The cool org for supporters of VCUarts (Video 1:28)
See who & what at the latest Pollack Society event.
Pastries & pork in one trip
We went to a bakery & ended up with BBQ
First Fridays have moved
Broad St. vs Main St.
REVIEW: Next to Normal (Cadence & VA Rep)
A powerful rock musical packed with talent.
Hometown actor back from NYC (video 1:41)
Duke Lafoon talks being back to “NORMAL”
REVIEW: Red (Virginia Rep)
A famed artist and his assistant discuss art and life.
Big Wedding (review)
Big comic cast. Small on laffs.
Lords of Salem (review)
A DJ plays a record that casts a musical spell. It unleashes dark powers of witchcraft and Satanism. Director Rob Zombie is like an eager
Cadence announces new season
Three award-winning new shows.
Oblivion (review)
Tom Cruise cruises, literally, around a futuristic world.
From coffee to crafts (Video 2:28)
Visit 2 artists in their new Fan studio & come to their party.
A peek behind the Canvas (Video 1:34)
See what special treatment we got at VMFA’s Tom Wesselmann exhibit.
The Tom Tom Club
Sycamore Rouge double dips with “The Glass Menagerie.”
Blancanieves (review)
The title means Snow White in Spanish, so there’s the plot. It’s set in the early 20th century world of bull fighting, but the big
The Pendulum Always Swings Back
Instead of rushing to the newest restaurant, consider a mainstay.
REVIEW: Time Stands Still (Firehouse)
This political discourse has an accomplished cast.
Firehouse announces new season
5 shows & 3 collaborations for the 20th anniversary.
42 (review)
The new Jackie Robinson biopic is earnest and sometimes succeeds.
One more show of THE TEMPEST…free!
Richmond Shakespeare teams up with Maymont for an encore.
Place Beyond the Pines (review)
R. Gosling and B. Cooper are just 2 reasons to see this compelling drama.
Trance (review)
Hypnosis & an art heist are only the groundwork for this confusing yet cool film.
Waiting Room
Just when I finished reading the 30+ page TIME article about our broken medical system, I go see this movie. It’s a very verite look
Incredible Burt Wonderstone
Steve Carell plays the title character, a flashy Vegas magician. His career crashes after he splits with his partner (Steve Buscemi). That means he must
Metals & Mosiacs (Video 2:27)
A husband & wife craft a business.
One of Them Days
Keke Palmer & SZA race to avoid eviction
Clean Slate
Laverne Cox plays George Wallace’s daughter
Flow
Oscar nominated for Best Animation & International film
More fun stories
Adam “Tex” Davis plus his podcast with Bruce Vilanch
Love Hurts
Ke Huy Quan shows off his martial arts
Dexter: Original Sin
How the killer of killers got his start
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
Renée Zellweger picks up 10 years later
The Gorge
Sci-fi adventure with a romantic angle
You, Me & Her
A dreary relationship drama about a threesome
Piece by Piece
A doc about Pharrell Williams in LEGOS
What is a Best Boy Grip?
Tom Barrett made his career as one & has stories
Heart Eyes
This serial killer only works on Valentine’s
One of Them Days
Keke Palmer & SZA race to avoid eviction
Clean Slate
Laverne Cox plays George Wallace’s daughter
Flow
Oscar nominated for Best Animation & International film
More fun stories
Adam “Tex” Davis plus his podcast with Bruce Vilanch
Love Hurts
Ke Huy Quan shows off his martial arts
Dexter: Original Sin
How the killer of killers got his start
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
Renée Zellweger picks up 10 years later
The Gorge
Sci-fi adventure with a romantic angle
You, Me & Her
A dreary relationship drama about a threesome
Piece by Piece
A doc about Pharrell Williams in LEGOS
What is a Best Boy Grip?
Tom Barrett made his career as one & has stories
Heart Eyes
This serial killer only works on Valentine’s
The Head
A murder mystery at the South Pole
Kinda Pregnant
Amy Schumer gets a baby bump & comedy ensues
Two shows that feature film & BOOKS
Novel Film and Lights, Camera, Author!
September 5
ABC Sports covered the 1972 Olympics hostage crisis
You’re Cordially Invited
Will Farrell & Reese Witherspoon star & spar in this wedding comedy
Companion
This comic thriller involves a sexbot
Ad Vitum
Danger with a French accent
He writes funny stuff for stars
Adam “Tex” Davis has great stories
Presence
Told from the ghost’s POV by Steven Soderbergh
Hard Truths
The new dark character drama from Mike Leigh
The Wild Robot
Cute and clever animation
Cristóbal Balenciaga
A biopic of the famed designer