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PLAYING NOW: Alex Whitney is director of operations at Jane Pickens Theater in Newport, a location that first started showing films in the 1920s and continues to operate in part because of the mix of events that take place there, such as a recent “Remembering Robert Redford” film series.  PBN PHOTO/KATE WHITNEY LUCEY

At small local theaters, the plot still thickens

Art & Culture 12/05/2025

For almost as long as the concept of a modern movie theater has existed, Jane Pickens Theater LLC has been drawing filmgoers. “Someone’s been showing...

Should the names of companies seeking tax credits for Rhode Island...

Government 07/25/2025

Companies seeking Rhode Island film production tax credits must file a public application with the state. But they are not required to answer all...

LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION: John Faella is the owner of Sterling Cleaners Inc., which is located across the street from the Cranston Street Armory in the West End of Providence. Faella says his business benefits from the armory being used as a sound stage for TV and film productions because crews seek his services when they need costumes cleaned or repaired, which can bring in an additional $5,000 to $7,000 of business per production. PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

For some local businesses, film productions are lights, camera… extra money

Economy 05/09/2025

Sterling Cleaners Inc. in the working-class West End of Providence might feel like a world away from the glitz of Hollywood, but it’s closer...

Verdi Productions and DiCaprio’s Appian Way filming movie in R.I.

Art & Culture 02/11/2025

EAST GREENWICH – Hollywood has returned to the Ocean State with a Rhode Island production company partnering with Leonardo DiCaprio's production company to film...

New WashTrust ad campaign uses R.I. businesses, locations to tout ease...

Financial Services 06/17/2024

WESTERLY – The Washington Trust Co. will embark on a new multimedia campaign featuring Rhode Island talent, businesses and locations to illustrate how fast...

TABLE TALK: Anika Kimble-Huntley, second from left, chief marketing officer at R.I. Commerce Corp., confers with her staff at the R.I. Commerce headquarters in Providence. The staff includes, from left, Mark Brodeur, director of international and domestic group sales; Lindsay Russell, deputy director of communications and stakeholder engagement; and Robin Erickson, domestic tourism and marketing operations director. PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

ATTRACTION STRATEGY: R.I.’s chief tourism marketer setting plan to entice visitors...

Cover Story 03/17/2023

With the start of the peak tourism season approaching, Anika Kimble-Huntley is eyeing the billions of dollars that potential visitors to Rhode Island could...

LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION: Steven Feinberg, executive director of the R.I. Film & Television Office, will be the guest speaker at the Greater Newport Chamber of Commerce’s annual meeting on Jan. 27 at Oceancliff in Newport. / COURTESY R.I. FILM &  TELEVISION OFFICE

Editor’s Choice: R.I. Film & Television Office director to speak at...

Subscriber Only 01/21/2022

EDITOR’S CHOICE R.I. Film & Television Office director to speak to Chamber STEVEN FEINBERG, executive director of the R.I. Film & Television Office, will...