Virginia lawmakers have approved legislation that would create a legal retail market for recreational cannabis in the Commonwealth, ending years of uncertainty after possession was legalized but sales remained illegal. The bill passed the General Assembly on the...
With friends like this, who really needs enemies? Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s 1975 stunningly devastating Fox and His Friends is among the German auteurs strongest social and political film mixing a tragic tale that is provocatively progressive, darkly funny, and forthright. Fassbinder himself chose to portray Franz (Fox) the openly gay circus...
Sammi Lanzetta, lead singer of Venus Guy Trap and her self-titled project, has a pretty interesting view on relationships so we decided to give her a chance to answer some questions from fans. If you've got a question for Sammi, email her at luridlanzetta@rvamag.com. And you can check Sammi with her self-titled project his weekend, as part of her...
To sum up artist Laurie Anderson would be a task onto itself; having been a pioneer in electronic music, a film-maker, an inventor, an avant-garde multi-media artist, pop star of sorts, but perhaps what she also wants to be known as well is a dog lover. To sum up artist Laurie Anderson would be a task onto itself; having been a pioneer in...
Sammi Lanzetta is the front woman of Venus Guytrap, a radical feminist and generally a RVA rabble rouser who deserves your attention - so we gave her a platform here at RVA Mag to dispense advice on love and everything else you need help with. Sammi Lanzetta is the front woman of Venus Guytrap, a radical feminist and generally a RVA rabble rouser...
It's 1989 and there's a pulsing electronic soundtrack flowing over the screams of high school kids as they're being chased by demons in a dingy Richmond basement. It's 1989 and there's a pulsing electronic soundtrack flowing over the screams of high school kids as they're being chased by demons in a dingy Richmond basement. This isn't a nightmare...
Stand up comic, famed and beloved Saturday Night Live cast member, writer, actor and producer Chris Rock will bring his Total Black Out Tour to Altria Theater in March. Stand up comic, famed and beloved Saturday Night Live cast member, writer, actor and producer Chris Rock will bring his Total Black Out Tour to Altria Theater in March. This man...
The legendary anime Princess Mononoke is reaching its 20th anniversary next year and movie theaters around the country, including at least one in the RVA area, are celebrating with a limited The legendary anime Princess Mononoke is reaching its 20th anniversary next year and movie theaters around the country, including at least one in the RVA...
Divorce is hard. The Squid and the Whale, Noah Baumbach’s 2005 semi-autobiographical film about a Reagan-era, bohemian Brooklyn family dealing with a painful and confusing separation, is a humorous composition of a wounded family in denial of martial dissolution. Divorce is hard. The Squid and the Whale, Noah Baumbach’s 2005 semi-autobiographical...
Christine follows the lead-up and death of Christine Chubbuck, a Sarasota TV journalist who committed live, on-camera suicide in 1974. Before shooting herself, Chubbuck read a sardonic statement wherein her death would be incongruent to the “blood and guts” reporting her station had been weaving to. While shocking, her public statement of media...
