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In Wicked: Part 1, viewers were introduced to the bright and colorful flower fields of Munchkin land. Fans got to see only the first part of a beautiful and complex story. Now with the introduction of Wicked: For Good (2025), fans get brought back to the colorful fields of Oz to see the second half […]
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On Friday, Nov. 21, Tom Teasley performed at PVCC for the Films Talk Back series. He superimposed his compositions over Ghosts Before Breakfast and Metropolis. Teasley opened the evening with a brief introduction of the two German silent films. He explained that the original soundtrack to Ghosts Before Breakfast was destroyed by the Nazis during […]
Continue ReadingOn a chilly October night, one week before Halloween, PVCC’s Films Talk Back series screened a fitting flick for the occasion: George A. Romero’s 1968 zombie survival classic Night of the Living Dead. The shadows of the undead flickered off the walls of the auditorium at the Main Stage Theater in the V. Earl Dickinson […]
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This October, the hit movie Sinners (2025) came back to town for a sold-out special showing at the Paramount Theater as a part of Charlottesville’s annual Virginia Film Festival. There, lead actor Miles Canton accepted an award for “Achievement in Film Music” before the film began. Afterwards, he did a Q&A and closed the night […]
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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba is a popular manga series that was released in February 2016 and quickly grew in popularity. It eventually adapted its series into an anime that was released in January 2021. Demon Slayer quickly became a cultural phenomenon in Japan and only surged in popularity thanks to the anime adaptation. According […]
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In an industry full of action movies that serve little purpose other than showing off their budget and raking in more cash, Darren Aronofsky’s Caught Stealing pays homage to classic New York crime thrillers in its gritty adaptation of Charlie Huston’s 2004 book by the same name. Caught Stealing follows how Hank Thompson (Austin Butler), […]
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The Long Walk, published in 1979 under the pseudonym Robert Bachman, was the first story ever written by Stephen King. The 2025 film adaptation of King’s reflection on Vietnam-era America feels both particularly relevant and timeless. The film’s unflinching violence provides a sharp and shocking contrast to the emotional connections forming between the characters, and […]
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In a movie world littered with dark and gritty adaptations of our favorite heroes, Marvel is looking to flip the script. Comic books have a legacy of taking readers to worlds beyond their imaginations – magical and haunting worlds, colorful costumes, and relatable characters that make readers feel seen. Unfortunately, most modern comic book movie […]
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One of the most common trends in Hollywood is to take an existing musical and to turn it into a movie. Recently, this has resulted in a string of mediocre adoptions: Cats (2019), Dear Evan Hansen (2021), Mean Girls (2024). Compared to its peers, Wicked stands out for being different. It is great. Highly faithful […]
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There are certain kinds of people in life that give you hope and serve as an inspiration. They demonstrate what one dedicated person can achieve if they set their mind to it, regardless of the difficulties of the circumstances they find themselves in. Pedro, the man whom the documentary film Unseen follows, is one such […]
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