One of the best things about being a Film and Digital Media teacher is seeing alumni continue to create and grow in this art form. In today’s digital landscape, where competitive algorithms impact the arts and audience engagement across constantly shifting platforms,...
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;...
When most people think back on Halloween, the walk down memory lane may include the old neighborhood trick-or-treat route, the homemade costumes someone made you wear, those plastic vampire teeth that never fit inside anyone’s mouth, and using a pillowcase instead of a real bag for candy because it held more inside. However, the most memorable...
It’s that time of year again! Halloween is a few days away and the seasonal-themed movies are coming at us from all directions. Due to a recent drought in excellent Halloween-themed films, it’s a challenge for a film lover to choose which one to devote our undivided attention to in honor of Halloween. Sometimes even the healthiest dose of Michael...
A hundred years from now, future generations will look to various resources to learn about the history of America. Perhaps the most invaluable resource they will look to is our films. The history of American cinema is rich in diversity and is the truest replica of our past, present, and often future experiences as Americans. In 2011, These...
With half the country buried in snow, President Obama has asked the video streaming service Netflix to start its Golden Globe winning show House of Cards a day early. "This is an issue I've heard a lot about, and it's a rare thing in America that we can all agree on," said the President in a press conference held early this morning. "Netflix...
