Don’t stop believin’: Television changed forever when “The Sopranos” premiered on HBO in 1999. The complex storytelling and raw humanity of the show about New Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano was a huge critical success, and paved the way for a new culture of TV series. Italian gangsters became hip again, tough guys considered going into therapy, and it was hard to drive to work on Monday mornings without the show’s theme song looping in your head. The Virginia Film Festival and Violet Crown Cinema join forces to present The Sopranos Sessions: A Special Theatrical Triple Feature, a one-night only screening that looks behind the scenes through three different films that feature insights from critics, cast members, and series creator David Chase.
Thursday 8/5, $12-13.50, 6pm. Violet Crown Cinema, 200 W. Main St., Downtown Mall. charlottesville.violetcrown.com.
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