Courtesy MoviePostersDB.com It was another less interesting week at the box office (though “Jurassic Park” looks great in 3-D, in case you’re wondering), so let’s turn our eyes again to the small screen. NBC’s “Hannibal,” based on the character from Thomas Harris’ novels, premiered two weeks...
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There’s something in the water in Mississippi. In the midst of all these supposed blues origins, our state was stirring. An active volcano of blues, the poverty and vice of the bluesman led to a Mississippi eruption. While Handy wrote his sheet music blues and our friend Anthony Maggio dabbled in the blues during jazz-heavy tunes, Mississippi was breaking the backs...
OxFilm, a new organization under the Yoknapatawpha Arts Council, has announced a new program established in an effort to enhance the film culture and industry in Oxford. OxFilm will soon begin a filmmakers equipment loan program. The organization plans to purchase film equipment and lend it to promote filmmaking in Lafayette County. Steve Boseman, a former Oxonian, is...
At 5:30 a.m. on Monday, a few still-sleepy women headed towards the Oxford Elementary School gym, where Kendall Gregory was waiting. “Go ahead, start jogging around the court,” Gregory said. “It’s time to warm up.” Gregory is the head coach of Oxford Adventure Boot Camp, a workout program he started three years ago designed to strengthen and tone the body. The...
