Ballet Memphis began a four night run at the Joyce Theatre in New York City Tuesday. A review in the New York Times called one of the sequences “exceptional” and lauded the “imaginative grit” of founder and artistic director Dorothy Gunther Pugh. …
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Tennessee Trial on Court TV
Lawyers in McNairy County are gearing up for the flurry of activity that will swirl when the trial of Mary Winkler begins Monday in the town of Selmer. Winkler was arrested on first-degree murder charge in the death of her husband, Matthew Winkler, a third generation pastor. Winkler led the Fourth Street Church of Christ in Selmer. Court TV will provide gavel-to-gavel coverage of the trial.
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Three 6 Mafia’s Series Debuts Tonight
Grab your remote and bling: After being delayed Three 6 Mafia’s MTV reality series, Adventures in Hollyhood debuts tonight at 9 p.m. …
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Billy Talk? Silly Talk!
Among the rumored destinations of one Billy Donovan — head coach of the two-time national champion Florida Gators — is Memphis, where an NBA coaching vacancy awaits at season’s end. But SI.com’s Ian Thomsen offers fair warning to Grizzly fans enamored with the “hot college coach.” …
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Mood Music for Pandas
First there was panda porn, now there’s panda mood music? Can it help the Memphis Zoo’s Ya Ya and Le Le get it on? …
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Grindhouse Opens Friday
For Grindhouse, directors Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino have each directed a short “exploitation” feature — Rodriguez’s Planet Terror is a zombie flick in the spirit of George Romero; Tarantino’s Death Proof is, ostensibly, a car-crazy road movie that pays homage to cult items such as Vanishing Point and Two Lane Blacktop. The result is a three-hour geek-out reverie to subterranean film culture.
Read Chris Herrington’s review of Grindhouse, opening Friday, by clicking below.
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MLK Tribute at Civil Rights Museum
The National Civil Rights Museum is holding its annual candelight vigil, commemorating the 39th anniversary of his assassination at the site, tonight from 5:30 to 6:15 p.m.
The event includes singing, a benediction, as well as a changing of the wreath that marks the spot where King was standing when he was shot on the motel’s balcony on April 4, 1968.
Another King tribute will be held Thursday…
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Humane Society Fund-Raiser Thursday
Bark! The Musical, billed as “The musical that does it doggy-style,” is an apt choice for a fund-raiser for the Humane Society of Memphis…
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Fred Thompson Could Ruin It for the Rest of Us
If ever there were a reason for former Tennessee senator Fred Thompson not to run for president, this could be it: If he runs, networks will probably not air reruns of Law & Order, on which Thompson played DA Arthur Branch, to avoid having to give Thompson’s opponents equal air time, as mandated by the FCC….
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Report Says Mid-South Isn’t the Best Place to Live
Life is hard in Arkatennissippi, according to a new report from Morgan-Quitno Press, a company that produces state and city rankings.
Tennessee, Mississippi, and Arkansas all rank in the bottom 10….
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How the Mighty Are Falling
Demolitionists are putting on quite a show today outside the Flyer’s offices, razing a building known to most as the site of the recent Butler Street Bazaar. The building, which in former lives was also a post office annex and a warehouse for the Tennessee Brewery, is being torn down in advance of becoming, what else, a new town home/condo development. …
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Singer Jack White to Portray Elvis?
White Stripes/Raconteurs front man Jack White will reportedly play Elvis in a spoof of the film Walk the Line…