Jim Jarmusch’s ‘Mystery Train’ returns home to South Main
Plus: Indie Memphis encore screenings and award winners
Yuki Kudo and Masatoshi Nagase stand in front of the Arcade Restaurant during their first visit to Memphis in filmmaker Jim Jarmusch's 1989 Memphis classic "Mystery Train." (Courtesy Indie Memphis)
Cinque Lee and Screamin' Jay Hawkins man the desk at the Arcade Hotel in "Mystery Train." (Courtesy of Indie Memphis.)
Nicoletta Braschi is an Italian traveler with stuck in Memphis for the night in "Mystery Train." (Courtesy of Indie Memphis)
Joe Strummer, Rick Aviles and Steve Buscemi hide out at the Arcade Hotel during a wild night in "Mystery Train." (Courtesy of Indie Memphis)
Filmmaker Jim Jarmusch returned to town for a 30th anniversary screening of his classic Memphis film "Mystery Train." The film will encore this week in the neighborhood where it was shot.
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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. As far as he knows, he’s the only member of the Professional Basketball Writers Association who is also a member of a film critics group and has also voted in national music critic polls for Rolling Stone and the Village Voice (RIP). He and his wife have two kids and, for reasons that sometimes elude him, three dogs.
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