Inside the Virginia Film Festival
By Robin Yeh | November 3, 2014The 27th annual Virginia Film Festival begins this Thursday, Nov.
The 27th annual Virginia Film Festival begins this Thursday, Nov.
Just like their comrades in Anonymous, there seems to be more to Slipknot than meets the eye. Beneath the maniacal grotesquery, some perverted sense of self must be decipherable only through buying albums.
In “John Wick,” Keanu Reeves returns to the screen in what may be one of his finest roles in a decade.
The fourth season of “Grimm” came back with force Oct. 24, promising viewers new thrills and unexpected developments, despite showcasing a few character flaws along the way. The show’s strength is in its pacing.
The fourth season of “Grimm” came back with force Oct. 24, promising viewers new thrills and unexpected developments, despite showcasing a few character flaws along the way.
Following the release of ambitious last album "VA," Virginia natives The Last Bison will bring their uniquely, folksy sound to The Southern Cafe & Music Hall Friday, Nov.
Alabamian seven-piece soul band St. Paul and the Broken Bones played for a sold-out crowd at the Jefferson Theater Thursday night.
In anticipation of Run the Jewels’ appearance at The Jefferson Theater this Sunday, Arts & Entertainment sat down with American hip-hop duo Killer Mike and EI-P to discuss the musicians’ latest project and their upcoming performance.
“Once Gone,” a collaboration between choreographer Abigail Levine and composer Erik Deluca, was featured at the Open Grounds Corner study Friday.
SPOILER ALERT: The following review contains spoilers. Newly-released war film“Fury” depicts a World War II tank crew fighting in Europe during the final days of the war.
In a media world dominated by post-apocalyptic juggernauts like “The Hunger Games” and “The Walking Dead,” it can be hard for programs which lack star power and blockbuster budgets to catch mass public attention.
International Justice Mission and InterVarsity Christian Fellowship held a showing of “Nefarious, Merchant of Souls” Thursday in the Newcomb Ballroom.
Pop sensation Jessie J is the soulful, scratchy voice you hear on the radio and think, “Dang, that girl has pipes.” Her latest album “Sweet Talker” lends itself to that notion, compiling tracks of what will surely be (when Ryan Seacrest decides they are worthy of his precious Top 40 station) top-of-the-charts hits.Most notably, the album includes mega-hit “Bang Bang,” featuring Nicki Minaj and Ariana Grande, but continues building a collection of possible radio gems with tracks like “Burnin’ Up”, featuring rapper 2 Chainz, and “Ain’t Been Done.”Granted, these first six tracks or so are not what one would classify as really good music, but they are really catchy.
Successful musicians are usually known for a specific quality ? an “X” factor. For Ben Howard, his insightful lyrics bring up questions of life, love and self-realization, setting him apart from the monotony of dull lyrics littering the pop charts.This trait are on full display in Howard's latest album, “I Forgot Where We Were,” which dropped Oct.
Cirque du Soleil returned to John Paul Jones Arena this week to present “Dralion,” an acrobatic performance showcasing the best of multiple cultures’ cirque interpretations.
"Ideas worth spreading" were at the TEDxCharlottesville’s Open Mic Night, where 24 Charlottesville residents gave short presentations on big ideas to a packed Jefferson Theatre Oct.
Sitting at a drum set, Tatsuya Nakatani lays a series of small cymbals and “singing bowls” on his snare drums.
The stage in Old Cabell Hall looked empty. With a lone chair centered on the stage, accompanied only by an amplifier and a microphone, the space felt emptier than during orchestral and choral performances, when a row of chairs and music stands dot the stage.
Busted-up, doorless minivans, a Peter Pan school play gone awry and a runaway kangaroo are just some of the antics which ensue when 12-year-old birthday boy Alexander Cooper wishes his seemingly perfect family would ? just once ? have a day in which nothing went their way.
With Halloween on the way, the pull to see a good thriller is stronger than ever. The recently released “Dracula Untold” promised a new twist on the classic horror tale, but delivers a mixed bag.Some elements of the film were original and quite enjoyable.