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<strong>Director Joseph Kosinski conquered the skies with 2022&rsquo;s &ldquo;Top Gun: Maverick.&rdquo; Now he hits the asphalt with &ldquo;F1 the Movie,&rdquo; capitalizing on the renewed popularity of Formula 1 racing.</strong> (Courtesy Warner Bros./Apple Original Films)Visual Arts

Memphis Movies This Week: Brad Pitt races in ‘F1,’ ‘Clueless’ turns 30

“Brad Pitt and race cars? I guess Father’s Day comes twice this year.”

By Chris Herrington 6 hours ago
Spirit of Memphis

Whitehaven native pays homage to community with YMCA sculpture

“You go to other areas (of Memphis) and they have memorable sculptures and landmarks,” the artist Lorenzo Scruggs said. “Whitehaven? We build our own landmark.”

By Joseph Mangin 6 hours ago
Visual Arts

The Children’s Museum has a heart for art

“We want to show Memphis children that you could grow up and be an artist as a job,” said Children’s Museum CEO Stewart Burgess.

By Joseph Mangin 7 hours ago
Premium Arts & Culture

Where things stand with Memphis museum projects

Construction on the Memphis Art Museum, what the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art will become when it moves Downtown, has continued. So has construction on the Metal Museum’s location in the Memphis College of Art building.

By Elle Perry, Bill Dries June 23, 2025

  • Arts & Culture

    Memphis Movies This Week: Zombies roam ‘28 Years Later’

    Back to “Brokeback Mountain” and why you should see “Materialists.” 

    By Chris Herrington June 17, 2025
  • Visual Arts

    New film festival for kids planned for Pink Palace’s Giant Theater

    Filmmakers from across the world have a chance to enter their best work for young audiences to compete for awards such as Best Narrative Short Film or Audience Favorite Feature Film.

    By Sarai Bennett June 18, 2025
  • Visual Arts

    Ladders take flight at latest Dixon exhibition

    Visitors to the Dixon Gallery & Gardens can venture inside a fantastical world for free until Sunday, June 29.

    By Elle Perry June 11, 2025
  • Visual Arts

    Memphis Movies This Week: ‘Materialists,’ an intriguing rom-dram

    Plus, Chris Herrington ranks the Wes Anderson films he’s seen.

    By Chris Herrington June 11, 2025
  • Visual Arts

    Memphis artist feeds his swamp obsession

    “Landscape is the quickest way to ingratiate yourself and understand what it is to be in Memphis and what it means to be in the Delta South,” Hank Miles Smith said.

    By Sarai Bennett June 12, 2025
  • Premium Visual Arts

    New mural, furniture coming to Edge District alley

    An Edge District alley is getting a glow-up. 

    By Dima Amro June 04, 2025
  • Visual Arts

    Memphis Movies This Week: ‘John Wick’ goes dancing, ‘Terminator’ goes metal

    Seeing a movie on the big screen with the score performed live is a real treat, and one usually reserved for silent films. But not so Thursday.

    By Chris Herrington June 03, 2025
  • Downtown

    New art gallery to start Downtown test run

    Local artist Andre LeMoyne Miller will open an art gallery Saturday, May 31, as part of the Downtown Memphis Commission’s Open on Main initiative.

    By Dima Amro May 30, 2025
  • Germantown

    GPAC selects new director

    In a release, Patrick O’Connor, GPAC board president, said when he shared the recommendation with the board, there was “total support for Parke.”

    By Abigail Warren June 02, 2025
  • Visual Arts

    Memphis Movies This Week: A ‘Mission’ for ‘Friendship’

    Is going to the movies about popcorn escapism or sitting in discomfort? Plus, “Karate Kid: Legends” brings back Ralph Macchio and Jackie Chan, together. 

    By Chris Herrington May 30, 2025
  • Premium Visual Arts

    Murder mystery thriller kicks off DeSoto film series

    A new independent film festival begins next month featuring local talent from Memphis and Mississippi, an avenue for filmmakers to present their work.

    By Brandon LaGrone II May 30, 2025
  • Premium Visual Arts

    All the drive-in theaters that used to be in Memphis

    “There was a time when drive-in movie theaters — Bellevue, Jaxon, Sky-Vue — were all around town. But you have to be of a certain age to remember where they were.”

    By Clay Bailey May 30, 2025
  • Visual Arts

    Memphis art scene heats up with Southern summers, swamp studies

    As temperatures rise, June comes with new art exhibitions across Memphis that explore the Ghost River, blend Southern culture with iconic Japanese imagery and highlight metal artistry.

    By Elle Perry May 28, 2025
  • Arts & Culture

    Memphis Movies This Week: ‘Mission,’ ‘Friendship,’ and ‘Mildred Pierce’

    If you’ve seen each of the previous seven installments of the “Mission: Impossible” franchise, which first descended — from cables into a CIA vault — there’s no way you won’t be completing the mission.

    By Chris Herrington May 20, 2025
  • Premium Arts & Culture

    ‘Movie night for the whole city’ coming to a screen near you

    With concessions curated by the chefs at Kinfolk, Hard Times Deli and Comeback Coffee, photo installations and a 40-foot screen, there’s a new club in town, and it’s all about bringing the community to the movies. 

    By Kelsey Bowen May 19, 2025
  • Visual Arts

    ‘Secret Mall Apartment’ film is ‘highly recommended’

    Other movies making a comeback this week are “North by Northwest,” “The Wiz” and “Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure.” 

    By Chris Herrington May 16, 2025
  • Premium Real Estate

    Iconic blue dog paintings replaced

    The owners of Union Centre changed the iconic blue dog art in late April. Only one blue dog painting remains on the building. 

    By Dima Amro May 16, 2025
  • Visual Arts

    Memphis Movies This Week: a timely return of ‘Conclave,’ ‘Black Bag’ recommended

    Also notable, “Shadow Force,” an action thriller about an estranged couple who are former special ops soldiers who go on the run with their son, is a new release this week.

    By Chris Herrington May 06, 2025
  • Visual Arts

    Chalkfest brings out the child in everyone

    Chalkfest drew hundreds to the Brooks Museum of Art in Overton Park, as Memphians took advantage of a sunny afternoon to have fun at outdoor events around town.

    By Jody Callahan May 04, 2025
  • Update Visual Arts

    Memphis May art exhibitions feature AAPI, youth artists

    In May, Memphis art exhibitions are showcasing youth and Asian American and Pacific Islander artists.

    By Elle Perry May 06, 2025
  • Visual Arts

    Memphis Movies This Week: Marvel tries again with ‘Thunderbolts*'

    Also, comedy classic “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” returns for a 50th anniversary big screen revival at several local theaters. 

    By Chris Herrington April 29, 2025
  • Premium Visual Arts

    Lamar Sorrento paints world only way he knows how

    “Some people, their goal in life is to be their authentic selves. Most people never get there,” said a longtime friend. “(Lamar Sorrento’s) gotten there and gone past it, I think.”

    By Jane Roberts May 01, 2025
  • Visual Arts

    Memphis Movies This Week: Go see ‘Sinners’ on the big screen

    Believe the buzz; “Sinners” demands to be seen with the best sound and image quality you can find.

    By Chris Herrington April 22, 2025
  • Visual Arts

    Renasant Convention Center showcases artists in rotating exhibits

    The Renasant Convention Center is putting the work of local artists on display to its 450,000 annual visitors.

    By Elle Perry April 20, 2025
  • Visual Arts

    Famed game-show host, Jackson native Wink Martindale dies

    Born Winston Conrad Martindale on Dec. 4, 1933, in Jackson, Tennessee, Wink Martindale began as a radio DJ, but became famous hosting TV game shows like “Gambit” and “Tic-Tac-Dough.”

    By The Associated Press April 16, 2025

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