The enchanting world of Studio Ghibli returns to Richmond this week as Studio Ghibli Fest takes over the historic Byrd Theatre. Kicking off Monday, March 31 with a screening of Howl’s Moving Castle (2004), the fest brings a lineup of beloved animated films that have...
Jellyfish Eyes is a new live-action psychedelic children’s adventure that tells the story of a young boy who relocates with his recently widowed mother. Jellyfish Eyes is a new live-action psychedelic children’s adventure that tells the story of a young boy who relocates with his recently widowed mother. He is haunted in a dream after losing his...
The beginning two minutes of D.A. Pennebaker’s legendary 16mm documentary Dont Look Back is about as iconic and memorable as they come. The beginning two minutes of D.A. Pennebaker’s legendary 16mm documentary Dont Look Back is about as iconic and memorable as they come. When you imagine the genesis of music videos (called “promotion films” way...
Fresh out of studying for his Masters at the National Film and Television School, Irish writer/director Phil Sheerin always had a passion for film as he has q Fresh out of studying for his Masters at the National Film and Television School, Irish writer/director Phil Sheerin always had a passion for film as he has quickly amassed a few short...
By 1991, Kentucky born director Gus Van Sant was in transition of the freewheeling world of independent film in to something much more established in the world of commercial movie making. By 1991, Kentucky born director Gus Van Sant was in transition of the freewheeling world of independent film in to something much more established in the world...
The big secret about Wes Anderson’s endearing “Moonrise Kingdom” is that it’s ultimately a fable about loneliness and coming to terms with that. The big secret about Wes Anderson’s endearing “Moonrise Kingdom” is that it’s ultimately a fable about loneliness and coming to terms with that. Nobody is connecting as much as interacting in their...
For months, the trailers for Scott Cooper’s latest movie Black Mass has been featured prominently during commercial breaks. They do a pretty excellent job of depicting the internsity of the film and exactly how a sinister gangster like Whitey could have possibly reigned for so long. His crew, known as The Winter Hill Gang, wreaked havoc all over...
Dressed To Kill 1980 Brian De Palma Spine #770 Available on Blu-Ray & DVD courtesy of The Criterion Collection Dressed To Kill 1980 Brian De Palma Spine #770 Available on Blu-Ray & DVD courtesy of The Criterion Collection As a director in 1980, Brian De Palma (Carrie, Scarface) had earned the reputation of not only being a more than capable...
Based on a 1938 Gerald Kersh novel of the same name, Night and the City certainly lives up to its archetypical sounding noir title, but is quite atypical in its pessimistic identity and unusual plotti Based on a 1938 Gerald Kersh novel of the same name, Night and the City certainly lives up to its archetypical sounding noir title, but is quite...
The Killers 1946, 1964 Robert Siodmak, Donald Segal Spine #176 Available on DVD and Blu-Ray The Killers 1946, 1964 Robert Siodmak, Donald Segal Spine #176 Available on DVD and Blu-Ray Both versions of The Killers are the adaptation of Earnest Hemingway’s 1927 short story of the same name which document two hitmen who hold up in a diner and the...
