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In December 2011, a three-judge panel of the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court’s decision and rejected the claim of Jennifer Keeton. She believed that her First Amendment rights were violated when Augusta State University required her to treat LGBT people in a respectful and nondiscriminatory way. ...
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“Dark Shadows.” Photo Credit: Dan Curtis Productions. This may be the best example of a trailer that crammed the movie’s ONLY decent 2 minutes into a promising preview. The other 111 minutes are deadly dull. In this vague nod to the TV series, Johnny Depp stars as Barnabas Collins, who…
“Dessa Rose.” Photo Credit: Jay Paul. Unexpectedly the sounds of birds – particularly the quacking of a duck – preludes director Richard M. Parison, Jr.’s ambitious and rich staging of Lynn Ahrens’ and Stephen Flaherty’s “Dessa Rose,” which is showing at the Firehouse Theatre. These sounds capture the idyllic, still…
“The Avengers.” Photo Credit: Marvel Studios. When the world is threatened with domination from beyond, a slew of Marvel superheroes (Iron Man, Hulk, Capt. America, Thor and more) is brought together to save the day. Before that can happen, we get some internal conflict and snappy dialogue by writer/director Joss…
“The Kid With a Bike.” Photo Credit: Les Films du Fleuve. This film examines the plight of a boy whose father abandons him. From a group home to a foster parent to rejection to trouble, this is as bleak as you’d expect from the French. Also, the pacing is Gallic,…
Fredericksburg-based Gaye Adegbalola talks coming out later in life, musical roots, and finding love.
One photography student has some lovely ladies of illusion featured in her senior exhibit at VCU.
Sycamore Rouge’s stage production of the southern-fried classic is quirky and full of heart.
“Five Year Engagement.” Photo Credit: Apatow Productions. The title pretty much sums it up. Jason Segel and Emily Blount are madly in love, but her career causes the delay. It gets predictably, mildly complicated from there. This is a mediocre chick-flick that tries to spice things up with lots of…
