Film review: Side Effects
The trailers for Side Effects, director Steven Soderbergh’s new thriller, make it look like an indictment of all things pharmaceutical.
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Film review: Side Effects
The trailers for Side Effects, director Steven Soderbergh’s new thriller, make it look like an indictment of all things pharmaceutical.
ARTS Pick: SIN: An Exploration of Eroticism Through Art
FIREFISH Gallery presents “SIN: An Exploration of Eroticism Through Art.”
ARTS Pick: The Winter’s Tale
Leaping nimbly from intense psychological anguish to giddy, fool-inspired revelry across a plot that covers over 16 years and two disparate countries, Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale blows the game wide open with a complex examination of jealousy and regret on one hand, and farcical comedy resulting in a plethora of marriages on the other,
The fabulous, freaky Flying Karamazov Brothers land at the Paramount
Even by typical 21st century Vaudeville-style comedy act standards, the Flying Karamazov Brothers are unexpected and uncontrollable.
ARTS Pick: Kluge-Ruhe Valentine’s Day Tour
The Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection is hosting a Valentine’s Day Tour of Aboriginal expressions of love and romance.
‘Militant anarchist’ Joe Jordan curates black history month film series
A New Yorker who studied drama at the NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, Joe Jordan relocated to Charlottesville last year, after becoming increasingly upset about gentrification in New York. “I’m O.K. being an outsider,” he said. “But not in my own neighborhood.”
ARTS Pick: Raunchy Love Letters
For those who would gladly toss out the flowers, pink teddy bears, and heart-shaped greeting cards, your redemption lies in Raunchy Love Letters.
A room of his own: Bradley Stevens at Warm Springs Gallery
Bradley Stevens works in oil because of its slow drying time, which allows him to manipulate it, softening it and blending it.
Album reviews: The Joy Formidable, Brooke Annibale, and Ellie Lawson
With Wolf’s Law, The Joy Formidable have released what may be one of the best rock albums of 2013. Between the epic rock, gorgeous melodies, swelling choruses, singer Ritzy Bryan’s pixieish and ethereal vocals convey all the dramatic sweep of a concept album that fulfills its promise.
ARTS Pick: Speech & Debate
Dealing with heavy themes like sex, money, trust, and the nebulous transition from adolescence to adulthood, Speech & Debate doesn’t pull any punches just because the roles are played by teenagers.