winter days, hitting up your  local movie theater to see latest movies is the best way to make use of extra time. One of the markets latest and most successful films is The Greatest Showman.  The Greatest Showman is a captivating and light–hearted family film. It […]

Kerry Torpey

Netflix Announces a Fortunate Event: Fans Anticipate a New Season of A Series of Unfortunate Events

by Ryan Cox ’18 A&E Staff When Netflix first announced a television adaptation of Lemony Snicket’s popular, children’s book series A Series of Unfortunate Events, critics were skeptical. The 2004 feature film starring Jim Carrey as Count Olaf received generally mixed to poor reviews and was a failed attempt at turning the book series into […]

Kerry Torpey

Time’s Up: Hollywood Flips the Script

by Blaine Payer ’18 A&E Staff The 2018 awards show season started off strong with a Golden Globes that will not soon be forgotten. Arriving in the midst of one of the biggest and most widely publicized scandals in the history of Hollywood, the Golden Globes became a blank canvas on which the Hollywood elite […]

Kerry Torpey

Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: Will Technology Destroy Us All?

by Julia Vaccarella ’20 A&E Staff Netflix marked the start of a new year with the fourth installment of their series, Black Mirror. Referred to by some as a modern version of The Twilight Zone, the British series is set in futuristic societies that have implemented various technologies from child trackers to memory implants. Originally […]

Kerry Torpey

New Year’s Hit, Lady Bird, Receives Postive Reviews at Premiere Showing

by Elizabeth Jancsy ’18 A&E Staff There is no better time than winter break to finally get to the movies to see this year’s blockbuster hits before the ball drops at midnight. Lady Bird crept on the movie scene,  as it was released in select theaters on Nov. 3, but is now playing everywhere and is […]

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Marvel Productions: The New Powerhouse of Cinema

by Julia Vaccarella ’20 A&E Staff The Marvel Cinematic Universe, a franchise  now owned by The Walt Disney Company, has successfully captivated a widespread audience. As we close out the 2017 year, it is evident that the media powerhouse will continue to generate new content. With unique characters and overlapping storylines, the fanbase has spread immensely. […]

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Are You Yeti For Holiday Films?

by Joe Clancy ’18 A&E Staff It is that time of year again, the nights are long and harsh, and students feel the impending doom of finals looming closer. That being said, however, it is also the best time of year to seek refuge in bed with a cup of eggnog and just hibernate with […]

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Kevin Spacey Makes His Own House of Cards: Spacey’s Recent Sexual Assault Allegations Hit the Pause Button in His Career

by Madeline Weaver-Nolting ’19 A&E Staff The career of the well-known House of Cards star and two-time Oscar winner Kevin Spacey is in serious jeopardy. On Oct. 29, the first of many accusations of sexual misconduct came to light, causing an uproar in Hollywood and social media. Netflix has announced that the sixth season of […]

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