The classic 1920s vampire film "Nosferatu" is one of the most highly regarded horror films of all time.
Walk into a Northern Virginia Barnes & Noble or Borders bookstore on any given night, and you might hear the strumming of an acoustic guitar accompanying an emotionally-saturated female voice.
Pavement has been both an icon and iconoclast for a generation of indierockers. The band's sound can sway between heartbreaking and throwaway and between high poetry and bathroom stall scribblings.
The University's Drama Department will kick off its second semester with a production of "Measure for Measure." The play, by William Shakespeare, is the third in a quartet of plays to take place at the Culbreth Theater this year.
His face should look familiar and his name should sound familiar, but John Frusciante usually is referred to as simply "the guitarist" for the infamous Red Hot Chili Peppers.
To University students and faculty, the term "world class" has quite a spectrum of meanings, but there is no doubt that almost everyone here holds the school in high regard.
Andrew Winn sits across from me, running a hand through his shaggy dark hair. The singer and guitarist for Agents of Good Roots is deep in thought, carefully contemplating his next words.
Some second helpings just aren't as rich as the first. But that doesn't mean they aren't still very good.
One word comes to mind when describing the artist known as Tricky: versatile. Ever since departing Massive Attack, one of the founding groups of the European trip-hop movement, Tricky has worked to move beyond the confinement of the trip-hop label.
Old Cabell Hall will witness two musical revivals this weekend when the Glee Club performs Saturday and the Albemarle Ensemble/Rivanna Quartet performs Sunday.
I vow to stay strong. I will not give in. I will remain loyal. With words as strong as these, you would expect me to talk about something really important, right?
A movie can be offensive in certain ways. In one sense, "offensive" can mean too much profanity or sex.
Sister Agnes is "special," explains her Mother Superior. "She's gifted. She's blessed." She has visions, stigmata and a voice that could have come straight from God.
The term "transcendent" is perhaps the ultimate compliment that can be paid to a work of art, but it's one that risks overuse.
Vitamin C is having an identity crisis. The adopted moniker and the neon hair are gimmicks that get her played on MTV and into the national consciousness, but the matter of her latest album, "More," seems to reflect a direct, no-nonsense girl.
When I asked a friend of mine about Monday night's Frank Black and the Catholics show at Starr Hill, he replied "It was great!
An easy invitation to sensuality, an open acceptance of violence, and a heated discourse on religion - one might say that these are almost exactly the things that make the world go around in the 21st century.
Any film that actually contains a believable performance by Keanu Reeves as a vicious redneck is worth a look for curiosity value alone.
I confess - I'm one of those supposedly "good" students who managed to squeak through high school without ever having read "The Odyssey" or even "Ulysses," James Joyce's more mystifying retelling of the classic. Luckily, I don't need to have that background in order to enjoy "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" The latest release from the Coen brothers (writer-director Joel and writer-producer Ethan) claims in its credits to be an adaptation of Homer's epic.
Squealing dogs, diamond heists gone wrong, illegal bare-knuckle boxing, and inarticulate Irish gypsies: Add these up, and the sum is a movie that actually delivers on its promises.
