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According to the Hollywood Reporter, Hong Kong director Wong Kar Wai’s My Blueberry Nights will open the Cannes Film Festival in May.
The road film, starring Norah Jones and Jude Law, was shot partially in Memphis and is Wong Kar Wai’s first English-language feature.
The trouble-plagued MLGW issued some good news late yesterday afternoon: In June or July, consumers will be receiving a small, one-time credit on their bills. …
Not that we here at the Flyer approve of drug use, but just a friendly reminder that today is (unofficially) National Marijuana Day. …
Fox and Hound English Pub and Grill, and 730 AM ESPN radio are co-sponsoring a benefit for the Virginia Tech Foundation and Family Fund Monday April 23rd. …
The May issue of Esquire explores the “60 Things Worth Shortening Your Life For.” And — drum roll please — the deep-fried burger at Dyer’s in Memphis made the list at number 48. For the other 59, items that include bullfighting, tackle football, and punching Barry Bonds in the face, click here.
Cybill Shepherd has signed on for a second season on the Showtime drama The L-Word. Shepherd plays a college administrator who discovers she’s gay late in life.
Connect with your inner Al Gore and head to Shelby Farms for Earth Day on Sunday….
The May 2007 issue of Black Enterprise magazine has compiled a list of the 10 best cities in America for African Americans, considering household income, black-owned businesses, number of college graduates, home-loan rejections, and other factors. …
According to Warren Karlenzig, author of How Green Is Your City?, the most environmentally friendly city in the U.S. is … not Memphis. …
Candidates to fill Jerry West’s job in the front office are starting to emerge and Pau Gasol today suggested he would likely play for the Spanish national team in this summer’s European Championships. For more on this and other news related to the Memphis Grizzlies, check out Beyond the Arc, the Flyer’s Grizzlies blog.
The jury in the Mary Winkler case returned a verdict today at around 5:30 p.m., convicting her of voluntary manslaughter. The Selmer, Tennessee, woman was charged with murdering her minister husband Matthew, claiming she was a victim of abuse.
Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner John Updike will enliven the air at the Michael Rose Theater at the University of Memphis at tonight at 7:30 p.m. …
