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<span data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody"><strong>Kara Young (left) and Mallori Johnson (right) play twin sisters out for revenge in&nbsp;Aleshea Harris&rsquo; &ldquo;Is God Is.&rdquo;</strong> (Courtesy Amazon MGM Studios)</span>Visual Arts

Memphis Movies This Week: Fresh filmmakers debut, ‘Top Gun’ flies again

Genre movies from debut feature filmmakers, “Obsession” and “Is God Is,” are in theaters this week.

By Chris Herrington 19 hours ago
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Arts Beat: Meet R&B singer Girlfriend, from Sardis

With roots in Mississippi, the Rhodes graduate has amassed more than a million monthly Spotify listeners and was the featured artist for March on BET’s spotlight program.

By Elle Perry May 08, 2026
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Memphis Movies This Week: Crime is up, from ‘Sheep Detectives’ to ‘Heat’

Chris Herrington: “‘Knives Out’ meets ‘Babe’ is an elevator pitch I would buy, and I suspect I’ll be buying in the form of a movie ticket soon.”

By Chris Herrington May 05, 2026
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Photo Gallery: Met Gala watch party kicks off 2026 Memphis Art & Fashion Week

Memphis’ fashionistas walked the red carpet at the Brooks Museum of Art for a Met Gala watch party. 

By The Daily Memphian Staff May 05, 2026

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    Arts Beat: Meet Memphis Art & Fashion Week’s featured designers

    Runway at the Museum includes six featured designers, most of whom are local.

    By Elle Perry May 02, 2026
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    Memphis Movies This Week: ‘The Devil Wears Prada,’ ‘Hairspray’

    From one commercial sure-shot (“Michael”) to another: This week brings the 20-years-later sequel “The Devil Wears Prada 2,” which returns the four main players and director from 2006’s catty comedy hit. 

    By Chris Herrington April 28, 2026
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    Movers & Shakers: Rhodes College, Jones Aur

    Rhodes College, Jones Aur and The Game Table announce new positions.

    By Alys Drake April 24, 2026
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    Memphis Movies This Week: Pop stars in ‘Michael,’ ‘Mother Mary’

    Memphian Jaylen Hunter makes his movie debut as the young version of Marlon Jackson in the earlier sections of new Michael Jackson biopic, “Michael.”

    By Chris Herrington April 21, 2026
  • City of Memphis

    Memphis Art Museum tour ends with $6 million

    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.

    By Samuel Hardiman April 14, 2026
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    Memphis Movies This Week: ‘Twin Peaks’ marathon, ‘SNL’ doc ‘Lorne’

    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.

    By Chris Herrington April 14, 2026
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    Collierville artist began his career at 74 years old

    He did so after being encouraged by his mother’s best friend Jeannine Paul, a then-94-year-old Memphis artist.

    By Vani Jaishankar April 13, 2026
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    ‘Crafting, it’s undervalued’ — but not at events like Art in the Loop

    More than 8,000 people are expected to attend this East Memphis art festival.

    By Joi Malone April 09, 2026
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    Memphis Movies This Week: ‘Jerry Maguire,’ ‘E.T.’ get big-screen revivals

    In addition to the throwbacks, screenings this week include a set-in-Italy romantic comedy, “You, Me and Tuscany,” and the new horror movie “Faces of Death.”

    By Chris Herrington April 10, 2026
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    When asked to help bring back Indie Memphis Film Festival, new artistic director ‘jumped at it’

    Brandon Harris returns to his role to curate films for an Indie Memphis Film Festival that, he said in an interview, “runs the gamut of American independent cinema.”

    By Jody Callahan April 08, 2026
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    Arts Beat: More on baseball movies

    More Daily Memphian staffers share their favorite baseball movies.

    Some of these can be considered to be more baseball movies than others, but hear us out.

    By Alys Drake, Bianca Phillips, Elle Perry, Holly Whitfield, Jody Callahan, Kelsey Bowen April 03, 2026
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    All systems go: Memphians gather to watch NASA’s Artemis II launch

    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.

    By Vani Jaishankar April 09, 2026
  • Visual Arts

    Fuchsia, Los Angeles landscapes, light inspire April art shows

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

    By Elle Perry April 02, 2026
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    Memphis Movies This Week: Complicated romance in ‘The Drama,’ ‘Fantasy Life’

    Also, Chris Herrington gives his Top 5 Baseball Movies List.

    By Chris Herrington April 04, 2026
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    Arts Beat: Brooks Museum highlights an MCA alumnus outside of its walls, too

    Samilia Pelshak, a Memphis-based fashion designer, is the artist behind the outdoor installation “Wax Print Wonderland.”

    By Elle Perry March 27, 2026
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    ‘Hillbilly Bible’ movie to film in Memphis later this year

    “Hillbilly Bible” is a faith-based comedy drama that will now be filmed in honor of late actor John Amos.

    By Elle Perry March 26, 2026
  • City of Memphis

    Case dismissed in lawsuit to stop Brooks’ Downtown museum

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

    By Bill Dries March 25, 2026
  • Visual Arts

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

    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.”

    By Chris Herrington March 28, 2026
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    Buckley: Painter. Air Force reservist. Bride-to-be. Rachel Heck isn’t just a star golfer from Memphis anymore.

    With the sport Heck has loved since she was 4 on the back burner, her art, military service and wedding plans are what keep the former Memphian busy these days.

    By Tim Buckley May 05, 2026
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    Memphis Movies This Week: Ryan Gosling’s ‘Hail Mary,’ ‘Pulp Fiction’ gets Pink

    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.

    By Chris Herrington March 17, 2026
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    Memphis artist explores ‘A World on Fire’

    Roger Allan Cleaves’ paintings transport you to “Forget Me Nots Land,” a fictional world inspired by Black household knickknacks and art history influences. His exhibition is on display at the Dixon Gallery & Gardens through April 12.

    By Olivia Cyrus March 16, 2026
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    Dixon’s final ‘Black Artists in America’ exhibition explores 20th, 21st centuries

    Earnestine Jenkins, an art-history professor at the University of Memphis for nearly 25 years, curated the exhibition “Black Artists in America: From the Bicentennial to September 11.”

    By Olivia Cyrus March 14, 2026
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    Carl E. Moore captured Memphis in murals and paintings. Now, he’s inspiring young artists.

    Carl E. Moore, known for his work across the city, is showing kids that art can be a career. 

    By Vani Jaishankar March 19, 2026
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    Arts Beat: Drawing strangers with crayons in a bar

    In a Cooper-Young bar, a musician and painter led a room full of people through speed portraits. 

    By Elle Perry March 13, 2026
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    Memphis students awarded for immigration reform documentary

    Three high school students are being nationally recognized for “The Pursuit,” their documentary featuring American Dreamers and DACA recipients.

    By Vani Jaishankar March 12, 2026

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