When InLight returns to Richmond this weekend, it won’t just illuminate Abner Clay Park, it’ll transform it into another universe. This Friday and Saturday nights, from 7 to 11 p.m., 1708 Gallery presents Super!Giant!Jump!Star!, a two-night...
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Slaughterama 2014: The Chaos, Camaraderie, and Couch Fires of Richmond Cycling
You woke up late as usual given that the night before was the first gathering before the battles. The stale smell of fire, smoke, and beer and recalling that yes, someone did in fact throw a couch in the fire during the night of chaos; which is where embers met your shirt and left holes lingering. It’s chill, you didn’t like that shirt anyways....
8 Reasons to Love Slaughterama 2014
Much like spring weather, Slaughterama, the annual bike event thrown by local bike club the Cutthroats happen this weekend and slipped away just as quick. The terrible weather might have deterred some from coming out, but nothing says Slaughterama like a mixture of mud, beer, sweat and blood, all of which permeated most of those in attendance...
Dave Brockie aka Oderus Urungus of GWAR Has Died
Official Statement from GWAR Management GWAR manager Jack Flanagan released a statement confirming the passing of Dave Brockie, the band’s founder and frontman, known for his onstage persona Oderus Urungus. "It is with a saddened heart that I confirm my dear friend Dave Brockie, artist, musician, and lead singer of GWAR, passed away at...
These Amazing Shadows Is A Brilliant Behind The Scenes Look At Preservation Of American Film History
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...
For Philip Seymour Hoffman: A Tribute to Acting’s Greatest Underdog
"Sometimes I’m working on a film and someone will ask me if I’m having fun. And I’m tempted to tell them the truth: No, absolutely not. Having no fun here at all. You know what’s going to be fun? When it’s done, and I’ve done a fuckin’ good job, and I know people are getting something out of that. I’ll have a lot of fun then. A ton of it.” The...
The Square: Documentary Provides A Unique Close-Up View Of The 2011 Egyptian Revolution
“We don’t need a leader. We need a conscience.”-Ahmed Hassan Before watching The Square, I had little to no knowledge of the events of the revolution in Egypt over the last few years. I was shocked, and admittedly disappointed in myself, for not even being semi-conscious about the suffering, the fighting, the deaths, and the measures Egypt’s...
Say Anything Honestly Portrays The Beautiful, Difficult Reality Of Love
Honesty is a difficult thing to come by in the real world. It’s even harder to find in relationships. And once it’s found, it requires more than enough from the people involved to maintain. Director Cameron Crowe’s 1989 film Say Anything shows audiences young and old the value of honesty in any loving relationship. Say Anything is a brilliant...
Dead Man: Jim Jarmusch’s Psychedelic Western Is An Underrated Classic
Director Jim Jarmusch has given us many amazing films over the course of his career. His contributions to cinema have been paramount since the 1980s. Jarmusch’s most expensive film to date, and perhaps his most enigmatic, is the 1995 independent film Dead Man. Dead Man stars Johnny Depp, John Hurt, Billy Bob Thornton, Alfred Molina, Iggy Pop,...
Blackfish: Documentary Exposes The Truth About Sea World And Killer Whale Captivity
Last year, a documentary shattered the bright and shiny illusion that aquatic theme parks, specifically Sea World, have given us over time. This documentary illustrates in alarming detail aspects of life at Sea World, as well as other aquatic theme parks, which kidnap killer whale cubs from their family pods and raise them in captivity for the...
