Memphis Local, Sports, Business & Food News | Daily Memphian | Arts & Culture - Visual Arts

Memphis Movies This Week: Pop stars in ‘Michael,’ ‘Mother Mary’

cherrington@dailymemphian.com (Chris Herrington) — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:55:18 -0500

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 Art Museum tour ends with $6 million

hardiman@dailymemphian.com (Samuel Hardiman) — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 18:03:34 -0500

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.

Memphis Movies This Week: ‘Twin Peaks’ marathon, ‘SNL’ doc ‘Lorne’

cherrington@dailymemphian.com (Chris Herrington) — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:41:18 -0500

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.

All systems go: Memphians gather to watch NASA’s Artemis II launch

vjaishankar@dailymemphian.com (Vani Jaishankar) — Thu, 9 Apr 2026 06:47:32 -0500

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.

Fuchsia, Los Angeles landscapes, light inspire April art shows

eperry@dailymemphian.com (Elle Perry) — Thu, 2 Apr 2026 18:51:17 -0500

Bright fuchsia, light and space, “Alice in Wonderland,” full-circle moments, retrospectives, nature, and mysteries decorate Memphis art galleries in April.

Case dismissed in lawsuit to stop Brooks' Downtown museum

bdries@dailymemphian.com (Bill Dries) — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 15:06:57 -0500

The 2023 lawsuit, filed by Friends for our Riverfront and others, challenging the new Memphis Art Museum Downtown has hit another barrier.

Memphis Movies This Week: ‘Project Hail Mary’ is for the kids (of all ages), Prince and Dylan duel

cherrington@dailymemphian.com (Chris Herrington) — Sat, 28 Mar 2026 15:08:24 -0500

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.”

Memphis Movies This Week: Ryan Gosling’s ‘Hail Mary,’ ‘Pulp Fiction’ gets Pink

cherrington@dailymemphian.com (Chris Herrington) — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 10:46:27 -0500

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.

Memphis Movies This Week: Oscars (finally) arrive, Hitchcock’s ‘The Birds’

cherrington@dailymemphian.com (Chris Herrington) — Sat, 14 Mar 2026 20:40:49 -0500

The Iranian drama “It Was Just an Accident” is the best 2025 film to skip Memphis screens entirely, Chris Herrington said.

Memphis Movies This Week: ‘The Bride!,' Oscar winner ‘Flow’

cherrington@dailymemphian.com (Chris Herrington) — Tue, 3 Mar 2026 12:21:16 -0600

Where Guillermo del Toro’s current Oscar nominee “Frankenstein” is a quasi-straight adaptation of Mary Shelley’s original novel, writer-director Maggie Gyllenhaal’s new movie is a highly stylized adaptation transported to the gangster milieu of 1930s Chicago.

New film festival aims to unite Black Southern creatives

jmalone@dailymemphian.com (Joi Malone) — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 17:49:31 -0600

Aint Film Festival, the passion project of Memphis native and filmmaker Zaire Love, runs Thursday through Saturday, Feb. 26-28.

Memphis Movies This Week: ‘Scream’ returns, a Cannes-winner from Iraq

cherrington@dailymemphian.com (Chris Herrington) — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 19:20:59 -0600

Ghostface is back ... and so is Leonardo DiCaprio’s Oscar winner.

Memphis Movies This Week: ‘Natchez,’ ‘Elvis,’ Tyler Perry and Robert Duvall

cherrington@dailymemphian.com (Chris Herrington) — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 14:30:03 -0600

Tyler Perry passes through Memphis. And remembering when Robert Duvall and Rufus Thomas shared a scene.

Art you can find in Memphis this month

eperry@dailymemphian.com (Elle Perry) — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 16:18:23 -0600

Here’s a selection of art exhibitions happening in the greater Memphis area this month.

Any movies opening besides 'Wuthering Heights?' We investigate.

cherrington@dailymemphian.com (Chris Herrington) — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 16:22:57 -0600

Local screens fill up with everything from Oscar heavyweight “Sentimental Value” to the new “Wuthering Heights,” sci‑fi comedies, fresh horror, and special showings of “Zappa,” “Grease” and a 40th‑anniversary “Pretty in Pink.”

Indie Memphis announces 2026 comeback for film festival with new leadership

jcallahan@dailymemphian.com (Jody Callahan) — Thu, 5 Feb 2026 16:07:09 -0600

The festival will be held in Downtown’s South Main Arts District, with the selected films being shown in Malco’s Powerhouse Cinema as well as the Orpheum’s Halloran Centre.

Memphis Movies This Week: ‘Send Help’ is a good time, and ‘Macbeth’ is at Crosstown

cherrington@dailymemphian.com (Chris Herrington) — Tue, 3 Feb 2026 14:36:13 -0600

Stranded on a South Pacific island with Rachel McAdams? Be careful what you wish for in Sam Raimi’s “Send Help.”

Memphis Movies This Week: International, animated Oscar nominees open

cherrington@dailymemphian.com (Chris Herrington) — Tue, 27 Jan 2026 15:01:40 -0600

Five major-category Oscar nominees that have been available on local screens during the storm will stick around next week. This week also welcomes a couple of new Oscar nominees to town.

Memphis Movies This Week: See Oscar hopefuls ‘The Secret Agent,’ ‘Sentimental Value’ while you can

cherrington@dailymemphian.com (Chris Herrington) — Thu, 22 Jan 2026 13:08:58 -0600

The Oscar nominations will be announced Thursday and will be followed locally by a bundle of expected nominees making their debut on local screens, making a return or expanding their footprint.

Memphis Movies This Week: ‘No Other Choice,' ‘28 Years Later'

cherrington@dailymemphian.com (Chris Herrington) — Sun, 18 Jan 2026 16:45:07 -0600

Chris Herrington notes that “January and February can bring the late arrival of some of the prior year’s best films, especially of the foreign-language variety.”