@johnbeifuss.bsky.social
Longtime (but now occasional) film critic, fulltime reporter for the Memphis daily newspaper, The Commercial Appeal. Earned first writing paycheck from Famous Monsters of Filmland magazine.
"Bruce Springsteen's angry anti-ICE song is on the nose in the right way." www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...
Bruce Springsteen’s angry anti-ICE song is on-the-nose in the right way
The star’s urgent and to-the-point protest song is not subtle about its target and right now that’s why it works so well
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January 29, 2026 at 3:54 PM
"Bruce Springsteen's angry anti-ICE song is on the nose in the right way." www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...
Reposted
BABA YAGA (1973).
January 2, 2025 at 1:19 AM
BABA YAGA (1973).
"They say it was a small bowel obstruction, but to me I think she died of a broken heart." Meet Jacob Jeffery, organizer of the second annual Lisa Marie Presley Birthday Vigil, to be held outside the gates of Graceland: bit.ly/4rjiPhx
Lisa Marie Presley birthday vigil to celebrate her life and legacy
The Lisa Marie Presley Fan Club will host its "Second Annual Birthday Vigil" on Feb. 1 (Lisa Marie's birthday) outside Graceland in Memphis.
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January 28, 2026 at 3:46 PM
"They say it was a small bowel obstruction, but to me I think she died of a broken heart." Meet Jacob Jeffery, organizer of the second annual Lisa Marie Presley Birthday Vigil, to be held outside the gates of Graceland: bit.ly/4rjiPhx
RIP actress Yvonne Lime, 90 - menaced by Michael Landon in I WAS A TEENAGE WEREWOLF (1958) and romanced by Elvis: She even visited him at Graceland over Easter weekend, 1957. (She blamed "marriage rumors" for their breakup.)
January 27, 2026 at 10:34 PM
RIP actress Yvonne Lime, 90 - menaced by Michael Landon in I WAS A TEENAGE WEREWOLF (1958) and romanced by Elvis: She even visited him at Graceland over Easter weekend, 1957. (She blamed "marriage rumors" for their breakup.)
New movies in Memphis, 1/30: Oscar nominee for Best International Feature, THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB (Ridgeway only); Oscar nominee for Best Animated Feature, ARCO (Studio only); Sam Raimi's reported return to Evil Deadesque mayhem, SEND HELP; MELANIA (6 screens!) .. 1/3
January 27, 2026 at 7:33 PM
New movies in Memphis, 1/30: Oscar nominee for Best International Feature, THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB (Ridgeway only); Oscar nominee for Best Animated Feature, ARCO (Studio only); Sam Raimi's reported return to Evil Deadesque mayhem, SEND HELP; MELANIA (6 screens!) .. 1/3
Just a few days left to watch Michael Roemer's rediscovered made-in-1969 masterpiece THE PLOT AGAINST HARRY on The Criterion Channel. Impeccably cast, beautifully shot, as funny as the best Woody Allen, as full of life and discovery as MEAN STREETS or THE FIREMAN'S BALL.
January 27, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Just a few days left to watch Michael Roemer's rediscovered made-in-1969 masterpiece THE PLOT AGAINST HARRY on The Criterion Channel. Impeccably cast, beautifully shot, as funny as the best Woody Allen, as full of life and discovery as MEAN STREETS or THE FIREMAN'S BALL.
Harry Earles and friend, THE UNHOLY THREE (1930).
January 23, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Harry Earles and friend, THE UNHOLY THREE (1930).
SONG SUNG BLUE marks a return to the Oscars after 25 years for Kate Hudson and a return after 20 years for the film's director, Craig Brewer, whose 'Hustle & Flow' gave the world the Academy Award-winning 'It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp': bit.ly/4qy53aS
Kate Hudson nominated for Oscar for 'Song Sung Blue'
Kate Hudson was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in "Song Sung Blue."
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January 22, 2026 at 5:01 PM
SONG SUNG BLUE marks a return to the Oscars after 25 years for Kate Hudson and a return after 20 years for the film's director, Craig Brewer, whose 'Hustle & Flow' gave the world the Academy Award-winning 'It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp': bit.ly/4qy53aS
Pretty good Oscar nominations. So, some movies I'm not wild about got a mess o' noms, some I love didn't. So what? How could it be otherwise?
January 22, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Pretty good Oscar nominations. So, some movies I'm not wild about got a mess o' noms, some I love didn't. So what? How could it be otherwise?
Memphis, great news: From Brazil, THE SECRET AGENT - Oscar-nominated this morning for Best Picture, Best Actor and Best International Film, and truly one of the best movies of the year - opens this Friday (1/23), exclusively at the Malco Studio on the Square.
January 22, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Memphis, great news: From Brazil, THE SECRET AGENT - Oscar-nominated this morning for Best Picture, Best Actor and Best International Film, and truly one of the best movies of the year - opens this Friday (1/23), exclusively at the Malco Studio on the Square.
The Siamese Fighting Fish from the Black Lagoon: DESTINATION INNER SPACE (1966). (Received no Oscar nominations.)
January 22, 2026 at 1:37 PM
The Siamese Fighting Fish from the Black Lagoon: DESTINATION INNER SPACE (1966). (Received no Oscar nominations.)
New movies in Memphis, 1/23 (not that anyone in Memphis will venture outside their homes this weekend, if snow/ice predictions prove accurate): the much-acclaimed THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE, with dark horse Oscar candidate Amanda Seyfried (Ridgeway only) ... 1/4
January 21, 2026 at 8:44 PM
New movies in Memphis, 1/23 (not that anyone in Memphis will venture outside their homes this weekend, if snow/ice predictions prove accurate): the much-acclaimed THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE, with dark horse Oscar candidate Amanda Seyfried (Ridgeway only) ... 1/4
Memphis - 1972
January 21, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Memphis - 1972
14* movies opening in Memphis theaters Friday, including: Park Chan-wook's NO OTHER CHOICE (Paradiso only); 28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE; Gus Van Sant's DEAD MAN'S WIRE (multiple locations, unlike the Jarmusch film that opened last week and will disappear after Thursday) 1/4
January 12, 2026 at 10:32 PM
14* movies opening in Memphis theaters Friday, including: Park Chan-wook's NO OTHER CHOICE (Paradiso only); 28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE; Gus Van Sant's DEAD MAN'S WIRE (multiple locations, unlike the Jarmusch film that opened last week and will disappear after Thursday) 1/4
New movies in Memphis, 1/9: Jim Jarmusch's FATHER MOTHER SISTER BROTHER (Studio only); GREENLAND 2 (more apocalyptic survivalist action with Gerard Butler - did Trump watch the first 'Greenland,' is that what put the idea that the place is 'vital to security' into his head?) 1/3
January 5, 2026 at 10:26 PM
New movies in Memphis, 1/9: Jim Jarmusch's FATHER MOTHER SISTER BROTHER (Studio only); GREENLAND 2 (more apocalyptic survivalist action with Gerard Butler - did Trump watch the first 'Greenland,' is that what put the idea that the place is 'vital to security' into his head?) 1/3
Starting 2026 by revisiting a masterpiece.
January 2, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Starting 2026 by revisiting a masterpiece.
Happy New Year from Oliver Reed (GOR, 1987) and Jack Palance (OUTLAW OF GOR, 1988).
January 1, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Happy New Year from Oliver Reed (GOR, 1987) and Jack Palance (OUTLAW OF GOR, 1988).
FWIW ...
Sinners to Swamp Dogg: Here's my (even more provisional than usual) Best Movies of 2025 list: bit.ly/49ewWgX
December 29, 2025 at 5:33 PM
FWIW ...
Sinners to Swamp Dogg: Here's my (even more provisional than usual) Best Movies of 2025 list: bit.ly/49ewWgX
December 24, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Sinners to Swamp Dogg: Here's my (even more provisional than usual) Best Movies of 2025 list: bit.ly/49ewWgX
New movies in Memphis, Christmas Day, all wide releases, many locations: Craig Brewer's SONG SUNG BLUE (read more here: bit.ly/3YvDqD1); MARTY SUPREME; ANACONDA.
How 'Song Sung Blue' completes Craig Brewer's 'Hustling Trilogy'
'Song Sung Blue" gives Memphis filmmaker Craig Brewer the opportunity to return to movie theaters in a major way for the first time since 2011.
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December 22, 2025 at 10:26 PM
New movies in Memphis, Christmas Day, all wide releases, many locations: Craig Brewer's SONG SUNG BLUE (read more here: bit.ly/3YvDqD1); MARTY SUPREME; ANACONDA.
On the Memphis set of "Young Warriors," a new movie with Jeremy Piven: bit.ly/4sf3sZ2
Jeremy Piven films new movie in Memphis. A behind-the-scenes look
Jeremy Piven leads the cast of “Young Warriors,” the latest project from Memphis-based Gravity Productions.
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December 22, 2025 at 3:13 PM
On the Memphis set of "Young Warriors," a new movie with Jeremy Piven: bit.ly/4sf3sZ2
Chevy Chase makes a toast in John Carpenter’s MEMOIRS OF AN INVISIBLE MAN.
December 19, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Chevy Chase makes a toast in John Carpenter’s MEMOIRS OF AN INVISIBLE MAN.
RIP Jane Sanderson, 100. The longtime Memphis reporter met everyone from Elvis to James Earl Ray, from Garth Brooks to Gloria Swanson: bit.ly/3N8Cmm0
December 18, 2025 at 2:43 PM
RIP Jane Sanderson, 100. The longtime Memphis reporter met everyone from Elvis to James Earl Ray, from Garth Brooks to Gloria Swanson: bit.ly/3N8Cmm0
that jesus horror movie with nicolas cage is inexplicable. it’s like somebody thought it would be a good idea to make the first omen but with jesus christ instead of the antichrist
December 18, 2025 at 2:36 PM
that jesus horror movie with nicolas cage is inexplicable. it’s like somebody thought it would be a good idea to make the first omen but with jesus christ instead of the antichrist
Danny Glover, TO SLEEP WITH ANGER (1990)
December 17, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Danny Glover, TO SLEEP WITH ANGER (1990)