The French Film Festival returns with more than just baguettes
Joshua Buck Contributing Writer The French Film Festival, renowned for being the largest French film festival in the United States, returned to Richmond last weekend for its 24th installment and showcased a variety of acclaimed films and exclusive events. It began with pre-festival screening of the 1971 “Out 1” from “New Wave” director Jacques Rivette, […]
Sam’s Take: French Film Festival Reviews
Samuel Goodrich Contributing Writer Loin des hommes (Dir. David Oelhoffen) Taking place in 1954 Algeria, during the war with France, “Loin des hommes” tells a compelling story about brotherhood, the absurdity of war, and the mixture of world cultures. Daru is a teacher in the Algerian desert who is also trusted by the French army […]
Quill Theatre presents Shakespearian classic “King Lear” in the wake of the anniversary of his death
Kristen Lair-Baker Contributing Writer With the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death rapidly approaches, The Quill Theatre is commemorating the incomparably-influential playwright with a bold production of one of his many gritty works. Their current production of “King Lear” directed by Jan Powell at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts stars Joe Inscoe as the title […]
TEDxRVA set to spread worthwhile ideas
Austin Walker Spectrum Editor With the final speaker lineup in place, the international conferences which allows speakers from diverse backgrounds to spread ideas and information is finding a place in Richmond at the Carpenter Theatre. On Friday, April 8 from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., justice activists, artists and scientists alike will come together for […]
Ryan Daley Returns With “Winter”
Muktaru Jalloh Staff Writer Between writing books and running an independent creative agency, UNIT 4, VCU senior Ryan Daley is a young, up-and-coming rapper. Daley said he is strongly influenced by hip-hop, utilizes and embraces various sounds and genres of music. Furthermore, he doesn’t hold himself to any signature sound and transcends any specific label […]
Anger over Opal Temeti speaking highlights tensions
Austin Walker Spectrum Editor New York-based writer, activist and co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement Opal Temeti came to the Siegel Center to discuss activism in the world today – following in the footsteps of those before her like Cornel West. Temeti’s arrival was met with more than just the applause of the audience, […]
Richmond’s retro video game sound
Jesse Adcock Contributing Writer A retro resurgence has clasped Richmond, as video game music is increasingly finding a home outside of the screen and into popular settings. Video game music includes mixing audio samples from video games, creating music that promotes the video game feel and chiptune, 8-bit music created using or emulating retro-gaming […]
Bernie shows up on Broad St.
This morning, a group of avid supports for presidential candidate Bernie Sanders began work on what they’re calling “open source” murals on the 3200 block of West Broad Street. The designs, created by muralists Hamilton Glass and Mickael Broth, will be shared without copyrights online to allow others to easily project them onto the side […]
Women’s lacrosse suffers tough road-defeat against ODU
VCU lacrosse got off to a slow start in its matchup with bitter rival Old Dominion University, which ultimately resulted in a 19-2 loss at the L.R. Hill Sports Complex Saturday afternoon. ODU scored two goals in the first 42 seconds of the game. VCU redshirt-freshman midfielder Sky Hyatt scored her 18th goal of the […]
Rams win two of three-game-series over the Bonnies at the Diamond
VCU baseball stayed hot against conference foe St. Bonaventure, taking the first two games of the weekend series. Game 1 The Rams competed in a three-game series with the Bonnies, winning the opener in a close matchup, 6-5. After a defensive first inning, the Rams took an early lead in the bottom of the second […]