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'Righteous Kill' is dead on arrival

Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008

It took him 40 years, but Robert De Niro finally has made a movie that enables him to utter this line: “Rambo the skateboard pimp was my tenth kill.” Full story »

Party Line: The many faces of Suzy

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Suzy Hendrix fans showed up at Friday night's opening reception for "Buggery" -- a collection of her kiln-fired enamel bugs on glass at Goner Records. They also listened to her sing and play saxophone and guitar in The Humper Show. "The first time I saw Suzy was in one of Mike McCarthy's movies," said director Craig Brewer. "She's in 'Super Starlet AD' doing a striptease. And the other person in the movie doing a striptease is my wife, Jodi. So, I had a dual experience of lust." Full story »

Party Line: Red, white and blues

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Blues fans celebrated the Fourth of July weekend at the North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic in Potts Camp, Miss. The festivities began Thursday when a Mississippi Blues Commission Blues Trail Marker honoring the Mississippi Hill Country was unveiled on the Holly Springs town square. Full story »

It’s ‘The End’ for Muvico’s Peabody Place Cinema

Saturday, July 5, 2008

It’s official: Muvico’s Peabody Place 22 cinema closes its doors (and shuts down its toy trains) on Sunday, July 6, after seven years in business.
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Party Line: Kids 'cued to grillin'

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

It's a few weeks later than the Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest and the contestants are a lot younger, but "Variety -- The Children's Charity Cookin' on the Creek Youth BBQ Tournament" is serious business. Full story »

Party Line: Carnival's in play

Tuesday, June 3, 2008

Since Carnival Memphis 2008 is saluting the music industry, Queen Peyton Woodson commanded her subjects to "party like a rock star" Friday night at the Crown & Sceptre Ball at the Hilton Memphis. Full story »

Party Line: Ground Zero was a blast

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Crowds began to form around Morgan Freeman Sunday night as he stepped from a long black limousine, entered Ground Zero Blues Club on Lt. George W. Lee Avenue and found his table. Full story »

Party is smokin'

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Jason Jackson, a guest at "A Taste of Caribe," relaxed with a stogie on the patio at Askew Nixon Ferguson Architects. "I can only enjoy this for the next couple of seconds," he said as raindrops began to fall. People took cover on the porch and continued to smoke their cigars at the recent benefit for the International Children's Heart Foundation. Full story »

Party Line: A taste for art

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Dreamy food and wine were the focus for "California Dreamin'," the theme of the Art of Good Taste Grand Auction 2008 on Saturday night at Memphis Brooks Museum of Art. Full story »

Party Line: Zoo news preview

Tuesday, May 6, 2008

A guerillatini isn't a baby gorilla; it's a special martini served at Safari Soiree Thursday night at the Memphis Zoo. Full story »

Party Line: Family affair

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Marguerite Piazza's place card at her table read "Mama" at the 33rd annual Marguerite Piazza St. Jude Gala Saturday night at The Peabody. Her children Bill Condon, Shirley Condon, Marguerite Bonnet and Anna-Becky Redlich attended along with grandchildren and other family members. Full story »

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