Memphis Movies This Week: Daniel Craig in ‘Queer,’ ‘White Christmas’ at 70
There are still a bunch of film award contenders on-deck, waiting to make their Memphis debuts, but only one is showing up in local theaters this week.
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The To-Do ListThe To-Do List: Two parades delayed; holiday films, and cannabis cocktails
This week, Sheet Cake celebrates its first birthday, Ikea hosts a Swedish Christmas feast and Soul & Spirits has six Taylor Swift-themed beers.
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Performing Arts ‘Anora,’ ‘The Brutalist’ lead 2024 picks for Southeastern film critics
“The Brutalist,” a nearly four-hour widescreen epic from a little-known filmmaker, hasn’t yet screened in Memphis, but it should get a wider release in the run-up to the Academy Awards.
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Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: As trade market awakens, should the Grizzlies look to deal?
The NBA trade deadline isn’t until Feb. 6, but Chris Herrington looks at a handful of potential targets for Memphis.
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Arts & Culture Memphis Movies This Week: Big screen ‘Mufasa,’ little screen ‘Juror #2’
One of the year’s best films mostly bypassed theaters and will be available on HBO’s streaming service, Max. It’s a little bit “12 Angry Men,” a little bit Alfred Hitchcock and a little bit John Grisham.
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Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: Draymond Green’s bad night, Zach Edey’s elevation and other Grizzlies-Warriors thoughts
Did Draymond Green play the worst basketball game of all time? Chris Herrington breaks it down and also looks into Zach Edey’s return to the starting lineup.
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Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: No Grizzlies for Christmas? The NBA’s loss.
For better or worse, the NBA has positioned Christmas Day as a kind public launchpad for a season already well-in-progress. The Memphis Grizzlies, however, have the holiday off.
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Performing ArtsMemphis Movies This Week: ‘A Complete Unknown,’ ‘Babygirl,’ more
A quartet of very different, but quite notable, new movies open in Memphis on Christmas Day.
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Visual Arts Herrington: My 10 best films of 2024
This year’s list gives us strippers, tennis players, boys, daughters, jurors and hundreds of beavers. Plus, there are “Special Jury (of One)” prizes.
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Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: What the Grizzlies’ trade offer to Brooklyn says about this season
The Grizzlies made a reasonable offer, and were right to do so. It was also reasonable to not offer more.
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Memphis Grizzlies Ja Morant considered ‘week-to-week’ with shoulder injury
Ja Morant’s status is considered “week-to-week” with what the Grizzlies are now calling a Grade 1 AC joint sprain in his right shoulder, the team announced in a medical update Monday evening.
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Memphis Grizzlies Jackson Jr., Bane log big minutes, pile up points to win in Phoenix
The Grizzlies’ two available stars, Jaren Jackson Jr. and Desmond Bane, combined for 69 points as Memphis improved to 2-1 on its road trip.
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Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: Bane’s bounceback, Edey’s cutting comfort and other good signs for the Grizzlies
In honor of the Grizzlies flipping the calendar with a burst of good vibes, here are four Grizzlies things of late that Chris Herrington liked.
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Memphis Grizzlies Rookie Jaylen Wells had a career-high homecoming, but Grizzlies fall to Kings
Memphis rookie and Sacramento native Jaylen Wells scored a career-high 30 points, but the Grizzlies came up six points short against the Kings in a wild, competitive fourth quarter.
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Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: Jimmy Butler to the Grizzlies? The anatomy of a rumor.
No evidence of Grizzlies interest in Jimmy Butler doesn’t necessarily mean there’s no interest. But if you look closely at the parameters and complications of a potential Butler deal, it still feels pretty unlikely.
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Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: Halfway through West gauntlet, Grizzlies’ ‘test’ results inconclusive
If the first half of this test-yourself-against-the-West stretch hasn’t told us much about the Grizzlies, Chris Herrington has found a few potential lessons learned.
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Performing Arts Memphis Movies This Week: ‘Den of Thieves,’ ‘The Girl with the Needle’
Amid awards season, “Den of Thieves 2” won’t be seeking any but will instead try to reward audiences with shootouts, car chases, big scores and pulpy dialogue.
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Music The Essential Memphis Library: Elvis Presley’s ‘30 #1 Hits’
Elvis’ Sun Records sessions might be his deepest music, but 2002’s “30 #1 Hits” may actually be a truer testament to Presley’s legacy.
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Grizzlies Podcast Grizzlies podcast: Jaren Jackson Jr.'s leap, ROTY race, injuries and trades
Drew Hill and Chris Herrington discuss Jaren Jackson Jr.’s recent run of scoring dominance, the Grizzlies’ two Rookie of the Year potentials, and Ja Morant and GG Jackson injury updates.
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The To-Do List The To-Do List: Crosstown concert honors MLK, and Ikea has a party
This week, a Circuit Playhouse production tells the story of Stalin’s body doubles, the Brooks launches a new happy hour and Memphis songwriters take the Halloran stage.
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Memphis GrizzliesMorant’s late heroics propel Grizzlies past Wolves in nailbiter
Ja Morant made the biggest plays late to push the Grizzlies to victory over the Timberwolves, but teammates Jaren Jackson and Desmond Bane did much of the heavy-lifting to get to that point.
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Music The Essential Memphis Library: ‘The Best of Sam & Dave’
“The Best of Sam & Dave” is the sound of singers, musicians, songwriters and producers finding a special chemistry.
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Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: Five thoughts on the Grizzlies’ third straight Rockets loss
The Grizzlies will get a fourth and final (until the playoffs?) shot at the Houston Rockets in a couple of weeks. Chris Herrington has written five quick thoughts about the Houston-Memphis matchup.
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Music The Essential Memphis Library index
If you wanted to build a home library of things relevant to Memphis history and culture, what should be in it? What books, movies, albums, songs, art prints, etc.?
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The To-Do List The To-Do List: Beer science, Mahjong, Dolly Day and DJ nights galore
This week, watch the planets “align” from Harbor Town, catch up on the Mad Max series and celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday.
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