The annual Virginia Student Film Festival will return this weekend Friday and Saturday, showing students’ short films in addition to a speaker panel taking place at Monroe Hill House.
The documentary “Pep Banned” — directed by U.Va. Class of 1982 alumnus Chris Farina and former Media Studies professor Bill Reifenberger and executive produced by U.Va. class of 1983 alumnus Ron Culberson — revisits the band's rise and abrupt removal.
“Project Hail Mary” — a new science-fiction blockbuster based on Andy Weir’s best-selling novel — was released Friday to critical acclaim.
Almost every major actor has this “budding performance,” one which began to showcase their talents before the rest of the industry caught on.
Kicking off Friday, the Indie Short Film Festival is back in full-swing for its third year in Charlottesville, cementing the Indie Short Film Festival as a Charlottesville staple.
The good news, however, is that if 2025 was a year for the man, 2026 is taking on a more diversified portfolio, with plenty of women in the coming months’ titles.
Nearly a year and a half after the release of season three, Executive Producer Shonda Rhimes has returned with perhaps the most eventful installment of “Bridgerton” yet.
Fennell has established herself as a director interested in the intersections of sex and death with her previous work including 2023’s “Saltburn” and 2020’s “Promising Young Woman.” “Wuthering Heights” is no deviation from this trend, to both her strength and detriment.
Overall, season two of “Fallout” is a strong follow-up that expands on everything that has made the show such a success.
While the uncertainty with this deal leaves many students anxious for the future, there is still hope for young filmmakers in this uncertain climate.
“Smiling Friends” has proven that the show’s signature style and approach to comedy is not getting stale any time soon.
The film does not do much to separate itself from prior installments “Avatar” and “The Way of Water,” but it makes for an entertaining and visually compelling watch — even with its rehashed and repetitive storylines.
Here are six short TV-shows that can help viewers pass the holiday season — and which can be successfully completed before returning to school.
From custom pullovers to striped turtlenecks and patterned festivewear, there is no shortage of inspiration for comfortable holiday attire in cinema across all genres
What do blimps, Wheaties and Soulja Boy’s “Crank That (Soulja Boy)” have in common? They are all part of the deliberately unhinged marketing campaign behind A24’s upcoming “Marty Supreme.”
The movie is another old-fashioned whodunnit, but it stands alone as a far more dramatic, personal tale that will stick with the viewer long after the culprit has been exposed.
These movies provide a wintry atmosphere without relying on typical holiday tropes about Santa, Christmas miracles or discovering the true holiday spirit.
Since the fourth season was released in 2022, viewers have been waiting to see the final “chapters” come into fruition, and this introduction into the farewell season did not disappoint.
Since the Violet Crown’s opening in 2015, the theater was shown to have a different mission than the other commercial theaters in Charlottesville. That is, until threats of demolition came crashing down in the fall of 2024.
Though its tonal anomalies and pacing confusions make it difficult to truly match the excellence of the first film, “Wicked: For Good” is nonetheless a spectacular theatergoing experience
