Archives: Movies

Do you like scary sequels of sequels of sequels?

Your intrepid RVANews JV movie reviewer subjects himself to Scream 4 to find out whether you should too. His takeaway: do you like meta movies?

Rio: Looking good, computer geeks!

As the parade of spring and summer kids’ movies rolls by you, Rio will stand out as a dazzling, feathery tribute to animation. As an added bonus, the rest of it is passable!

The James River Film Festival: It Makes You Interesting

Missed the James River Film Festival last week? Here’s a frame by frame recap to gladden your day. But seriously, don’t miss it next year.

Red Riding Hood: Teen Girls 101

The extra half star is for the movie poster, which is actually quite pretty! See, things aren’t SO bad!

The 83rd Academy Awards, AS THEY HAPPEN

An ongoing — as it happens — collection of Oscar thoughts from the dang social media spheres of Richmond (and beyond!).

The 83rd Annual Academy Awards

Movies are the best, and here are what the Academy’s going to term the best of the best. And this year they may actually be right on target.

Reduce, Reuse, Remember: Richmond’s Environmental Film Festival

An estimated 200 people took seats in the Byrd Theatre last Saturday to take part in the third annual Environmental Film Festival (hosted by the Sierra Club). Read on to learn more about the festival’s origins, how it went this time around, and what to expect next year.

The Fighter: If only you could spar with your family

Taglines for this film basically write themselves. “What do you do when the other fighter in the ring is..your mother??” “Between your sisters and your girlfriend, somebody’s going to win the title.” “It’s like Big Brother on crack.” “Literally?”

The Breakfast Club at Movieland

Movieland brings John Hughes’s The Breakfast Club to both Insomnia Theatre and Movies and Mimosas. Are you excited? Are you filled with teen angst? Are you looking for a “which Breakfast Club member are you” quiz? More importantly: Do…

Valley of the Dolls at Movieland

The ol’ Rocky Horror graces us again (I guess) with its presence. And then, for Movies and Mimosas we’ve got Valley of the Dolls. The only thing I know about Valley of the Dolls is: drugs and Sharon Tate. So in lieu of my thoughts, here&#82…

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