Outside Providence

Despite the premise being, troubled youth goes to boarding school, it has a sense of innocense. It's easy for a critics to sharply criticize the characters for lacking depth or only being simple.And following to closely the character development of many... Full review

Peter Farrelly wrote the novel in which this film is based. This was a change of pace for Peter and his brother Bobby, coming right after their hit "There's Something About Mary". Although they entrusted the direction to Michael Corrente,... Full review

This kind of reminds me of the movie "Blow" where its has lots of drugs. This movies shows how drugs can ruin life. This is a very good movie and some laughs and romance.... Full review

Director: Michael Corrente, Script: Peter Farrelly (Novel), Michael Corrente, Bobby Farrelly, Cast: Shawn Hatosy, Tommy Bone, Alec Baldwin, Amy Smart, Jon Abrahams.Coming of age film about a group of stoner friends from the poor neighbourhood in the blue collar town... Full review

Alec Baldwin playing the father role was amusing. Good comic reliefs throughout the entire movie. Amy Smart was beautiful and gave the movie that extra touch it needed to make it worthwhile wanting to sit in a movie theater and see.... Full review

Wonderfully crafted and understated movie from the kings of gross-out comedy. Poignant and hilarious this film is a beautiful departure from the Farrely Bro's typical fare. It follows the (mis) adventures of a 1970's era RI kid who runs afoul... Full review

One of the better films I have seen in the last ten years. A perfect amount of Comedy mixed in with just the right amount of Drama. The two leads do a great job in the movie and become instantly... Full review

I overlooked this movie when it was in theatres and just saw it on video. I was very impressed. It wasn't the dumb gross out movie the Farrely's are known for. It had some laugh out loud moments, and some... Full review

Maybe some reviewers here have been put off by the fact that it's a mingling of different genres (romance/comedy). But I think the movie is vastly entertaining and satisfying. There's more substance to this movie than there is to others... Full review

The ambiguity of youth and the road to maturity are addressed in a somewhat stoically humorous manner by the Farrelly Brothers in the comedy, `Outside Providence,' directed by Michael Corrente. Set in New England in 1974, the story centers on... Full review

Overall, Outside Providence is a reasonably amiable and likable movie, but not one that does anything terribly well. One might expect such a recent film to look great, and one would be right in this case. ... Full Review

Outside Providence" is winning enough on its own terms. This is a sweet, funny little movie, and with luck it can survive the marketing con job. ... Full Review

In the central role, Shawn Hatosy is a truly talented young actor (who, by the way, is from my hometown of Frederick, MD) with an almost blindingly-bright future ahead of him (tellingly, his next two movies also consist of the likes of Susan Sarandon, Natalie Portman, Sharon Stone, and Nick Nolte).....doubtful any other young actress could have done a superior job....a clear-cut plot.... ... Full Review

Outside Providence" doesn't bother to tell you much of anything except that getting high makes for high times. Baldwin comes out looking good and sounding good, especially in a scene outside a bar when he talks about the death of his wife. ... Full Review

Wednesday September 1, 1999 "Outside Providence" is a coming-of-age story of exceptional warmth and humor that represents a felicitous teaming of writer-director Michael Corrente and the brothers Farrelly, Peter and Bobby. Art director Tom Walden. ... Full Review

There really is no business like show business, especially the movie business. Being a producer or director may look glamorous, especially when filmmakers clutch trophies at award ceremonies. ... Full Article

PROVIDENCE - Viola Davis lost the best supporting actress award to Penelope Cruz of the Woody Allen film Vicky Cristina Barcelona last night. AP / Matt Sayles Still, in true movie fashion, the show had to go on, with spotlights... ... Full Article

PROVIDENCE -- Three films that premiered and won awards at the 2008 Rhode Island International Film Festival have been nominated for Academy Awards. Nominated for best animated short was This Way Up, directed by Adam Foulkes and Alan Smith from... ... Full Article

When Adam Bock first came to Providence in the late '80s, after a friend told him there was this great playwriting teacher at Brown, he was busting with unstoppable aspiration. ... Full Article

Big Shug and I have an ongoing tradition. Every time he drops a record, we gorge ourselves and talk shit for a few hours. He might be the toughest veteran on Boston's hip-hop scene, but Shug is a phenomenal dinner... ... Full Article

PROVIDENCE - Director Michael Corrente is teaming up with a Providence animation studio to make a first-of-its-kind animated horror movie, created wholly in Rhode Island and with the help of illustration students from the Rhode Island School of Design. ... Full Article