Logan Butts

Nashville

Associate Editor at The News Tennessee

Reporter for @NashvillePost @NashvilleScene @WillCoSports | Advocate For: Mid-Budget Movies, Small Ball, Albums, Crime Novels

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Articles

Disjointed 28 Years Later Expands Influential Zombie Series

1 week ago | nashvillescene.com | Logan Butts

Contrary to popular opinion, when director Danny Boyle and screenwriter Alex Garland first collaborated more than 20 years ago on the iconic Cillian Murphy-starring 28 Days Later, zombies of the non-lumbering variety were already a thing on the big screen. (1980s low-brow classics Nightmare City and Return of the Living Dead say hello.) But the zombies of 28 Days Later were unprecedented in their rage (virus)-fueled relentlessness.
Taking a Tour of Nashville’s Film Industry

2 weeks ago | nashvillescene.com | Logan Butts

Tootsie Bess, the original owner of Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge on Lower Broadway, wouldn’t let Robert Altman film in her establishment. At least that’s how the story goes. In the summer of 1974, Altman’s gigantic cast and crew of West Coast outsiders descended upon Nashville to shoot the acclaimed filmmaker’s epic country music dramedy Nashville.
Whitlock Named New WCS Athletic Director

2 weeks ago | williamsonscene.com | Logan Butts

Following nearly two decades as the Ravenwood boys basketball coach, Patrick Whitlock will be retiring from coaching to take on the role of Williamson County Schools athletic director. Whitlock will be replacing Darren Joines, who in May stepped down after six years in the position to become the head boys basketball coach and associate athletic director at Franklin Christian Academy. Whitlock will begin his new duties on June 30.
WillCo Athletes Earn 12 Track & Field State Championships

2 weeks ago | williamsonscene.com | Logan Butts

The 2025 TSSAA track and field state championships took place in Murfreesboro in late May, and several Williamson County athletes earned podium spots.
Brentwood Tennis Captures Pair of State Titles at Spring Fling

1 month ago | williamsonscene.com | Logan Butts

Spring Fling 32 — which featured the TSSAA state championships for baseball, softball, boys soccer, boys and girls tennis, and boys and girls track and field — took place last week in Murfreesboro. Several Williamson County schools participated in the weeklong event, including a few state champions. Below are the results for WillCo schools at Spring Fling 2025. Class 4A:Independence lost its opening game to Farragut 3-2 before defeating Rossview 3-1 and Siegel 8-6 to advance to the semifinals.
WillCo Schools Win 4 Titles at First TSSAA Lacrosse Tournament

1 month ago | williamsonscene.com | Logan Butts

The first-ever TSSAA-sanctioned lacrosse state championships took place over the weekend, and four Williamson County schools came away as winners. In the girls Class A tournament, Page and Centennial advanced past the first round with ease. The Patriots defeated Ooltewah 16-2 and the Cougars beat Soddy Daisy 19-3, setting up an all-WillCo semifinal showdown. Page prevailed 12-4 to advance to the championship game.
Q&A: Local Filmmaker Jesse Edwards

1 month ago | williamsonscene.com | Logan Butts

Locally based director Jesse Edwards’ second feature film, The Wildman of Shaggy Creek, will have its red-carpet premiere at The Franklin Theatre on May 28. Edwards, who lives in the Nippers Corner area of Brentwood, shot Wildman entirely in the Middle Tennessee area. The film, which is receiving a wide release this fall, was recently honored at the 2025 IndieFEST Film Awards. We spoke with Edwards prior to the film's premiere about his career, the making of the movie and more.
WillCo Schools Win 4 Titles at First TSSAA-Sanctioned Lacrosse State Tournament

1 month ago | williamsonscene.com | Logan Butts

The first-ever TSSAA-sanctioned lacrosse state championships took place over the weekend, and four Williamson County schools came away as winners. In the girls Class A tournament, Page and Centennial advanced past the first round with ease. The Patriots defeated Ooltewah 16-2 and the Cougars beat Soddy Daisy 19-3, setting up an all-WillCo semifinal showdown. Page prevailed 12-4 to advance to the championship game.
Looking Forward on the Belcourt's 100th Birthday

1 month ago | nashvillescene.com | Logan Butts

Upcoming Centennial Events:Nashville: A City on Film An ongoing project exploring the history of films shot in and around Nashville. The series will run until May 2026, but the Belcourt’s initial installment in the series features eight titles.
The Belcourt at 100: The Film Center’s Past, Present and Future

1 month ago | nashvillescene.com | D. Patrick Rodgers |Logan Butts

The building at 2102 Belcourt Ave. has held many names over the past century. It was Hillsboro Theatre when it first opened its doors as a silent film house in 1925, and in the decades since it has been known as Belcourt Cinema and Watkins-Belcourt, among other titles. These names reflect changes in ownership as well as changes in programming. The building has hosted not only films, plays and concerts — it was also the home of the Grand Ole Opry for a brief stretch in the mid-1930s.