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Review: Hall Pass

A tepid hornball farce you might wanna pass on
Domesticity might be comfortable, but it hasn't done much for the comedy of Peter and Bobby Farrelly.
By PETER KEOUGH | February 23, 2011

2011 film preview: 25 films Mike Leigh didn't direct (plus one that he did)

The movies chill out to start the year
So, it's time for Another Year , meaning not just 2011 but also the latest film from Happy-Go-Lucky director Mike Leigh, a traipse through four seasons in the lives of ordinary people, exploring their small joys and tragedies. Kind of like Blue Valentine , but with no oral sex.
By PETER KEOUGH | December 29, 2010

Judicial ups and downs

Plus poppy hypocrisy, pressuring the Pope, and even more ‘Buttercup’ trivia
It was about time that Rogeriee Thompson was finally confirmed (unanimously, we might add) by the United States Senate for what amounts to an historic spot on the Federal Court of Appeals.
By PHILLIPE AND JORGE | March 24, 2010

The faded Follies

The thrill is gone at the ProJo shindig; there’s something about Cumberland; and more
As regular readers of the Cool, Cool World well know, one of the social highlights of the year at Casa Diablo is the Providence Newspaper Guild Follies.
By PHILLIPE AND JORGE | March 03, 2010

Festival atmosphere

Between the Blockbuster and the beach there are the film festivals of New England
Summer traditionally has been the happy hunting ground for Hollywood studios — the time when they unleash their big-budgeted, f/x-heavy warhorses on armies of newly freed schoolchildren and frazzled adults trying to beat the heat.
By PETER KEOUGH | June 09, 2009

Luis's Lost Years

After five decades of exile, Red Sox great Luis Tiant journeys back to Cuba
It had been nearly half a century since Luis Tiant stood on the Cuban soil where he was born, and where he first learned the skills that would see him become one of the greatest and most beloved pitchers in Red Sox history.
By MIKE MILIARD | April 22, 2009

RI International Film Fest marks 25 years

Reel life
Celebrating its 25th anniversary this time around, from August 5-10, the Rhode Island International Film Festival started out in 1983 as Flickers, a Newport film club.
By BILL RODRIGUEZ | July 30, 2008

Un-Unbusted

The Billionaires escape from the island
Unbusted. If that name rings a bell, chances are you were around Boston three years ago.
By MATT ASHARE | April 22, 2008

A cop with an assitude

Watertown’s Clambake Animation pushes TV’s boundaries with a homicidal heinie
Mr. McGee comes by his name honestly. He is, quite simply, an ass.
By MIKE MILIARD | April 09, 2008

Almost funny

Unhitched just isn’t gross enough
The more I watch shows like Unhitched , the more resentful I am that shows like Arrested Development get cancelled.
By MIKE MILIARD | March 11, 2008

Brit wits

As Nick Hornby and Irvine Welsh face 50, two of Brit Lit’s standard-bearers stare down middle age in very different ways
Nick Hornby’s new novel is about a boy. Not About a Boy . Irvine Welsh’s new short story collection is filthy. Not Filth .
By MIKE MILIARD | October 11, 2007

The Heartbreak Kid

Dragging out funny
The only honor the remake is likely to vie for is “most athletic sex scene” at the MTV Movie Awards. That, or “most audible queef.”
By BRETT MICHEL | October 03, 2007

Fallout joys

When the Nirvana explosion rocked Boston
In his newly published The Sound of Our Town: A History of Boston Rock & Roll , Phoenix contributor Brett Milano explores the evolution of the local music scene.
By BRETT MILANO | September 18, 2007

War zones

Fall films face terror at home and abroad
The party’s over. Time for the lessons to begin.
By PETER KEOUGH | September 12, 2007

Critical lapses

When the reviewer becomes the reviewee
Am I the only film critic with this vainglorious dream?
By GERALD PEARY | August 22, 2007

Crossword: ''Just a bunch of words''

No theme, but you'll like it anyway
No theme, but you'll like it anyway
By MATT JONES | July 02, 2007

The Ex

The pratfalls of yuppiedum
The premise here is flawed.
By CHRIS WANGLER | May 17, 2007

Made in the Ocean State

A Rhode Island movie timeline
From 1898 to 2005, movies made in Rhode Island.
By PROVIDENCE PHOENIX STAFF | August 03, 2006

Local color

Michael Corrente draws on his roots
Michael Corrente will be presented with the Creative Vision Award for his influential and ambitious work next week at the 10th Annual Rhode Island International Film Festival.
By BOB GULLA | August 02, 2006

Small state, big stage

Steven Feinberg reveals how Rhode Island wound up on the Hollywood map
When some of his childhood friends in Cranston were starting to party, Steven Feinberg remained transfixed by the movies -- to the point where he envisioned one day serving as Rhode Island’s celluloid king.
By IAN DONNIS | August 02, 2006

Swag hags

Movie after movie, Hollywood tries to buy off critics with tchotchkes
It’s the dirty secret of film critics: we’re in it for the swag.
By PETER KEOUGH | March 06, 2006