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...
It is not exactly a revelation that a movie centering on death would be so philosophical or even existential, but how one involving a pet cemetery, and those behind and around it, is even more thought It is not exactly a revelation that a movie centering on death would be so philosophical or even existential, but how one involving a pet cemetery,...
Every Man For Himself 1980 (France) Director: Jean-Luc Godard Spine #744 Criterion Collection Blu-Ray, DVD, and Hulu-Plus Godard called Every Man For Himself his “second first film,” in that he was beginning a new chapter in his filmmaking career, setting up and experimenting with his own rules again. He was done making left-wing experimental...
“It reminds me of that old joke- you know, a guy walks into a psychiatrist's office and says, hey doc, my brother's crazy! He thinks he's a chicken. Then the doc says, why don't you turn him in? Then the guy says, I would but I need the eggs. I guess that's how I feel about relationships. They're totally crazy, irrational, and absurd, but we keep...
"All forms of sport are just watered down versions of war." -Josh (the Warmaster) Barnett, UFC Champion Athletes are some of the most powerful human beings in existence. Their entire lives are made up of constant struggles to be the best they can possibly be in their chosen sport. While many of us pursue our passions in one form another, few...
This year, RVA Magazine will be celebrating our 10 Year Anniversary--and in honor of our first decade of publication, we'll be taking a look back and some of our favorite articles we've run over the past 10 years. Today, we revisit our interview with Pharrell Williams, the cover story from our Summer 2010 issue. It is around 3:30PM and we're in...
Ladies and gentlemen, we're proud to present the debut of a new film review column here at RVA Magazine. Kyle Shearin will be covering the latest releases from the Criterion Collection. Today we present reviews of two of their four Janaury 2015 releases. Ladies and gentlemen, we're proud to present the debut of a new film review column here at...
In 2012, the Los Angeles Film Festival premiered A Band Called Death, an American documentary by Mark Christopher Covino and Jeff Howlett that introduced the masses not just to a band that started the punk music genre, but to the nearly four-decade journey that it took for three brothers from Detroit to have their sound heard and appreciated for...
As a holiday, Thanksgiving gets a bad rap. I’ll never condemn a holiday that pretty much guarantees you a good meal, some football, and some enforced reflection and hopefully gratitude onto others. As a holiday, Thanksgiving gets a bad rap. I’ll never condemn a holiday that pretty much guarantees you a good meal, some football, and some enforced...
Horror is the most vital genre in film history. It's been through multiple golden eras, going from the mid-20th century's amazingly-fake dolls and props to the era of modern film technology, leaving those faint of heart gasping for breath. But between the classic monster movies and today, there were many films which pushed the genre forward;...
