After a night spent on the coziest sofa in all of Appalachia, we headed up early to the top of a university parking deck, parked beneath a sign that read “No Parking / No Loitering,” and lined up the shot—my director and me, just the two of us that morning to grab a...
Most of you know him as one of the most celebrated poets of the 20th century, but Chilean poet and politician Pablo Neruda also faced political persecution in 1948 after Chile outlawed communism. The 2016 Chilean film "Neruda", which will be screened at the Bijou Film Center this weekend, takes you through the life of the famous writer, the...
Local film collective Good Day RVA are back and have just released a shiny new Guest Sessions video featuring Rick Maguire from the Boston-based indie band Pile. We’ve spoken to Good Day RVA quite a few times here on RVAMag, but if you’re not familiar, the non-profit group explores and uplifts the local music scene and our greater community via...
“My name is Kenneth Williams, I am 67 years old and I am about to vote for the very first time in my entire life. And I’m looking forward to it.” Kenneth Williams is one of 53 people interviewed for the Richmond Justice Project who have been touched by the criminal justice system in a significant way. At the time of his interview, Williams had...
"Next," hollers a well dress federal agent to a line of people stretching around a crowded room. "What's your religion?" the man asks a bespectacled woman wrapped in a hijab. "Muslim" she says averting her eyes. This terrifying image hopes to remind the American people of what's at stake if remarks from the Trump Administration come to pass...
With friends like this, who really needs enemies? Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s 1975 stunningly devastating Fox and His Friends is among the German auteurs strongest social and political film mixing a tragic tale that is provocatively progressive, darkly funny, and forthright. Fassbinder himself chose to portray Franz (Fox) the openly gay circus...
To sum up artist Laurie Anderson would be a task onto itself; having been a pioneer in electronic music, a film-maker, an inventor, an avant-garde multi-media artist, pop star of sorts, but perhaps what she also wants to be known as well is a dog lover. To sum up artist Laurie Anderson would be a task onto itself; having been a pioneer in...
It's 1989 and there's a pulsing electronic soundtrack flowing over the screams of high school kids as they're being chased by demons in a dingy Richmond basement. It's 1989 and there's a pulsing electronic soundtrack flowing over the screams of high school kids as they're being chased by demons in a dingy Richmond basement. This isn't a nightmare...
The legendary anime Princess Mononoke is reaching its 20th anniversary next year and movie theaters around the country, including at least one in the RVA area, are celebrating with a limited The legendary anime Princess Mononoke is reaching its 20th anniversary next year and movie theaters around the country, including at least one in the RVA...
Divorce is hard. The Squid and the Whale, Noah Baumbach’s 2005 semi-autobiographical film about a Reagan-era, bohemian Brooklyn family dealing with a painful and confusing separation, is a humorous composition of a wounded family in denial of martial dissolution. Divorce is hard. The Squid and the Whale, Noah Baumbach’s 2005 semi-autobiographical...
