Buddy

But, narrated by James Woods, the film is most interesting when it gets close to Cianci, which isn't often. Cherry Arnold's documentary succeeds as journalism. This is all apt. ... Full Review

Fortunately, filmmaker Arnold took the mike and apologized for making us wait, which defused the crowd's impatience. Eventually, almost a half-hour after the movie's scheduled start time, the remarkably festive line began to move forward. ... Full Review

Buddy cited an opinion poll from Channel 6 indicating that 38 percent of the people they polled in Providence would welcome Cianci back as mayor, and then points out that Cianci won the three-way 1990 mayoral race with 34 percent of the vote. When Arnold hasn't been working on the film for the past 3 1/2 years, she's been teaching yoga, which she said is a refreshing change from immersing herself in the life and times of Buddy Cianci. ... Full Review

Buddy delivers the goods on ex-mayor Arnold does her best to maintain a balanced portrait, and as a result Buddy probably won't entirely satisfy either Cianci's ardent defenders or his detractors. ... Full Review

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T he late Spalding Gray, a wry and mordant monologist, grew up in a suburb of Providence. Vincent "Buddy" Cianci, charming and notorious, has twice been the mayor of Providence. ... Full Article

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Frank the moderator : Chat on TODAY at noon, with Cherry Arnold , maker of Buddy, the documentary about Vincent A. "Buddy" Cianci Jr., the former Providence mayor now serving time in federal prison for running a corrupt enterprise from... ... Full Article