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(08/27/21 4:30pm)
This year's Rotunda Sing will unite the University and surrounding Charlottesville community in ways reminiscent of years past while maintaining safety, says Brightney Varghese, fourth-year College student and director of the Arts and Enrichment Committee of the University Programs Council.
(11/06/20 5:31pm)
The University’s Department of Art hosted “Art as Transformation: Using Photography for Social Change,” a talk with photographer LaToya Ruby Frazier, on Oct. 27. Frazier’s award-winning photo-history book “The Notion of Family” explores the impacts of racism and economic decline in America’s small towns, as embodied in Frazier’s hometown of Braddock, Pa. From Pennsylvania to Flint, Mich. to the Borinage in Belgium, Frazier’s photography confronts social and political legacies plaguing marginalized groups and reclaims a distinct and thoughtful space for those voices to be recognized and celebrated.
(10/17/20 6:24pm)
The 33rd Virginia Film Festival is offering free student passes to all of the festival's virtual events through the Art$ Program. All full-time undergraduate and graduate University students are eligible to request a virtual all-access pass to VAFF's events, which will be held Oct. 21-25.
(05/03/20 7:27pm)
The Netflix original series “Never Have I Ever” premiered April 27, releasing 10 episodes of season one. Created by Mindy Kaling and Lang Fisher, the series follows Devi, played by Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, as she tries to reinvent herself and improve her social status following a traumatic freshman year of high school. Involving her friends Fabiola, played by Lee Rodriguez, and Eleanor, played by Ramona Young, Devi confidently begins her sophomore year of high school in pursuit of a boyfriend.
(04/17/20 3:35pm)
The iconic comedy “Modern Family” released its series finale April 8, completing the 11th season of the show since its initial premiere in September 2009. As reported by Variety, the series finale received 7.4 million total viewers — its largest audience since January 2017. As ABC’s longest-running comedy series, the show has won 22 Emmy awards from 82 nominations, including the Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series in each of its first five years.
(03/25/20 1:25pm)
Hulu released three installations of its eight-episode series “Little Fires Everywhere” Wednesday, March 18. Based on Celeste Ng’s 2017 novel of the same name, the series follows the lives of the Richardson family upon the arrival of Mia Warren and her daughter, exploring how the two families intertwine.
(10/28/19 10:29pm)
Based on the remarkable life of Harriet Tubman, “Harriet” premiered at the Virginia Film Festival Saturday night at the Paramount Theatre. “Harriet” is part of the Race in America series presented by James Madison’s Montpelier and supported by Bama Works Fund, the Office for Equal Opportunity and Civil Rights and the Office for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at the University.
(10/03/19 2:21am)
The third annual Spanish, Italian and Portuguese Film Festival took place this past weekend on Grounds and in downtown Charlottesville. This year’s theme was “Visual Narratives of Diversity, Displacement and Inclusion from the Mediteranean and Latin America.” The film festival was sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences, the UVA Arts Fund for Artistic Excellence, the Latin American Studies Program, the Department of Women, Gender and Sexuality, the Institute of World Languages, the UVA Library and the Department of Spanish, Itailian and Portuguese.
(09/25/19 10:32am)
As the sixth season of “Bachelor in Paradise” came to a close this Tuesday, the show was forced to handle a situation which had not previously occurred — a gay couple. This unique situation centered around Demi Burnett — a previous contestant on “The Bachelor” and a current “Bachelor in Paradise” contestant — who came out as bisexual at the start of the show. After expressing lingering feelings for her girlfriend at home, Kristian Haggerty, the producers brought Kristian on the show to see Demi.
(08/26/19 1:46am)
“Late Night,” written by Mindy Kaling and released June 7, tries to tackle issues of diversity by following late-night comedy show host Katherine Newberry (Emma Thompson) as she hires Molly Patel (Mindy Kaling) as her only female writer. Katherine is provoked by criticism of her all-male writer’s room, including accusations that she “hates women.” It seems like this “diversity hire” happens almost purely out of spite as Katherine attempts to prove that she would not find another woman in the office threatening. So what does she do? Hire a non-threatening woman of color who has almost no experience in the comedy field.
(03/29/19 6:46pm)
The Virginia Festival of the Book held an event Sunday titled Diverse Desires: LGBTQI Voices in Romance Writing. The event was sponsored by the Charlottesville Pride Community Network and hosted by the UVA LGBT Committee for Faculty and Staff. The discussion between Samantha Boyette, author of “What Happens When,” D. Jackson Leigh (“Ordinary is Perfect”) and Radclyffe (“Passionate Rivals”) was moderated by Sandy Lowe, senior editor at Bold Strokes Books. Each writer has been published by Bold Strokes Books, an independent publisher founded in 2004 that publishes books with affirming storylines for the LGBTQI community.
(03/07/19 2:19am)
In an environment constantly struggling with issues of social injustice and oppression, conversation is vital. Leaders of student organizations on Grounds have struggled with how to facilitate meaningful and fair conversation in which each voice is heard, recognized and understood. Fourth-year College and Curry student Emily Schmid found a creative approach to tackle this issue — using theatre methodology in conflict resolution. Her simplistic approach of movement and interaction provides clear formulas to begin these difficult conversations.
(03/04/19 3:29am)
The Jonas Brothers released their single, “Sucker,” in an official music video on Friday, March 1 at midnight. Their long-awaited reunion was teased in a Feb. 28 tweet on their recently active Twitter account, @jonasbrothers, showcasing “Sucker’s” album cover. The brothers celebrated this epic comeback on Twitter by recreating their iconic, “Oh, how the tables have turned” video meme, which featured a banner spelling out “Hello Again” as confetti flew through the air.
(02/19/19 4:28am)
As an homage to the romantic comedy, the new film “Isn’t It Romantic” — released the day before Valentine’s — provides a highlight reel of favorite scenes from the most beloved of the genre. In reinventing Julia Roberts’ iconic white outfit in “Pretty Woman,” the “I’ll have what she’s having” orgasm scene from ‘When Harry Met Sally’ and the apartment makeover from “13 Going on 30,” the film reminds the audience what makes those movies lovable. However, the lack of originality in “Isn’t it Romantic” causes the audience to reminisce over past favorites instead of applauding the new film for its own humor and uniqueness.