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...
Much like The 400 Blows which followed a young misfit coping with society, coming to terms with the outside world that doesn’t understand it, and the post-war milieu of it all, 1961’s A Taste of Honey follows a similar story of fledgling yearning, misunderstanding, searching, rebellion, and ending on uncertainty. Much like The 400 Blows which...
Daniel Radcliffe continues to work to shake the lighting bolt from his forehead with his latest cinematic release and the film, which was shot in Central Virginia, is getting a local debut this weeken Daniel Radcliffe continues to work to shake the lighting bolt from his forehead with his latest cinematic release and the film, which was shot in...
The Garber Door Company warehouse, a well-known haven for bands and artists in the RVA creative scene, closed its doors in June and with it ended an era. With more than just a 65,000 square foot warehouse, the building had come to be known over the years for its flourishing community of musicians who used the space to practice and network. Since...
And what a fantastic planet it was. Renè Laloux’s 1973’s Fantastic Planet (or Wild Planet depending on how literal you like your translations) is a positively surreal. Winning the 1973 Cannes Grand Prix Prize, the film is imaginative, engrossing, and original in the most fantastical sense. And what a fantastic planet it was. Renè Laloux’s 1973’s...
Before he would direct his later career epics like Lawrence of Arabia and Doctor Zhivago, director David Lean ended his string of play adaptations with perhaps the most celebrated romance movie ever. Before he would direct his later career epics like Lawrence of Arabia and Doctor Zhivago, director David Lean ended his string of play adaptations...
Set in late 1970s in South Africa, Free State is writer-director Salmon de Jager’s attempt to inject some Romeo and Juliet flair with outlawed racial love and cultural family tension. Set in late 1970s in South Africa, Free State is writer-director Salmon de Jager’s attempt to inject some Romeo and Juliet flair with outlawed racial love and...
If by any chance you yearn for somebody who could wax poetic for a few hours about the new Super V Batman movie, Kevin Smith is pro If by any chance you yearn for somebody who could wax poetic for a few hours about the new Super V Batman movie, Kevin Smith is probably your man. Bringing his one-man talking extravaganza to our fair city of...
Certainly better late than never. Certainly better late than never. Chinese filmmaker Edward Yang’s often-cited A Brighter Summer Day is to many the holy grail of Eastern films that tragically haven’t seen the light of day in America outside of film festivals or piracy. Leaving a large footprint as part of the New Taiwan Cinema movement during...
The opening query of provocateur Nagasa Oshima’s political Death by Hanging is the question of “…have you actually seen an execution or an execution chamber”? The opening query of provocateur Nagasa Oshima’s political Death by Hanging is the question of “…have you actually seen an execution or an execution chamber”? Beginning like a documentary...
