Actor, director and writer Ethan Hawke shared in a screening and conversation at the Virginia Film Festival.
Critics bemoan the invasion of smartphones and technology into everyday life, but not long ago the tech industry was seen as a well of optimism and dreams.
Satirical horror film is arguably the weirdest showing of the 2019 Virginia Film Festival.
The film is a difficult but necessary watch.
No moment captured is unnecessary and no time is wasted in "Waves" — the viewer is inserted into the interiority of the characters and is never released.
Producer Daniela Taper Lundberg and actress Vanessa Bell Calloway discussed the intensity of filming on plantations as the film likely reflected true history that occurred there.
"Western Stars" is everything Springsteen is — eloquent, raw, concise and beautiful.
Trent Reznor was changing music by angrily screaming into grungy records decades before his clean, instrumental sound defined a new sound in Hollywood.
VAFF nailed it three years ago by selecting “Loving,” and this year, with Bryan Stevenson biopic “Just Mercy,” they have again hit upon the perfect film for the occasion.
The story is somewhat unoriginal on its own, and is not aided by the writing or acting, which consistently feels mushy and over-simplistic.
Netflix had its moment of pride with the surprise reveal of “El Camino” this summer, a “Breaking Bad” sequel delivered in the format of a movie.
Despite the TV-PG rating of “Raising Dion,” creator Carol Barbee designed a series capable of conveying deep emotion and complex thought.
It seems safe to say that the rest of season four will see “Mr. Robot” succeed at being a thriller on a technical level.
“The Last Black Man in San Francisco” is a suspenseful, cathartic and ultimately beautiful film.
“Joker” certainly has the tools to drum up tension, to set the heart pounding the blood pumping — but it’s all setup and no punchline.
The film that opened the three night festival was the 2017 documentary “Nostalgia for the Future,” which was co-directed by Kishore and his partner Rohan Shivkumar.
The episode fulfilled fan expectations that the season premiere would highlight key political events that took place during the show's summer hiatus.
The third annual Spanish, Italian and Portuguese Film Festival took place this past weekend on Grounds and in downtown Charlottesville.
Netflix’s documentary series “Abstract: The Art of Design” is a testament to the beauty of niche media produced to perfection.
Jody Kielbasa, director of the Virginia Film Festival and vice provost of the Arts, announced the lineup for the 32nd festival in a press conference Tuesday.
