Anthony Bourdain’s West Virginia episode of “Parts Unknown” is a great piece of media for truly understanding our state. What Bourdain did for our state, Matt Johnson does for him in his new biopic, “Tony.” The film opens with this quote from “Kitchen Confidential”: “I was – ...
WVU alumnus Jamie Lester has two sculptures on display at the Giardini Marinaressa in Venice, Italy, as part of the eighth iteration of the European Cultural Centre Italy’s exhibition “Personal Structures,” which runs through Nov. 22. A West Virginia native, Lester double-majored in ...
“Nirvanna The Band The Show The Movie” is one that I spent almost a year missing. I skipped it when I was at TIFF last year, I missed its brief run when it was in cinemas this year, and I missed a screener that was sent to me. But now that Matt Johnson’s ...
David Robert Mitchell has put in his time watching Steven Spielberg movies, and it shows in his latest movie, “The End of Oak Street.” This movie captures many of the beats one might expect from a 1980s Spielberg blockbuster, but it falls short by giving us well-performed yet ultimately ...
Grief is isolating in part because it can make people who are not going through the loss uncomfortable, but also because it is such a unique experience for each person, and what helps one person may be harmful to another. In her film “Magic Hour,” Katie Aselton explores the sudden loss of ...
MORGANTOWN – The Arts Council of Greater Morgantown and Your Community Foundation of North Central West Virginia Inc. announce the recipients of the 2026-27 Organizational Arts Grants. Thirteen nonprofits in Monongalia County were awarded a collective total of $135,000 at an event Monday at ...
