Editor's Note: This story that begins, as too many do, with a clown in someone’s DMs and ends with a camera duct-taped to a toy train. The first thing to know is that Mike Shea tried to make a normal introduction. In his mind, it was a filmmaker reaching out to a...
Time supposedly heals all wounds. At a certain point one wonders what does and doesn’t matter in a stable, lifelong, longstanding committed romantic relationship. For any couple to even outlast the trials and tribulations that comes with marriage for good length of time is a small miracle. After all, we as individuals are constantly changing,...
Most of you know him as one of the most celebrated poets of the 20th century, but Chilean poet and politician Pablo Neruda also faced political persecution in 1948 after Chile outlawed communism. The 2016 Chilean film "Neruda", which will be screened at the Bijou Film Center this weekend, takes you through the life of the famous writer, the...
For fans of NBC's "The Office", the news I'm about to share will have you as excited as Stanley on pretzel day, or Jim playing a prank on Dwight. Creed Bratton is coming to Richmond this spring ladies and gentleman. Yes you read that right. The Broadberry and Capital Ale House have partnered to bring a special evening of comedy and music with the...
In 1943, fashion publicist Eleanor Lambert established the first ever Fashion Week in New York. Lambert, the founder of the International Best Dressed List, remodeled the French concept of a fashion show into an organized, seasonal event, and since then, fashion weeks have become forums for the conversation of style in cities around the world. On...
Local film collective Good Day RVA are back and have just released a shiny new Guest Sessions video featuring Rick Maguire from the Boston-based indie band Pile. We’ve spoken to Good Day RVA quite a few times here on RVAMag, but if you’re not familiar, the non-profit group explores and uplifts the local music scene and our greater community via...
“My name is Kenneth Williams, I am 67 years old and I am about to vote for the very first time in my entire life. And I’m looking forward to it.” Kenneth Williams is one of 53 people interviewed for the Richmond Justice Project who have been touched by the criminal justice system in a significant way. At the time of his interview, Williams had...
"Next," hollers a well dress federal agent to a line of people stretching around a crowded room. "What's your religion?" the man asks a bespectacled woman wrapped in a hijab. "Muslim" she says averting her eyes. This terrifying image hopes to remind the American people of what's at stake if remarks from the Trump Administration come to pass...
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...
