Film
In Search of an Honest Portrayal
Greg Gandy, Vincent Chaney and Lauren Cioffi are making a documentary about Mississippi subcultures to "show the transition from the older generation's set of cultures to the younger generation's."
Books
"Wilderness" Book Signing at Lemuria
Lance Weller signs and reads from "Wilderness" Sept. 5 at Lemuria Books beginning at 5 p.m.
Film
In Search of an Honest Portrayal
The subSIPPI team leans into a computer screen, entranced by film footage of Jackson's Urban Gardening initiative.
Art
The Latin Beat Goes On
Julio Del Castillo is a warm, outgoing and energetic man who splits his time between family, work and service, and is enormously proud of his Latino heritage.
Film
Road Trippin'
I admit that I had a complete lack of interest in seeing "Hit and Run," a low-budget movie written, co-directed, co-edited, co-produced and starring Dax Shepard.
Art
Art with Heart
Miranda Jordan got a diagnosis of Hodgkin's lymphoma, a cancer of the lymph nodes, in December 2003.
Film
Treasuring 'Sparkle'
Directed by Salim Akil ("Jumping the Broom") from a screenplay written by Mary Brock Akil, "Sparkle" centers on a middle class matriarchal household in Detroit in 1968, though the civil-rights …
Film
Seven Minutes, Two Days
The 48 Hour Film Project is no walk in the park. On the weekend of Aug. 17-19 when filmmakers gather in the capital city to participate in this exhaustive competition, …
Film
Laugh 'Til You Cry
"The Campaign" squares off Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis as opposing candidates running for a U.S. congressional seat from the Tar Heel State of North Carolina.
Books
Brutal and Poetic
Author of numerous non-fiction books, award-winning author Peter Heller's first foray into fiction gives readers an unusual look at one possible future.
Art
Today: "A Daring Life" Author Signing
"A Daring Life: A Biography of Eudora Welty" profiles the Jackson author, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award.
Art
A Big Ole Southern Party
With five music stages, a free raffle, food from various local restaurants and a plethora of street vendors, Belhaven’s Bright Lights, Belhaven Nights might be one of the most anticipated …
Art
Big, Bad, Bold
Get ready to time travel with the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science with "Dinosaurs: Big, Bad, Bold and Back," now until Jan. 6, 2013.
Film
Fitting Together
Quvenzhane Wallis stars as Hushpuppy in "Beasts of the Southern Wild," set in the fictional town of Bathtub in the Louisiana bayou.
