88th Academy Awards defy predictions
By Charles Hancock | March 2, 2016The 88th Academy Awards were held this past Sunday, and the show was sharper than it's been in years, while also bringing quite a few surprises.
The 88th Academy Awards were held this past Sunday, and the show was sharper than it's been in years, while also bringing quite a few surprises.
When two horn players and a drummer walked onstage Saturday night at the Southern Café and Music Hall, it was a surprise to hear them start playing house music, dubstep and even rap.
The songs on the album are not bad, but the track arrangement makes the album feel confusing and reduces the effectiveness of its more serious tracks.
Although only two episodes have been released so far, the show has plenty of potential, judging by the amount of suspense and emotion packed into those two hours.
Lena Dunham’s HBO original series “Girls” had a slump in its fourth season, but if Sunday night’s premiere is any indication of things to come, the show may be back and better than ever.
Our parents were right about almost everything, but in this instance, particularly about music.
Throughout 11 seasons, “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” has never taken on the topic of Saint Patrick’s day, but “Charlie Catches a Leprechaun” is well worth the wait.
It’s hard to put The Jezabels in a box. They simply cover too much ground with their melding of indie rock and synthpop while also taking an unorthodox approach to vocals.
Arts and Entertainment had the opportunity to speak to two of the touring artists — Adam Agee, lead vocalist of Audio Adrenaline, and Duncan Phillips, drummer for Newsboys.
The premiere starts off right where the first season finale left off — Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk) turns down a job at a prestigious law firm, vowing he is done with doing the right thing.
The TV series isn’t always successful in depicting the titular love between its two main characters, but where it fails in romance it makes up for in presentation.
In advance of their long-awaited performance, Arts & Entertainment spoke with Fall Out Boy founding member and lead guitarist Joe Trohman for details on the headliner’s origins, current tour and music-making prowess.
This past weekend, the 20th Annual Virginia Student Film Festival took place in Newcomb Theater. Audiences may have been initially apprehensive about the quality of these short films, but the calibre of the filmmakers, in particular with some of the narrative and documentary features, was impressive.
After a tumultuous and controversial awards season, the 88th Academy Awards will take place this coming weekend.
As part of his “Making America Great Again!” stand-up tour, David Cross performed at the Paramount in downtown Charlottesville this weekend.
Aesop Rock, whose born name is Ian Matthias Bavitz, has carved out a seminal place in underground rap history during his 19-year career.
2012’s hectic “Centipede Hz” seemed to be a reaction to Animal Collective’s most accessible album, “Merriweather Post Pavilion.”
The year is 1973. Richie Finestra (played by Bobby Cannavale) has climbed the music industry ladder from working New York City clubs to building a successful record label, American Century.
For years, the idea of a Deadpool movie floated around the fringes of the film industry, and would periodically resurface from the depths of obscurity, only to once more disappear behind the machinations of Hollywood.
In its latest episode, “It’s Always Sunny” showcased many of the bizarre side characters who have largely been absent since the end of the ninth season.