Welcome to "This Week at the Movies in Rhode Island" -- a new feature the previews what's coming, being made, and happening in the entertainment world in Rhode Island.
This week we look at fun nights out, amazing movies in the market, and creativity at its best (and sometimes worst).
This series is sponsored by the independent movie theater - the Avon Cinema -- and it is designed to promote the local industry and celebrate creativity on film.
Related Slideshow: “This Week at the Movies” June 10, 2016
This series is sponsored by the independent movie theater - the Avon Cinema -- and it is designed to promote the local industry and celebrate creativity on film.
The world premiere of the movie "The Return of Brute Force"
The movie was made by Independent film director Brett Davey who took a different approach when planning his latest movie. He asked his sons Timothy and Van — aged 9 and 12 — to star in the movie, help develop the story, and recruit their friends as actors. The result is “The Return of Brute Force”, Davey’s fifth feature film.
"The kids at Scarpa Elementary School are faced with two big problems: a group of bullies called “Brute Force” are terrorizing the student population and an evil corporation known as Paul’s Mart wants to buy the school and turn it into a charter school that teaches the kids nothing but retail skills.
Paul Swilton, the owner of Paul’s Mart, is a graduate of Scarpa Elementary School and founded the original Brute Force more than 30 years ago. He will use bribery, extortion, and a good old fashioned punch in the nose to get his way! Can the kids stop his twisted plan and defeat the new Brute Force group? They will definitely try!
Showing Now - A young woman longing to start a family (Greta Gerwig) becomes involved in a complicated love triangle with a professor (Ethan Hawke) and his theorist wife (Julianne Moore). LEARN MORE HERE
Sexts, lies, and Carlos Danger: watch the wildest political meltdown in recent history as it unfolds. It’s 2013 and Anthony Weiner—still reeling from the sex scandal that ended his political career two years earlier—is back in the spotlight as he mounts an audacious comeback campaign for New York City mayor. But it’s not long before history repeats itself and new sexting allegations leave Weiner and his aides scrambling to contain the damage. Granted unfettered access to the candidate and his campaign, filmmakers Josh Kriegman and Elyse Steinberg capture a jaw-dropping, behind-the-scenes look at the political machine as it breaks down. Winner of the 2015 Sundance Grand Jury Prize. http://www.cablecarcinema.com
(add)ventures Receives Two Emmy® Awards for Prostate Cancer Public Service Announcement at 39th Annual Boston/New England Emmy Awards Ceremony
(add)ventures received two Boston/New England Emmy Awards at the 39th Annual Boston/New England Emmy Awards Ceremony for a Public Service Announcement (PSA) it directed, filmed and edited for the Prostate Cancer Foundation in 2015.
The PSA featured boxing legend and five-time heavyweight champion of the world Evander Holyfield in his natural element – the boxing ring – as he tells his story of perseverance in the ring and life, to encourage African American men to get regularly checked for prostate cancer. The spot, filmed at Balletto’s Boxing Gym in Providence,earned an Emmy for both “Public Service Single Spot” and “Editor Short Form” from The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
(add)ventures donated a significant portion of the PSA’s production costs as part of its corporate philanthropy program, (add)love.
Monday, June 13
Jane Pickens Theater
film followed by skype conversation with director clay tweel
At the age of 34, former New Orleans Saints defensive back Steve Gleason was diagnosed with ALS and given a life expectancy of two to five years. Weeks later, Gleason found out his wife, Michel, was expecting their first child. A video journal that began as a gift for his unborn son expands to chronicle Steve’s determination to get his relationships in order, build a foundation to provide other ALS patients with purpose, and adapt to his declining physical condition—utilizing medical technologies that offer the means to live as fully as possible.
Gleason is not only about Steve’s resilience but also the complications of love between fathers and sons, and husbands and wives, in the face of a devastating illness. The film is bolstered by its subject’s unwavering candor and surprising humor. Told through the lens of an NFL icon, the film grapples with the nature of heroism as Steve recasts his legacy into something quite antithetical to—but no less inspirational than—his on-field shows of strength and dominance.
