Film review: Daniel Craig’s 007 has nothing left in the tank
If you’ve ever gone into work while sick only because you ran out of paid leave, the feeling your boss had while reviewing your half-assed job is a reasonable approximation […]
The light fantastic: Clay Witt layers a world of myth and metaphor
Gilded beams of light break through dark clouds as an octopus wraps its tentacles around the curved tusks of two woolly mammoths. A flaming mandrill pushes his finger into the […]
ARTS Pick: Bach Comes to America: Virginia’s Baroque Heritage
The namesake of a colonial route that once spanned much of Central Virginia, Three Notch’d Road: The Charlottesville Baroque Ensemble was founded in 2011 by local period instrumentalists. The group […]
The big picture: Filmmaker Geoff Luck on what we can learn from elephants
In the parable of the blind men and the elephant, each man takes his hands and feels a part of the elephant—a tusk, a haunch, the trunk, perhaps even the […]
ARTS Pick: The Free Bridge Quintet
When trumpet genius John D’earth isn’t playing his weekly gig at Miller’s (Thursdays) or monthly set at Fellini’s (first Saturdays), he’s performing with The Free Bridge Quintet, UVA’s official faculty […]
ARTS Pick: Spititout Inc.
A night of local hip-hop starts off with Spititout Inc., a quartet of hardcore rap artists that has been producing since 2012. In old-school style, the collective strives for social […]
November First Fridays Guide
In her non-traditional photography, local artist Cary Oliva manipulates instant film (namely Polaroid) formats to create phantom-like images with textural imperfections and light flares, reminiscent of watercolors. Oliva enjoys working […]
VIDEO: C-VILLE Weekly talks with the Virginia Film Festival organizers
This morning C-VILLE Weekly launched its new C-VILLE Live series with an interview with the organizers of the 28th Virginia Film Festival. Jody Kielbasa, director of the festival and vice […]
ARTS Pick: Music in Motion | Gumbo Music
Darrell Rose is a percussionist, painter and teacher who is best known for his drumming skills. He performs across musical genres including jazz, African and reggae. The former organizer of […]
Off the top: The Bridge weaves history and intimacy into the ‘Art of Hair’
When you woke up this morning, you probably pressed, fluffed, tucked or splashed water on a work of art—one you wear every day, whether you know it or not. “I […]