John Beifuss
Film Critic and Reporter at The Commercial Appeal
Film critic, reporter for the Memphis daily newspaper, The Commercial Appeal. Earned first writing paycheck from Famous Monsters of Filmland magazine.
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2 weeks ago |
usatoday.com | John Beifuss
• The film will be the first production of Death Row Pictures and will chronicle Snoop Dogg's journey from hip-hop star to entertainment mogul. • Brewer, known for "Hustle & Flow" and "Dolemite Is My Name," has worked with Snoop Dogg previously. Craig Brewer is set to direct a Snoop Dogg biopic, the Memphis-based filmmaker confirmed June 9.
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3 weeks ago |
commercialappeal.com | John Beifuss
The "Overcoming Hateful Things" exhibit at the Pink Palace displays more than 130 objects from the Jim Crow Museum of Racist Imagery at Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Michigan. "Overcoming Hateful Things" will be at the Pink Palace in Memphis through Oct. 19. Those phrases might serve as titles for anthologies of Stephen King short stories. And, in a way, the exhibit at the Pink Palace narrates an American horror story. But it also relates a real-life saga of strength and perseverance.
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3 weeks ago |
commercialappeal.com | John Beifuss
The Midsouth Nostalgia Festival will take place June 5-7 in Olive Branch. The festival will feature former child stars, second-generation actors and veteran Western star Robert Fuller. Attendees can participate in panel discussions, autograph sessions, and view screenings of classic movies and TV shows.
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3 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | John Beifuss
When the Midsouth Nostalgia Festival convenes June 5-7 in Olive Branch, its roster of movie and television guests — cowboys, child stars, Oscar nominees, one notorious "nerd" and one rugged nonagenarian — will be continuing a Memphis-area tradition that is more than a half-century old.
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1 month ago |
commercialappeal.com | John Beifuss
The Peach Truck will return to Memphis this summer on June 13-14, July 19-20 and Aug. 9-10. Peaches will be available in 12- and 25-pound boxes, along with bags of pecans. Customers are encouraged to order in advance online at thepeachtruck.com. To paraphrase the late, great Dewey "Pigmeat" Markham: Here comes the fuzz. Fuzz, as in peach fuzz, we mean.
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O for a time machine to travel back to Mrmphis 1964 to go to a club named “Little Abner’s Rebel Room and Peppermint Lounge.” https://t.co/hLTKYxAuFQ
Debuted in 2007 at the Indie Memphis Film Festival. Praised in a lengthy review in the daily newspaper that seems to be more or less lost to the mists (or digital limbo) of time (at least in terms of free access).
I wrote a new essay on TEAM PICTURE (and my life at the time of making it) on the occasion of an upcoming screening June 29th at @Metrograph as part of a mumblecore series. Thanks for reading: https://t.co/901w5eIXFG https://t.co/12ZXY7oULt
I love the prop murder mysteries created for old movies. This is from MAD HOLIDAY (1936). https://t.co/15rZV6n2oN
