SIFTER for the Ear presents:
He’s played so many foreigners & villains
Tom Belgrey was born and raised in Richmond, but moved away for his career, which included numerous movies and TV shows. We discuss:
– Acting on every soap opera but one
– Auditioning in NYC and LA while living here
– Making Spielberg laugh on the set of Lincoln
– Using a variety of accents from German to Russian to Australian
– Playing foreign villains so many times
– Sitting a limo in Rome with Bob Dylan’s son
– Meeting Sir Richard Attenborough on Chaplin
– What he and Will Farrell have in common
– Being an 8-foot worm on Star Trek Next Generation
LINKS:
Tom’s IMDB page
Byrd Theatre (Ghibli Fest)
Jerry Williams SIFTER for the Ear March 22nd, 2024
Higher Consciousness presents:
Higher Consciousness
(Playlist 86)
From 3 to 5 on Thursdays, Alicia is dedicated to raising your vibration in this time of a mass spiritual awakening. The synchronicities and coincidences that call for attention are given space and joined with music that shares in the joy of spirituality and Dance therapy. This is Higher Consciousness.
Alicia Higher Consciousness March 21st, 2024
Posted In: Local, Music, Music Shows
Tags: Alicia Nice to Meet Ya, ascension, DJ Godiva, higher consciousness, Spiritual Talk shows
SIFTER for the Ear presents:
Being in front & behind the camera simultaneously
Donna Bailey runs ProPrompting, a company that provides teleprompting services for TV, movies and speeches. We talk about:
– How she got into prompting
– Those “sneeze guard” prompter for speeches
– The one client she’d refuse to work for
– Working with Tom Hanks, Rob Reiner, Julie Andrews, John Cleese, Dick Clark and Lily Tomlin
– Turning down Matthew McConaughey
– The governor practicing with his spittoon
– Prompting for Barack & Michelle Obama two times|
LINKS
ProPrompting
Dave Park Video
Ampersand International Arts Festival
Jerry Williams SIFTER for the Ear March 15th, 2024
Fly Me to the Moon with the Science Museum of Virginia
Science Museum of Virginia’s astronomer Justin Bartel is back in the studios and this time he’s talking to us about our nearest neighbor, the moon. Did you know that humans will be landing on the moon again for the first time in over fifty years?! In this episode, Justin tells us about the Artemis program and their upcoming missions (in Greek mythology, Artemis is the twin sister of Apollo; it was NASA’s Apollo program that landed the first men on the moon).
Also, there is an exciting lunar event coming up on April 8th: a total solar eclipse! Justin tells us why eclipses occur, what we can learn from them, and how we can best (and safely) view them.
To learn more, visit:
NASA’s page on the Artemis program
NASA’s page on the 2024 total solar eclipse
amiller March 11th, 2024
House of SWÉ / Just Cause presents:
The Elements of Music 03/10/24 Episode 8
Kelsey Nicole Opens Up in Interview
Kelsey Nicole Opens Up About Night Megan Thee Stallion Was Shot and “Betrayal” [Video]
Andrea Kearney House of SWÉ / Just Cause March 10th, 2024
Posted In: Blogging, Local, Music, Music Shows, News, Website
Tags: HIPHOP, Music show, RVA, RVA Music
River City Limits presents:
Newlin Music Prize Short List and more
Andrew with RVA Playlist is back on River City Limits and sharing the short list of Richmond artists for this year’s Newlin Music Prize, which is awarded to the best full-length album from the Richmond area, as decided by members of the local music scene and fans.
The short list for the prize was chosen from albums released by Richmond area artists in 2023 and a jury of more than 100 Richmond-area musicians, artists, journalists, photographers, and activists nominated albums for this award. Each member of the jury will review the 20 records and submit a ranked ballot which will be used to determine the winner, who will be revealed on March 25. There is also a public fan vote open now until March 21 at NewlinMusicPrize.com. Results of the fan vote will count as one ballot towards the final result.
Plus, we have a bunch of other new local stuff!
rvaplaylist River City Limits March 9th, 2024
Posted In: Local, Music, Music Shows
SIFTER for the Ear presents:
Richmond’s new screening space
PJ Sykes, Jeff Roll and Shane Brown have launched CinemaNiche, a film group that presents movies in the Studio Two Three’s newly occupied building in Manchester. Their next screening is March 8 with the documentary Sisters with Transistors, celebrating International Women’s Day with a look at the women who were involved in the early days of electronic music. Jeff and PJ talk about:
– What led them to this venture
– The expertise each of them brings
– The meaning of the name
– Buying a new sound system and special projector
– Prepping the screen with paint that costs $100 a can
– About the screening of Sisters with Transistors
– How they’re different from the Bijou Cinema
– BONUS: Their new logo was to be unveiled at the March 8 screening, but they allowed SIFTER to preview it here!
LINKS
CinemaNiche screening on March 8
CinemaNiche Facebook
Sisters with Transistors (movie website)
PJ Sykes Mixcloud
PJ Sykes website
Wild and Scenic Film Festival
Jerry Williams SIFTER for the Ear March 8th, 2024
River City Limits presents:
RCL 3-2-24 Jay Smack Host – new and not so
smack River City Limits March 4th, 2024
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SIFTER for the Ear presents:
Advantures of a location manager
Tom Sanchez Prunier lives in Richmond and works as a location manager or location assistant on films and TV series shot in the area. He’s also written and directed some film shorts, written poetry and created a YouTube channel that features diecast cars. Our discussion includes:
– Getting into the business
– Location scouting is more than finding a site
– Protecting a $1million piano for Mercy Street
– Hanging with zombies on The Walking Dead
– What is Spork Syndicate
LINKS
Tom on IMDb
Tom on Vimeo
Spork Syndicate on YouTube
Sisters with Transistors screening on March 8
Jerry Williams SIFTER for the Ear March 1st, 2024
Unicorn Power presents:
Unicorn Power Welcomes INVICTIS!
Richmond’s one and only power metal band INVICTIS chatted with One Hit Wanda about themselves and their upcoming debut album, plus a playlist inspired but what inspires them.
One Hit Wanda Unicorn Power March 1st, 2024
Posted In: Local, Music, Music Shows