“Look around you, this is the uprising.” When Children of Men was released in 2006, it flopped. It had nothing to do with the filmmaking. Visually, this is one of the most striking films of the last two decades. It flopped because the story was too real. The politics...
To close out the 26th annual James River Film Festival, Gallery 5 celebrated St. Patrick's Day with a double feature from Silent/Music Revival and Strange Projections, featuring the classic St. Paddy's Day film, Leprechaun. The evening of St. Patrick's Day saw the James River Film Festival close out in fine fashion, with a bizarrely fascinating...
The hit Netflix series frighteningly subverts a host of romantic-comedy cliches to bring us a powerful point: our culture needs to stop romanticizing abusive men. The TV series You, an adaptation of Caroline Kepnes's addicting 2014 novel of the same name, premiered on Lifetime in September 2018. But it really caught fire once it moved to Netflix...
The excesses and studio battles around May's third film ultimately derailed her directing career, but the film's heart is its penetrating look at the actions of desperate men. While already an established comedian, writer, and actress by the mid-1970s, Elaine May was still a rising director, gaining fame for her ability to present unlikable men...
In an effort to show kids the importance of representation, youth activist Lance Cooper previously took thousands of local children to see Black Panther. He hopes to repeat that success with Marvel's forthcoming Captain Marvel film. Lance...
The opening shot of Euzhan Palcy’s 1989 film, A Dry White Season, in a bright sunburst gleam and green grass, depicts two young South African boys, one white and another black, playing soccer and laughing in warm, idyllic harmony. This particular scene, as upfront as an opening shot can be, was absent in the film’s original script, but it offers...
From first-run movies and a unique, locally-focused atmosphere to live music presented by the Broadberry Entertainment Group, the Ashland Theatre's got it all. Local is EVERYTHING. And at the Ashland Theatre, Ashland is exactly what you get. The rich history, the architecture, the food, the music, everything. “When we opened we wanted to make...
The latest in a series of period pieces filmed in the river city, Harriet presents us with some pointed questions about this city's ongoing commemoration of Confederate leaders on Monument Avenue. Richmond is quickly becoming the go to place for period films in America - from Lincoln to Mercy Street, our city is undeniably building the foundation...
The latest film from famed director Alfonso Cuarón turns the story of a family's difficulties into one of the year's best films. Roma, a film written and directed by the acclaimed Mexican auteur and Academy-Award winning Alfonso Cuarón (Children of Men, Gravity), might just be the best film of the year. Cuarón, known for his exquisite visual...
The second annual Pocahontas Reframed Film Festival brought artistic creativity, community involvement and cultural education to Richmond. Held at the historic Byrd Theatre, the festival presented films ranging from full-length documentaries to five-minute short films. The four-day event sought to promote and celebrate native culture while...
