Celluloid Heroes-- In the classic song "Celluloid Heroes" by the Kinks, Ray Davies sings about how he wishes his life was a nonstop Hollywood movie show because, as he sings in the song, "celluloid ...

If you needed more proof that the James River Film Festival is a little different than most festivals, this year’s 29th annual installment will include a visit to legendary actor Joseph Cotten’s grave ...

There was something rational about the 20th century, even at its most diabolical, maybe because so much of its madness was about ideology, which pretends to a kind of rationality. But the madness of ...

Anyone who thinks party lines were the sole property of now-deceased communist regimes might consider the history of the Civil War movie. From "Days of '61," a 10-minute silent film produced in 1908, ...

The highlights of the eighth annual Ponderosa Stomp are the two-nights of performances by rock, rockabilly and R&B legends scheduled for the House of Blues Tuesday & Wednesday (April 28-29). The Stomp ...