Between war, protests and government crackdowns, the filmmakers raced to finish and smuggle their portrait of Tehran’s underground arts scene to the prestigious film festival.
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Isiah Whitlock Jr., actor from ‘The Wire,’ ‘Veep’ and Spike Lee films, dies at 71
Actor Isiah Whitlock Jr. has died at age 71. Whitlock played the corrupt state Sen. Clay Davis on “The Wire.” He also appeared in several Spike Lee films, including “25th Hour” and “BlacKkKlansman.”
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Boxer Christy Martin faced violence in and out of the ring — now a new biopic tells her story
In the 1990s, Christy Martin was considered the most exciting and successful female boxer. Her story is the basis of the new biopic Christy. We caught up with Martin at a gym in downtown Los Angeles.
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Would you shave your head for free movie tickets? ‘Bugonia’ wants to make a buzz
Emma Stone shaved her head for Bugonia — would you? A recent publicity stunt offered free tickets to moviegoers willing to shave it all off in the lobby of a Culver City, Calif., theater.
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‘Oppenheimer’ wins 7 prizes, including best picture, at British Academy Film Awards
Atom bomb epic Oppenheimer won seven prizes, including best picture, director and actor, at the 77th British Academy Film Awards on Sunday, cementing its front-runner status for the Oscars next month.
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Artscape
Artscape is our weekly feature on art, music, theatre, dance, performance and more. To let us know about an artist or event, please email arts@thepublicsradio.org
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Tell Us About Your Community Event
What event would you like the community to know about?
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Artscape: Documentary ‘Fall River’ Ponders Family, Tragedy And Place
The documentary short film “Fall River” had its world premiere recently at the Rhode Island International Film Festival. Since then it’s been featured…
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PAUL ROSELLI – RI SENATE/DISTRICT 23 – DEMOCRAT 2018
Editor’s note: these are the candidate’s responses to questions provided by RIPR. The views expressed are the candidate’s alone, edited only in cases of…
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‘Jungleland’ Movie Looks For Extras, Residents Look For A Star
Movie producers are looking for extras in Fall River. And some local residents have been taking their shot at 15 seconds of stardom, while others are…
