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On March 31, Legendary Pictures released the latest entry in their Monsterverse shared universe Godzilla vs. Kong, starring Alexander Skarsgård, Millie Bobby Brown, Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, and Demián Bichir. As the title suggests, the film pits the fearsome reptilian kaiju Godzilla against the noble giant ape King Kong. A research team led by […]
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Skye Scott, assistant editor On Friday, Aug. 25, PVCC students, faculty, and staff gathered with their friends and family outside PVCC’s main building for some fun and entertainment in the warm summer weather. Fireflies twinkled in the air as people played volleyball and spikeball while enjoying free popcorn. However, the highlight of the evening began […]
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Jake Delaurier, staff writer The 29th annual Virginia Film Festival is set to take place on Nov. 3-6. This four day event will showcase 135 films. These films will be shown at many different locations like Violet Crown, The Paramount Theatre, the PVCC Dickinson Center, UVA, and the Vinegar Hill Theatre. “People can expect tremendous […]
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As the lights came on in Dickinson Theater and the credits began to roll, Free Movie Friday audience members turned to each other, eager to discuss the last hour and a half. “Jason Segel was really impressive,” noted one moviegoer. “I hope he gets nominated for an award.” “[The movie’s] thoughts on fame apply to […]
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It was a full house at the showing of Inside Out on Sept. 18. The audience was a mix of ages ranging from children to grandparents, and everyone was looking forward to an evening of entertainment. The first in PVCC’s 2015-2016 Free Movie Fridays series, the evening started with a short film by Jacob Chang-Rascle, […]
Continue ReadingCharlottesville, Va. – Piedmont Virginia Community College kicks off its Spring 2015 Fine Arts and Performance line-up with a Free Movie Friday screening of the mystery thriller Gone Girl on Friday, Jan. 16, at 7:30 p.m. in the Main Stage Theatre of the V. Earl Dickinson Building. Popular with critics and audiences alike, Gone […]
Continue ReadingCharlottesville, Va. – Piedmont Virginia Community College continues its popular Free Movie Friday series with the critically acclaimed coming-of-age drama Boyhood on Friday, Nov. 21, at 7:30 p.m. in the Main Stage Theatre of the V. Earl Dickinson Building. Filmed intermittently over 12 years with the same cast, Boyhood charts the rocky terrain of […]
Continue ReadingMichel Hazanavicius reinvigorates old silent films with the five-time Academy Award winning film “The Artist,” the story of 1920’s silent film star George Valentin. The flick’s primary action revolves around Valentin’s career dying as the age of talking motion pictures rises. At the heart of the movie is rising movie star Peppy Miller, who harbors […]
Continue ReadingEleven years after the third installment, director Wes Craven returns to the horror franchise that brought him success in the ’90s with “Scream 4.” In this film, Sidney, Dewey and Gale reunite when they find themselves back in Woodsboro, only to discover the style of murders with which they are all too familiar have returned […]
Continue ReadingAcademy Award nominee Ryan Gosling stars in “Drive” as an introverted young man known only as Driver. Driver works as a stunt driver for motion pictures and moonlights as a getaway driver. After a failed robbery, a bounty is placed on Driver’s head, leaving him with no option but to fight back against those who […]
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