Charlottesville’s flourishing arts and culture scene provides many opportunities to fill your summer days and explore new art, film and music.
With the hot weather finally settling in, it is the perfect time to dip your toes into some classic songs that encapsulate the summer sun and your aching heart all at once. Here are five golden oldies that perfectly express that longing you might be feeling this July.
In his newest release “Asteroid City,” Anderson presents a healthy dose of that signature flair his fans know so well. With the help of a star-studded cast and co-writer Roman Coppola, the filmmaker explores the artistic process and what it means to be a storyteller.
Ever since his days on X-Factor with former band One Direction, Niall Horan has been known for his wholesome charm and jovial attitude. While his charm and sunny disposition has come through in his solo ventures as well, Horan explores more moodier sentiments and nostalgic sounds through his most recent record, “The Show.”
“Into the Spider-Verse” carefully curated Miles’s 2D comic book world, but “Across the Spider-Verse” introduces a greater variety of animation.
The highly anticipated return of Freeform’s “Cruel Summer” is right around the corner, and it is packed with as much thrilling drama and suspenseful mystery as season one. Ahead of its June 5 premiere, the main trio of the anthology series’ second season sat down with The Cavalier Daily last month to talk transforming into Y2K teenagers, and the escapades of the first seven episodes.
Revelations, incidents, and complications have become so expected by the show’s fans that the most shocking thing “Succession” could do is have no twist at all. This is exactly what the show does in its much-anticipated fourth and final season, paradoxically keeping the show fresh by flipping the script to become more predictable than usual.
“Master Gardener,” the latest study of tortured masculinity from writer-director Paul Schrader, opens on a shot of Narvel Roth, the film’s protagonist, nocturnally scribbling his thoughts inside of a diary. For those well-versed in the legendary filmmaker’s body of work, this is a strikingly familiar image.
As the wave of book bans reaches Virginia, public schools are being forced to consider the balance between students’ exploration and protection through literature.
Ahead of her quickly approaching graduation, Gualitieri sat down to speak about coming into herself as an artist in Charlottesville and the mark she hopes to leave on the University’s vibrant and talent-filled art scene.
Need a playlist for those long walks across Grounds? These UVA student originals will keep the good vibes going from the Corner to the Chem Building. From acoustic indie to alternative rock, listen to the best of the University’s creative Cavaliers.
Here are four indie tunes that exude summer in all its freewheeling glory.
The film is admirably so open and blunt about the struggles of girlhood and growing up.
The film is the most controversial of Aster’s work by far for good reason, however, it seems to fulfill exactly what he ultimately wanted — for audiences to walk out of the theater wanting to throw up, questioning everything they just saw and afraid to call their mother back.
Director and activist Boots Riley appeared at the Violet Crown on Tuesday for a screening of his upcoming show “I’m a Virgo,” offering students and community members a preview of his newest project and insight into his creative process.
Third-year College student Luke Richard Powers is a rising star in the Charlottesville music scene, coming off not only a recent performance at the Southern but the release of his new single “Red and Blue.”
WXTJ is the University's freeform student radio station, and it has been a beloved home to its student DJs for nearly ten years.
Here are just a few songs to listen to for some motivation through the last minute cram sessions and all-around good vibes — a taste of summer to remind you of the good to come.
From beginning to end, the movie’s plotting remains boldly abstract — filtering the protagonist’s growing isolation through a medley of surreal horror imagery — as well as tantalizing visions of both her past and potential future.
This semester, FYP put on a four-night run from April 20-23 of the 2013 Broadway musical “Big Fish” directed by fourth-year Engineering student Dreyden Wedertz.
