There’s a solid fistful of notable revival screenings around town this week, though three of them will be showing on the same night (Thursday), at the same time (7 p.m.). Which will you choose?
The Dixon Gallery & Gardens pieced together a retrospective of Mary Sims, who, despite having sold works to celebrities like Jane Fonda and Burt Reynolds, remains mostly a local treasure. For now.
Genre movies from debut feature filmmakers, “Obsession” and “Is God Is,” are in theaters this week.
With roots in Mississippi, the Rhodes graduate has amassed more than a million monthly Spotify listeners and was the featured artist for March on BET’s spotlight program.
Chris Herrington: “‘Knives Out’ meets ‘Babe’ is an elevator pitch I would buy, and I suspect I’ll be buying in the form of a movie ticket soon.”
Memphis’ fashionistas walked the red carpet at the Brooks Museum of Art for a Met Gala watch party.
Runway at the Museum includes six featured designers, most of whom are local.
From one commercial sure-shot (“Michael”) to another: This week brings the 20-years-later sequel “The Devil Wears Prada 2,” which returns the four main players and director from 2006’s catty comedy hit.
Rhodes College, Jones Aur and The Game Table announce new positions.
Memphian Jaylen Hunter makes his movie debut as the young version of Marlon Jackson in the earlier sections of new Michael Jackson biopic, “Michael.”
Memphis City Council members got a peek inside what will be the new Memphis Art Museum before voting to repurpose city funds for public infrastructure outside the Front Street museum.
Herrington said one movie pick this week is “‘Fargo’ meets ‘John Wick’” with some comedic “Hot Fuzz” in the mix. There’s also an SNL documentary.
He did so after being encouraged by his mother’s best friend Jeannine Paul, a then-94-year-old Memphis artist.
More than 8,000 people are expected to attend this East Memphis art festival.
In addition to the throwbacks, screenings this week include a set-in-Italy romantic comedy, “You, Me and Tuscany,” and the new horror movie “Faces of Death.”
Brandon Harris returns to his role to curate films for an Indie Memphis Film Festival that, he said in an interview, “runs the gamut of American independent cinema.”
More Daily Memphian staffers share their favorite baseball movies. Some of these can be considered to be more baseball movies than others, but hear us out.
Artemis II launched at 5:35 p.m. Central Daylight Time from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Memphians had a front-row seat at the Pink Palace.
Bright fuchsia, light and space, “Alice in Wonderland,” full-circle moments, retrospectives, nature, and mysteries decorate Memphis art galleries in April.
Also, Chris Herrington gives his Top 5 Baseball Movies List.
Samilia Pelshak, a Memphis-based fashion designer, is the artist behind the outdoor installation “Wax Print Wonderland.”
“Hillbilly Bible” is a faith-based comedy drama that will now be filmed in honor of late actor John Amos.
The 2023 lawsuit, filed by Friends for our Riverfront and others, challenging the new Memphis Art Museum Downtown has hit another barrier.
Also opening this week in wide release are two horror-comedies: “They Will Kill You” with Zazie Beetz (“Atlanta”) and Myha’la (“Industry”), and “Forbidden Fruits.”
With the sport Heck has loved since she was 4 on the back burner, her art, military service and wedding plans are what keep the former Memphian busy these days.
With the Oscars finally in the rearview, the first potential well-liked live-action hit of the 2026 movie year arrives this weekend, says Chris Herrington.
Roger Allan Cleaves’ paintings transport you to “Forget Me Nots Land,” a fictional world inspired by Black household knickknacks and art history influences. His exhibition is on display at the Dixon Gallery & Gardens through April 12.
Earnestine Jenkins, an art-history professor at the University of Memphis for nearly 25 years, curated the exhibition “Black Artists in America: From the Bicentennial to September 11.”
Carl E. Moore, known for his work across the city, is showing kids that art can be a career.