As far as tormented musicians go, Johnny Cash was the original man in black. Walk the Line takes us into the life of the country legend, from his childhood in Arkansas to his rise to fame in Memphis. The movie won an Academy Award for performances by Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon, both of whom led their vocal talents. Filmed In: Covington, Memphis, and Nashville, … [Read more...] about Film Friday: Walk the Line
Mississippi
Film Friday: O Brother, Where Art Thou?
O Brother, Where Art Thou? is the Coen Brothers' adaptation of Homer's The Odyssey, set in rural Mississippi in the 1930s. Three convicts escape and encounter a variety of obstacles on their way home, including sirens, a Cyclops and the Ku Klux Klan. The movie stars George Clooney, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson, John Goodman and Holly Hunter. Filmed In: Canton, Jackson, … [Read more...] about Film Friday: O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Small Town Saturday: Oxford, MS
Walking up to Rowan Oak, William Faulkner's residence where he penned such novels as As I Lay Dying, Absalom, Absalom!, among others while living here. In 1972, his daughter sold the house to the University of Mississippi and they continue to maintain it. Touring inside the home provides you with a glimpse into his everyday life. Perhaps one of the more … [Read more...] about Small Town Saturday: Oxford, MS
Film Friday: The Help
Based on the bestselling book by Kathryn Stockett, The Help follows the lives of three black maids in 1960s Jackson, Mississippi. Aspiring author Skeeter shakes up the small town when she enlists the help of the maids to write a tell-all book about race relations in the South. Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Jessica Chastain, Octavia Spencer, and Bryce Dallas Howard all present … [Read more...] about Film Friday: The Help
Film Friday: A Time to Kill
Based on the John Grisham bestseller, this film is intense from start to finish. A young black girl is raped and nearly killed by two white men. When it seems that the men are going to be released, the girl's father, played by Samuel L. Jackson, takes the law into his own hands and shoots the men. What proceeds is the trial of the century and the rebirth of the Ku Klux … [Read more...] about Film Friday: A Time to Kill
