Violet Crown Theater

Front view of the exterior of the Violet Crown Cinema; movie posters line the walls leading the glass double doors.

The Decline of Cinema & The Fate of Violet Crown

April 29, 2026April 29, 2026Jackson Murphy, assistant editor

I still remember the feeling I got whenever my father took my brothers and me to the local theater as children. That pit of excitement mixed with the slight unease of being allowed to stay up late to watch movies made it feel like you were doing something that wasn’t allowed, which made the experience […]

Yuji Itadori, a Jujutsu Kaisen character, looking fearful with a scar crossing his face and a scar on his lip.

Expectations versus Reality

March 19, 2026March 19, 2026Jackson Murphy, Assistant Editor

Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution is finally in theaters and acts as a sneak peek of what’s to come for Jujutsu Kaisen in Season 3. Unfortunately, Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution’s release fell short of expectations. What was supposed to be an almost two-hour debut of the highly anticipated Culling Game arc, in reality, felt more like a patchwork […]

Violet Crown Black Panther Premiere

March 4, 2018February 21, 2022Madison Weikle,

Madison Weikle, staff writer It was an unusually warm Thursday night when the movie Black Panther hit theaters in Charlottesville. The local movie theater Violet Crown, located on the downtown mall across from Mudhouse Coffee, released the movie in the early evening at 7 p.m. With crowds out the door and a strong presence […]

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The Decline of Cinema & The Fate of Violet Crown

Expectations versus Reality

Violet Crown Black Panther Premiere

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