Take a seat
The Holdovers Director Alexander Payne is a devoted cinephile who loves the style of intimate, wryly funny, character-driven films that were plentiful 50 years ago but are now nearly extinct. […]
Iconoclastic as ever
For many years, filmmaker and UVA film professor Kevin Jerome Everson has figured prominently in Charlottesville’s moviemaking community. His experimental films have continually bypassed cinematic conventions in favor of “formal […]
The good and the bad
Nobel Prize-winning author William Faulkner arrived at the University of Virginia more than 60 years ago to begin his tenure as the first writer-in-residence. During his time in Charlottesville, Faulkner […]
To Mars and back
This year’s Virginia Film Festival features Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project, a new documentary that chronicles the life, work, and enduring legacy of the titular poet. Going to […]
Now and then
Things have changed a lot since Ricardo Preve arrived at the bus station in Charlottesville in 1977 without money or a passport. There weren’t many Latinos in town then, and […]
The making of Taking
Danny Wagner knows he’s a baby in the modern movie biz. The young filmmaker has worked as a production assistant for major television studios on shows like “Young Sheldon” and […]
Next right thing
Gene Osborn is keenly aware that he is “walking a fine line” between his day job and night life. After performing with his band We Are Star Children in the […]
Southall
Rock ‘n’ roll outfit Southall steps into a new era of solidarity with the release of its eponymous record. Formerly named the Read Southall Band after its lead singer, the […]
Jhumpa Lahiri
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri makes a much-anticipated return to her master form with Roman Stories, the author’s first short story collection since 2008. Rome serves as the protagonist, not […]
Expressions
Virginia-based pianists Harold Bailey and Brian Bratton team up for Expressions, a double-feature program of classical and contemporary works. An American classical pianist and composer, Bailey began his career at […]