Category: A&E – Film & TV

Cthulhu On Campus: Providence College Alumni Screen Short Film

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, […]

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Tomb Raider Returns with a New Face

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 […]

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“PC’s Got the Funk”: An Interview with History of Jazz Professor, Alex Lee-Clark

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, […]

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This Year’s IT Movie: The New and Improved IT Movie That Has Everyone Talking

  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 […]

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Netflix, Please Chill: Netflix Plans to Remove Several Beloved, “Binge-Watched” Shows in 2019

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 […]

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Student Spotlight: Conor Holway

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 […]

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John Oliver and Murray Energy Go Head-to-Head

    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 […]

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The Kingsmen are Back, Some Even from the Dead

  By Kerry Torpey ’20 A&E Staff   Millions of fans of the worldwide box office hit Kingsman: The Secret Service woke up happy on April 24 with the release of the first official trailer for the sequel, Kingsman: The Golden Circle. Although it is a small glimpse of what to expect in the film, fans […]

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It’s Back and So Are Your Nightmares

by Kerry Torpey ’19 A&E Staff The prayers of horror movie fans everywhere were answered on March 29, as the first trailer for the latest remake of the hit Stephen King novel It debuted. Having already smashed records with just a trailer release, It has quickly become one of 2017’s most highly anticipated films. It […]

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Samurai Jack Only Gets Better With Age

by Michael Welch ’17 A&E Staff “Fifty years have passed…but I do not age.” Samurai Jack is back and he’s aged like a fine wine. After 13-year hiatus, Jack has returned to screens, this time on the Adult Swim Channel. The classic cartoon aired 13 years ago, but never had its well-deserved finale after five […]

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