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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December 2024
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Memphis Movies This Week: ‘Flow,’ ‘The Order,’ and a chance to meet ‘The Wizard’
While “Wicked,” “Gladiator II” and “Moana 2” dominate screens, you can also catch Glinda, Elphaba, Dorothy and Toto on the big screen at the Pink Palace.
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November 2024
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Memphis Movies This Week: ‘Gladiator II,’ ‘Wicked’ bring back familiar stories
This pre-Thanksgiving weekend brings a couple of prestige-oriented films to the big screen, alongside stars Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Denzel Washington and Pedro Pascal.
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Memphis Movies This Week: ‘Anora’ arrives, a ‘Snail’ tale moves ‘forwards’
A version of the “beauty and the billionaire” fairy tale, “Anora” won the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival this summer and is now being touted as a top contender for a much more mainstream prize: The Oscar.
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October 2024
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Memphis Movies This Week: ‘Here,’ ‘Haxan’ and ‘Godzilla’ returns
“Godzilla Minus One” works as action and drama, as monster-movie and as a metaphor for the nuclear anxiety of postwar Japan. It’s just a terrific movie, according to Chris Herrington.
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Memphis Movies This Week: Pre-Halloween double-features, if you dare
This week’s recommendations are very much in “proceed with caution” territory. Plus, “Conclave” joins the Oscar race.
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Memphis Movies This Week: ‘We Live in Time,’ ‘Rumours,’ horror galore
Chris Herrington’s pick for the best movie in Memphis this week is Mel Brooks’ black-and-white horror-comedy classic “Young Frankenstein.”
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September 2024
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Memphis Movies This Week: ‘Beetlejuice’ is back, ‘Red Shoes’ are for dancing
Opening in Memphis on Wednesday is “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” a 36-years-later sequel that features all four key principals from the original.
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The Essential Memphis Library: ‘Walk the Line’
The film stands as both a great Memphis story and a showcase for the city as a filmmaking location that can do more than play itself.
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The Essential Memphis Library: Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘The Rainmaker’
In 1997, Matt Damon's first starring role and Francis Ford Coppola's last major film intersected in Memphis with the third and (so far) final locally set John Grisham adapation.
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The Essential Memphis Library: Ira Sachs’ Sundance-winning ‘Forty Shades of Blue’
“Forty Shades of Blue” hit theaters 15 years ago today, and it is now among the many examples of films not currently available on any streaming platform. But if you’re lucky enough to find a way to see it, you’ll encounter a very good move.
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The Essential Memphis Library: Tom Cruise goes Beale Street flipping in ‘The Firm’
As a depiction of the terrain of Memphis, circa 1993, “The Firm” is notable for its trip to the now dated and decaying Mud Island River Park, arguably the most inventive use of a Memphis location in any film. Here, it’s the setting for a climactic Hitchockian chase scene.
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August 2024
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Memphis Movies This Week: ‘Rear Window’ at 70, ‘Good One’ might be good
Here’s an overview to help Memphis filmgoers navigate what’s out there.
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May 2021
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Hollywood-scale film lot planned for Memphis
The application states that the 85-acre filmmaking studio will rival any facility in Hollywood, Atlanta or London.
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November 2018
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The Memphis 10: From ‘Mystery Train’ to ‘The Firm’ and more, the best use of city locations on the big screen
This past weekend, the Hallmark Channel premiered “Christmas at Graceland,” a made-for-television feature film where country star Kellie Pickler offers key support to the film’s real star: Graceland.
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