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MurrayFest Merch
If you’d like to take a piece of MurrayFest home with you, we’re offering some official tshirts for sale ONLINE ONLY. Powered by Bonfire Funds. You may place an order online now, during our MurrayFest campaign run. The campaign will run for 12 days. Three Designs available for a limited…
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What about What About Bob?
As we embark on our weekend celebrating the rare comic genius (and dramatic talent) that is Bill Murray, it seems fitting to also address the elephant(s) in the room. Bob Wiley, Herman Blume, Steve Zissou, and Raleigh St. Clair to name a few. Some of Murray’s more notable works are missing from this…
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His Girl Friday: A Traditional Love Story…?
On Wednesday May 17, the Byrd Theater will feature a screening of His Girl Friday, which stars Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell. It’s considered one of the greatest screwball comedy films. It’s somewhat difficult to describe what makes a film a “screwball comedy” and it’s a genre that’s difficult to…
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Gene Wilder: An Appreciation
Gene Wilder was born Jerome Silberman in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on June 11th, 1933. He grew up to be one of the best comedic actors ever – up there with the likes of Charlie Chaplin. In the course of his distinguished career, Wilder collaborated with comedy luminaries like Mel Brooks and…
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Bill Murray: The Man, the Myth, the Legend
The Byrd Theatre will be hosting a 3-day MurrayFest this Mother’s Day Weekend, celebrating the works of Bill Murray–one of this generation’s most prolific comedians. (After all, what better way to say, “Thanks, Mom” than with wall-to-wall goofball laughs?) I can still remember when Bill Murray came on my radar—I…
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Ten Bill Murray Films, One Weekend
RICHMOND, Va., April 20, 2017 – The idea might have you thinking, “You’re on a gravy train with biscuit wheels.” The Byrd’s continued push to bring exciting new programming to the screen of Virginia’s Motion Picture Palace, introduces a new event next month you can binge watch with Mom. Virginians will flock…
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Groundhog Day: The Day of Your Life, Over & Over Again
Premiered February 12, 1993. “What would you do if you were stuck in one place and every day was exactly the same, and nothing that you did mattered?” -Phil Connors Local TV weatherman Phil Connors (Bill Murray) is assigned to travel to Punxutawney, PA to cover the annual Groundhog Day event.…
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At 75, does Casablanca still resonate?
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the release of Casablanca, one of the most celebrated motion pictures of the 20th century. It’s a film full of excellent performances, great dialogue, and memorable quotes (that are often misquoted). It also contains exotic locales, intrigue, humor and a few plot points…
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MurrayFest, Casablanca & 2001 highlight a rich quarter of Film Events at Byrd Theatre
RICHMOND, Va., March 16, 2017 – Three new months of classic programming at The Byrd will introduce new generations to some of cinema’s greatest treasures, as well as some hidden gems. Plus, a new event you’re sure to plan Mother’s Day Weekend around. The Byrd Theatre announces its Spring repertory lineup…
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Shane and Pale Rider
The Western has always been a means for Americans to see morality played out on the screen—good versus evil, the downtrodden saved by a person who nobly sacrifices in order to make sure that justice is done. Shane and Pale Rider, two movies separated by 32 years and a revolution…
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