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Wonder years

On Saturday the Virginia Film Festival will screen a selection of short comedies starring Charlie Chaplin in...

ARTS Pick: John Lindaman

John Lindaman hasn’t lived in Charlottesville for years, but he’s fondly remembered by many for his seminal late-’90s...

Dragon is fun, breathtaking, and ridiculous

For Americans seeking a good introduction to the appeal of martial arts films in general, and the talents of Bruce...

Ford and Wayne’s greatest film is also a thoughtful...

John Ford directed almost 150 films. Many of them were Westerns, and more than a few are masterpieces. The Searchers...

Stephen Steinbrink makes his annual return

I first heard Stephen Steinbrink in a suburban basement, around 4am. The evening’s wild, drunken revelries were dying...

Volunteer cupids celebrate 10 years of bicycle-based...

This Friday, volunteers from Community Bikes will be distributing Valentines via bicycle, as part of an annual event...

Singer-songwriter Angel Olsen sets her career on fire

After appearing on a pair of reverb-soaked and long sold-out cassettes, Angel Olsen made a proper full-length debut...

Big Air’s Rob Dobson rises from the ashes of The Fire Tapes

As the line-up of the excellent local rock band The Fire Tapes disintegrated last year, bassist Rob Dobson began...

Deerhunter’s manic dance with praise and punk

Deerhunter’s second album, Cryptograms, made it a household name in indie rock circles. Released in early 2007 by the...

Two films that had significant impact on current pop culture

If you were a cinephile or an aspiring filmmaker in 1994, the influence of Pulp Fiction was impossible to...