Filmmaker and actor Brian Wimer on freedom in expression
“There’s a point in Peter Pan when Peter and Wendy are pretending to be parents to the Lost Boys. Peter says, ‘Are we playing or is this real?’ Wendy says, […]
Easy Star Records helps U.S. reggae step out of Jamaican shadow
If Lem Oppenheimer is at all worried about perpetuating the stereotypes that come with being in the reggae business, he didn’t show it when he walked into a Belmont coffee shop […]
The Virginia Film Festival spotlights up-and-coming filmmakers
The red carpets are rolling out as the Virginia Film Festival returns for its twenty-sixth year. While the schedule once again offers the caliber of cinematic fare, guests, and events […]
Interview: Dr. Dog’s dueling songwriters trade indie rock anthems
A lot of married couples could learn a thing or two from Dr. Dog’s Toby Leaman and Scott McMicken. The singer-songwriters have been making music together since eighth grade more […]
A conversation with Hitchcock ingénue Tippi Hedren
Last year’s HBO film The Girl depicted the relationship between Alfred Hitchcock, the master of suspense, and his discovery of Tippi Hedren, who went under contract with Hitch in 1961 […]
ARTS Pick: David Lindsay-Abaire
Learn about life as a working playwright, lyricist, librettist, and screenwriter in an interactive Q&A session with Pulitzer Prize winner David Lindsay-Abaire. Part of the UVA Drama Department’s Keenan Lecture […]
VFF programmer Wesley Harris stays focused on film integrity
Program and operations manager Wesley Harris has served on the staff of the Virginia Film Festival since 2005. He started as an intern (for this writer) and was promoted to […]
C’Ville Art Blog: A Studio Visit with Cynthia Burke
This week we share our studio visit with local artist Cynthia Burke. Cynthia Burke is a local artist who paints in a style similar to that of Alex Gross and Mark Ryden. We visited […]
Johanna Leech builds a mini-museum of collectables that tell a local story
“I’m an artist…but I’d also identify myself as a collector,” said Johanna Leech. It is precisely this vocation that brings Leech to Charlottesville to participate in The Bridge PAI’s new artist-in-residence […]
ARTS Pick: Off the Map
Professional rock climber Mark Synnott has spent a large portion of his life hanging by callused fingertips from some of the most remote cliffs and rock faces in the world. […]