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By Jeff Sneider LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – With a long awards season on the horizon, Oscar winner Forest Whitaker may be adding another prestige project to his plate, as he's in talks to play Martin Luther King Jr. in writer-director Paul Greengrass' drama "Memphis," an individual familiar with the long-gestating project has told TheWrap. Now [...]

U.S. News & World Report 'Mad Men' recap: A Death in MemphisEntertainment WeeklyHistory intrudes on the lives of Don and company as everyone reacts to the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. By Keith Staskiewicz | Published Apr 29, 2013. Comments +; Add comment. What does history look like in real-time? For most people before [...]

Just Jared Justin Timberlake: Memphis Soul Concert & Workshop!Just JaredThe 32-year-old entertainer helped educate middle and high school students from across the country in the Soulsville, USA: The History of Memphis Soul workshop. PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Justin Timberlake. Later that evening, Justin suited up …Justin Timberlake, Mavis Staples and more bring [...]

Getty Images Timberlake joins Memphis soul stars at White HouseUSA TODAYLegendary performers join the celebration of one of America's vital musical traditions. soul man. Sam Moore, left, and Joshua Ledet perform 'Soul Man' for President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama. (Photo: Getty Images). What:President Obama …White House celebrates Memphis soul music with concertFox [...]

Sony Pictures Classics has debuted the first clip from West of Memphis, director Amy Berg‘s documentary that offers a comprehensive look at the West Memphis Three case, from beginning to end. The case garnered headlines nationwide, causing celebrities and many others to rally behind their cause for nearly 18 years. This scene shows why musicians [...]

Sony Pictures Classics is releasing the documentary West of Memphis on Christmas Day, an expansive look at the 18-year struggle to free the West Memphis Three (Damien Wayne Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Miskelly). To help spread the word about this powerful documentary, we have a contest where fans can win a poster signed by [...]

Legacy Recordings will release West of Memphis: Voices For Justice, an album of music and songs inspired by the new Sony Pictures Classics film, West of Memphis, which chronicles the case of the West Memphis Three. The album serves to raise awareness for the continuing fight for exoneration of the West Memphis Three. West of [...]

Last April, we reported that director Paul Greengrass‘ drama Memphis was being shelved for at least one year. It seems that the project is now back on track, with the filmmaker looking to team up with Wild Bunch to finance. The story is based on the last days in the life of heralded activist Martin [...]

After Amy Berg's powerful look at the sex-abuse cases surfacing throughout the Roman Catholic Church in Deliver Us from Evil, we've been anxious to take a closer look at her upcoming documentary West of Memphis. A trailer for the film centering on the famous case of Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley has finally [...]

Sony Pictures Classics has debuted the second trailer and a new poster for West of Memphis, director Amy Berg‘s documentary produced by Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh. This film explores the entire West Memphis Three case, and how Damien Wayne Echols, Jason Baldwin, and Jessie Miskelly lost 18 years of their lives for a murder [...]