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Composer for Marvel, DC and Star Wars

Posted July 26, 2023 • 00:28:05

David Glen Russell is a composer and orchestrator for film, TV and video games. He spent a few years in Richmond before moving to LA to work on such...

Ashland Theatre celebrates 75 years

Posted July 19, 2023 • 00:24:14

The Ashland Theatre opened on August 10, 1948. They’re celebrating the 75th anniversary with 75 cent screenings and lots more fun. Courtney Caldwell,...

SWAGGER creator talks about the series

Posted July 12, 2023 • 00:29:00

Swagger is the AppleTV+ series that was shot in Richmond and based on basketball legend Kevin Durant’s life. Creator/showrunner Reggie Rock...

America’s 1st Black/white comedy team

Posted July 5, 2023 • 00:28:50

Tim Reid is probably best known as Venus Flytrap on the hit sitcom WKRP in Cincinatti, but he and his wife Daphne Maxwell Reid have lived in...

Did Tom Cruise buy Steven Spielberg a car?

Posted June 28, 2023 • 00:26:33

Sergei Troubetzkoy, who’s currently President of Main Street Petersburg, has worked as a film liaison for localities around Virginia, including Petersburg,...