Indie Memphis announces fest lineup, new leader
International prize-winners and a deep array of local-interest documentaries highlight the lineup for the 25th Indie Memphis Film Festival.
Chris Herrington
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Chris Herrington has covered the Memphis Grizzlies, in one way or another, since the franchise’s second season in Memphis, while also writing about music, movies, food and civic life.
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September 2022
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Grizzlies Podcast Grizzlies podcast: NBA basketball is on the horizon
The Grizzlies will begin training camp later this month and play in their first preseason game on Saturday, Oct. 1.
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Chris HerringtonHerrington: Memphis is wondrous, troubled — and not that special
Right now, in Memphis, we’re suffering — directly for some, psychologically for all — from a spate of unusual crimes. The fear for some is that the unusual is now morphing into usual. But it’s felt that way before.
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The To-Do List The To-Do List: A Classic game, a weenie race and Backstreet’s back
This week, decompress with a day-long yoga fest, drink wine in the name of science and jam out to Americana music at the Lucero Family Block Party.
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The To-Do List The To-Do List: Soul at the Shell, storytelling at Tone and ways to get down in the M-town
This week, The Doobie Brothers’ 50th anniversary tour stops at Live at the Garden, the Delta Fair ushers in fall (almost) at Agricenter International and Chicago DJ Ayana Contreras spins at Central Station.
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Arts & Culture Ernest Withers doc to open Indie Memphis Film Festival
“The Picture Taker,” from producer and director Phil Bertelsen, takes on the life and work of one of the foremost chroniclers of Black American life during the early and mid-20th century.
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August 2022
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The To-Do List The To-Do List: ‘Soul queen’ King, ‘Moonlight,’ and the Golden Age of Magic
This week, view the sunset with your dog, watch 2016’s Best Picture Academy Award winner on the big screen and party hop between Grind City, Wiseacre and Hampline breweries.
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Chris HerringtonHerrington: Memphis in May ushered in change; now it needs to embrace it
As tensions continue between Memphis in May and the Memphis River Parks Partnership, the festival’s stance has communicated to potential ticket-buyers that anything different than the old festival on the old footprint is destined to be a lesser experience. But it doesn’t have to be.
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Food At Kinfolk breakfast, big biscuits are only the beginning
The Kinfolk pop-up, occurring each weekend at Comeback Coffee, is from a young chef who has put in time at some notable Memphis kitchens, including Hog & Hominy and P.O. Press.
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$15 Deals $10 Deal: Trasimeno has one of the city’s best pizzas — and a special on it, too
Trasimeno’s pizzas are Neapolitan-style, roughly 10-inch with thin but doughy crust cooked quickly at a very high temperature, charred in spots but soft and flavorful throughout.
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Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: Kevin Durant to the Grizzlies? It’s not crazy, but it is complicated
There’s a case to be made for Memphis: Durant could win big alongside Ja Morant, and do so in a way that gets him the kind of credit that eluded him with Golden State.
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Grizzlies show interest in Kevin Durant trade, per Athletic report
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Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: Consumer’s Guide to the 2022-2023 Grizzlies home schedule
Chris Herrington’s Consumer’s Guide to the 2022-2023 Grizzlies home schedule, with all games rated on a four-star scale.
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The To-Do List The To-Do List: Splash down and drink beer with a mastodon
This week, Cowboy Mouth brings roots rock to Railgarten, Black Lodge turns back time and Emerald Theatre Company tackles anti-LGBTQ sentiment with humor.
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Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: Santa Ja is bringing a bagful of national TV games, and not just for Christmas
The 18 Grizzlies national TV games are more than the franchise received in the previous five seasons combined.
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Arts & CultureSoulsville comes full circle as Mitchell Worley takes the helm
Perhaps few are as well-suited to be the head of Soulsville as Pat Mitchell Worley, co-host of “Beale Street Caravan,” former communications director of the Memphis Music Foundation, one-time hard rock DJ and protégé of Deanie Parker.
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Performing Arts ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ is a classic reborn in stage adaptation
This update by playwright Aaron Sorkin is, by some measures, the most successful American play in Broadway history and the very rare stage play — as opposed to stage musical — to be a major commercial hit.
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The To-Do List The To-Do List: Warm up at Shangri-La, cool down at Woodruff-Fontaine and see Hitchcock on a really big screen
This week, travel back to 1987 with Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey at Malco Theatres, watch a woman swallow swords at Lafayette’s Music Room and catch the highest-grossing American play in Broadway history at the Orpheum Theatre.
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GolfHerrington: FESJC is a good time, even if you don’t know a bogey from Bogie
The tournament’s new “Soul-in-One Celebration” was canceled Wednesday, but that didn’t stop Chris Herrington (who hasn’t played a round of golf since he was 15) from hanging out and having fun.
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Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: Why Dillon Brooks is likely to get an extension offer from the Grizzlies, and to turn it down
While the NBA has gone quiet, potential contract extensions still loom for Grizzlies Dillon Brooks, Steven Adams and Brandon Clarke.
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The To-Do List The To-Do List: A ‘solid gold’ party, a beautiful birthday and Elvis everywhere
This week, hear music by Bruno Mars (but with lasers) and G. Love (as in Special Sauce), dust off your boots for the “Gay Ole Opry,” and celebrate 10 years in the garden.
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$15 Deals $10 Deal: At Fino’s, any sandwich can now be a salad
Who doesn’t love bread? But, at Fino’s, it takes a tug, and sometimes you don’t want to work as hard. Or eat as heavy. A time like, say, August.
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Food Street Food: Mol-e-que is vital ingredient in Dynamic Duo’s ‘Memphis’ burrito
The “mol-e-que” sauce in the smoked pork burritos from the Dynamic Duo food cart is a little bit Houston and a little bit Memphis.
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies Mailbag: The biggest cost in losing Kyle Anderson and De’Anthony Melton?
Chris Herrington takes more mid-summer questions about the Grizzlies, including what the team will miss most after losing vets Kyle Anderson and De’Anthony Melton and which returning players’ development is most important.
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July 2022
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Sound Bites Chef Meredith Clinton talks speakeasies, gas station grub and more
Chris Herrington is joined by Black Sheep Catering’s Meredith Clinton to talk about the plans for her new South Main speakeasy Lucky Cowboy and about her journey from Hayti, Missouri, gas stations to the Memphis food scene.
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The To-Do List The To-Do List: Summer booze, South Main and a fest for Black and brown filmmakers
This week, see cult classics from John Waters and David Lynch, explore an interactive art exhibition made from guitar cords and microphones and take a trip to Southern Decadence at MOSH.
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