2008 Woodie Awards
The African American Repertory Theatre's play "A Lesson Before Dying," though muddled with redundant speech patterns and melodrama, has a poignant, often overlooked theme that centers around the harsh realities of racism in the U.S. justice system of 1948.
Magisterial independent animator Bill Plympton will grace Richmond with his talents on Nov. 9 at the Canal Club for an evening of screenings, humor and free drawings. You might not have heard of him, but among his peers, he is well known and incredibly respected as an animator.
The first scene of director Wes Anderson's latest film features actor Bill Murray dressed in a suit, desperately sprinting to catch a moving train called "The Darjeeling Limited." As Murray gasps for breath mid-stride, the camera pans in slow motion to his profile.
Ryan Gosling is shy and lonely, and he pretends a sex doll is his girlfriend. Yes, you read correctly. In "Lars and the Real Girl," Gosling plays Lars Lindstrom, a sweet but painfully shy and detached young man. Lars lives quietly, working, attending church and keeping to himself.
Thursday, Nov. 1 Lecture: Katherine Bolding will lecture at the School of the Arts at VCU at 3 p.m. 1000 W. Broad St. 827-1557. Lecture: Filmmaker Su Friedrich will lecture at the Bowe Street Art Building in room 535 from 2-3:15 p.m. Free to the public. 828-1695 For Africa: A benefit concert with music, theater and dance from Danica Priest and Friends, Ezibu Muntu African Dance Company, Living Word Stage Company and more at 7:30 p.
