By Suzanne Ramsey on 27 August 2009
Sweet Briar College’s fall film series opens Friday and Saturday, Sept. 4 and 5 with the drama “Wendy & Lucy.” All films in the series begin at 7 p.m. in Tyson Auditorium, the public is welcome and admission is free.
Posted in Arts, Films | Tagged Sweet Briar College
By Staff Reports on 9 June 2009
“What we’ve got here is failure to communicate.” Released in 1967, Cool Hand Luke (PG) is one of the highlights of Paul Newman’s illustrious career as an actor. Gritty, sweaty, and harsh, the film depicts life in a Florida prison camp. But as hot as it is on the chain gang, Newman’s Luke is cool under pressure and determined to not let his will get broken.
Posted in Arts, Films | Tagged Farmville, Paul Newman
By Staff Reports on 2 June 2009
The Downtown Film Series committee announces the twelfth season of the award-winning Stars Under The Stars. Since 1997, the Series has brought timeless motion pictures back to the big screen for the Farmville and surrounding communities. Spanning all film eras and genres, the movies are presented in the grassy outdoor venue of the Downtown Crute Stage and have included classics such as Rear Window, The Adventures of Robin Hood, West Side Story, Gone With The Wind, and many more.
Posted in Arts, Films | Tagged Farmville, Gigi, Paul Newman, The Never Ending Story
By Staff Reports on 4 March 2009
What happens when you take thousands of years of maritime history and bring it kicking and screaming into the 21st century? You’ll find the answer at the Mariners’ Museum, as they come face-to-face with social media tools such as YouTube.
Posted in Arts, Films, News | Tagged Battle of Hampton Roads, CSS Virginia, Mariners' Museum, Social media, USS Monitor, YouTube
By Staff Reports on 17 February 2009
Movie buffs looking to live out their passion for cinema will give two thumbs up to Virginia’s movie-inspired vacations.
Posted in Arts, Films, Travel | Tagged Dirty Dancing, Smith Mountain Lake, War of the Worlds
By Pamela Matlack Klein on 5 November 2008
November 4th was an Election day. And as opposed to off-year elections where we only get to vote for piddly things like some of the Congressmen, the odd Governor or Mayor, and stuff like Commissioner of Revenue or Commonwealth Attorney, this is the big enchilada, a Presidential election. If you were unaware of this you must have been on retreat in Nepal for the past two years.
Posted in Columns, Films, Living Along the Appomattox | Tagged Virginia, Voting
By Ronnie D. Lankford on 27 October 2008
Dr. Woody Greenberg will present a documentary video of Lynchburg College in St. Lucia on Wednesday, October 29, in the Daura Gallery on the campus of Lynchburg College. The presentation will begin at noon.
Posted in Arts, Films | Tagged Lynchburg College, St. Lucia
By Pamela Matlack Klein on 6 October 2008
“Coping with the Past: World War II in German Film” will be the theme for a German Film Festival to be held at Lynchburg College October 22-25. The festival is free and open to the public, and all films will be shown in Hopwood Auditorium.
Dr. Brian Crim, assistant professor of history at Lynchburg College, will [...]
Posted in Arts, Films, Lectures | Tagged Germans, Hopwood Auditorium, Lynchburg College, Nazi Germany, World War II
