When Richmond producer Craig Martin talks about The Good Road, he does not start with ratings or distribution. He starts with a pitch he heard on a flight more than a decade ago. “The first words out of his mouth,” Craig said of his business partner and co-host Earl...
Meet Smyth, a Richmond-based artist and founder of Kidz At Play, who we wrote about earlier this week. His latest solo album, Paperface!, serves as his emotional canvas. Drawing from suburban experiences and cinematic influences, Smyth crafts a vibrant, psychedelic world, transforming the mundane into the otherworldly. Paperface! isn't just an...
Hollywood is burning, and it's not just the California sun. The writers' union has been grinding axes for a while now, and recently, the actors joined the fray. There are tons of sticking points between the unions and the big studios, but the elephant in the room is artificial intelligence (AI) and its impending impact on the art of film...
Let's gather 'round for a sit-down with Richmond, Virginia's own Renaissance man, Adam Rosenberg. He's part-time backflip aficionado, full-time connoisseur of toilet jokes, and midnight quesadilla whisperer. Oh, and in his spare time, he's also a filmmaker, director, editor, and animator. His trophy cabinet is spilling over with awards, including...
This week's episode of the TVJerry podcast takes listeners on an illuminating journey through the life and times of Richmond's iconic repertory cinema, The Biograph Theatre. The star of the show is none other than Terry Rea, the first manager of the Biograph, who steered the theatre for 12 years during its run from 1972 to 1987, bringing an...
M.Y.L.O.'s latest project isn't just another notch on the entertainment belt -- it's a soul-stirring tribute to his late mother, a narrative sewn together with threads of loss, remembrance, and creative metamorphosis. “CARTOONS” is a testament to his journey through the chasms of grief and introspection. Born from the crucible of sorrow,...
Every romantic relationship has its own unique progression, yet there are five common stages that couples typically experience on their path to love. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NSIh5PMIRw&t=2s The following team contributed to this project: Director & Animator: Adam Rosenberg (@mr.adam.rosenberg)Director of Photography: Parker...
Royal fanfare and martial drums over a 20th Century Fox logo… A classic fairy tale opening line in silence, and then, BAM! - STAR WARS! The text recedes quickly and is replaced by scrolling prose setting up the epic adventure ahead. Brassy horns, violins, the drums! Its bluster spent after we're all caught up on the plot, the camera pans down...
Whether it's Kids in the Hall, Newsradio, A Bug's Life, or one of the many other things he has been in and known for, fans of legendary comedian and comic actor Dave Foley were ecstatic to welcome him to his first visit to Richmond as part of GalaxyCon 2023's largest show to date. Now before we get into that -- here are a few of our favourite...
Begun out of two VCU departments - Art History and Photo & Film - in 1994, and later becoming a nonprofit on its own, the James River Film Society has presented "ECLECTIC CELLULOID FOR THE CINEMATIC SOUL" for 29 years. Since 1999, my personal attendance and intention have been to catch at least one screening each year for inspiration and...
