Power to the People: Low-cost filmmaking puts creative pursuits within reach
Back in the misty days of the mid ’80s when I first started toying around with making movies, the common refrain you’d hear from people in the business was, “If […]
Events:
The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Big Screen Meet Small State: The Rhode Island International Film Festival returns
The Oscar-qualifying Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF) is once again hitting big screens throughout the state, and this year’s event promises to be bigger and better than ever. Shawn […]
Lunar Notes
Aries: The planetary lineup during this period favors you. Things look good for love and money. Be wary of jumping into something before you think things through. Put the brakes […]
Pass the Popcorn: The evolution of the movie-watching experience
There is no doubt that Americans love movies. But how much do Americans love movie theaters? Last year, domestic box office revenue was just under $12 billion. While this might […]
Locale Profile: Three in One: A night on Cromwell Street
When I was growing up, the only type of doughnuts I was accustomed to were Krispie Kremes. They overtook the southwest when I was in high school, and because our […]
Haunted: An abuse victim deals with his trauma through film
Filmmaker Skip Shea still lives in the same town where he grew up, where he went to school and where he was sexually abused by Catholic priests. For years he […]
Open and Closed
Opened12 Metre Cafe: Inside the Seamen’s Church Institute, 18 Market Sq, Newport. A seaside cafe along Bowen’s Wharf. Bar ‘Cino: 22 Washington Sq, Newport. barcinopnewport.com It’s “chee-no” like Al Pacino. […]
Film Is Rolling in RI: Diving into the mind of Steven Feinberg
Steven Feinberg is a legend of the silver screen. Currently serving as the executive director of the Rhode Island Film & Television Office, Feinberg previously spent 22 years in Hollywood […]
Sex on the Silver Screen
Strapped for Danger: Undercover Vice, the latest offering from veteran RI director Richard Griffin, wraps in Pawtucket on August 4. A rollicking LGBTQ+ comedy, the production centers around two undercover […]
Howie Wowie! Howie’s farm-to-table restaurant opens in North Providence
It takes a lot to woo me with carrot soup, and I admit I was skeptical when a fellow food-lover told me it was his favorite dish of the night. […]