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Where’s Marty McFly’s guitar? Search is on for ‘Back to the Future’ prop 4 decades later

By Jonathan Mattise, AP

June 5, 2025

Guitar maker Gibson has launched a search for the Cherry Red Gibson ES-345 from “Back to the Future.” The company is seeking the public’s help finding it.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: film, Gibson Guitar

One of Kentucky’s last remaining movie rental stores is still fighting in the age of streaming

By Derek Operle

February 10, 2025

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Symsonia, a one-stoplight town, is home to one of the last movie rental shops in the region. Carol Turner has run Symsonia Video for more than 35 years.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom, film, Kentucky, Weekend Adventure

Behind the scenes on Black horror

By Magnolia McKayandElizabeth Burton

January 4, 2024

No, we aren’t going to stop talking about this.

Filed Under: Features, Programs, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Belcourt Theatre, film, horror

‘Jacir’ is a film about a Syrian refugee who navigates poverty and racism in Memphis. The film’s director can relate.

By Julia Ritchey

October 2, 2022

‘Jacir’ is the first full-length feature from director Waheed AlQawasmi, who moved from Jordan to Memphis at the age 13. The drama follows a Syrian refugee resettling in the South, showcasing the best and worst parts of humanity.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: beale street, film, Immigration, jacir, memphis, movies, Nashville Film Festival, refugee resettlement, Waheed AlQawasmi

Belcourt Brings The Communal Experience Of Moviegoing To Homebound Fans

By Alexis Marshall

April 3, 2020

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The Belcourt Theatre, like many of Nashville’s cultural institutions, has found itself navigating new territory in the age of the coronavirus. It faces the challenge of translating the physical experience of an independent movie theater to an accessible, online platform. One solution: livestreaming.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: Belcourt Theatre, Coronavirus In Tennessee, film

Nashville Homeless Camp Documentary Debuts

By Tony Gonzalez

May 29, 2019

A documentary that dives deep into the battle over a homeless encampment at Nashville’s Fort Negley is debuting this week.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: film, homeless

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