@johnbeifuss.bsky.social
Longtime (but now occasional) film critic, fulltime reporter for the Memphis daily newspaper, The Commercial Appeal. Earned first writing paycheck from Famous Monsters of Filmland magazine.
Woody Strode, James Stewart, John Ford’s TWO RODE TOGETHER (1961).
November 14, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Woody Strode, James Stewart, John Ford’s TWO RODE TOGETHER (1961).
Memphis, October 1970 - oh, for a time machine -
November 12, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Memphis, October 1970 - oh, for a time machine -
Tobacco, nylons and ‘Metropolis’ merge within the shoestring dystopia of Mike McCarthy’s made-in-Memphis CIGARETTE GIRL. Screens 7 pm 11/13, Studio on the Square. PLUS a rediscovered short interview with Memphis’ beloved horror host of yore, Sivad!!
November 12, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Tobacco, nylons and ‘Metropolis’ merge within the shoestring dystopia of Mike McCarthy’s made-in-Memphis CIGARETTE GIRL. Screens 7 pm 11/13, Studio on the Square. PLUS a rediscovered short interview with Memphis’ beloved horror host of yore, Sivad!!
In case you want to know how useless and unreliable Elon's AI-abetted Grok can be (as compared to a plain ol’ Google search), this is STILL a top “news” story on my X feed, many hours after the Tigers, in fact, lost to the Rebs.
November 12, 2025 at 3:55 PM
In case you want to know how useless and unreliable Elon's AI-abetted Grok can be (as compared to a plain ol’ Google search), this is STILL a top “news” story on my X feed, many hours after the Tigers, in fact, lost to the Rebs.
My man Al ‘Fuzzy’ St. John in Ron Ormond’s KING OF THE BULLWHIP (1950).
November 12, 2025 at 2:23 PM
My man Al ‘Fuzzy’ St. John in Ron Ormond’s KING OF THE BULLWHIP (1950).
Linda Cristal, Shirley Jones, John Ford’s TWO RODE TOGETHER (1961).
November 11, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Linda Cristal, Shirley Jones, John Ford’s TWO RODE TOGETHER (1961).
Hometown movie notice: Memphis director Ira Sachs' much-acclaimed new movie, PETER HUJAR'S DAY, opens here Friday, 11/14, at the Malco Ridgeway Four.
November 10, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Hometown movie notice: Memphis director Ira Sachs' much-acclaimed new movie, PETER HUJAR'S DAY, opens here Friday, 11/14, at the Malco Ridgeway Four.
Pontotoc, Mississippi’s 8-foot-2 Max Palmer is the ‘Man-Ape’ in KILLER APE (1953), the 12th Jungle Jim movie. Palmer later gave up acting and alcohol to be an evangelist, touring as the ‘Goliath for Christ.’
November 6, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Pontotoc, Mississippi’s 8-foot-2 Max Palmer is the ‘Man-Ape’ in KILLER APE (1953), the 12th Jungle Jim movie. Palmer later gave up acting and alcohol to be an evangelist, touring as the ‘Goliath for Christ.’
One of the ‘Giant People’ in JUNGLE JIM IN THE FORBIDDEN LAND (1952).
November 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
One of the ‘Giant People’ in JUNGLE JIM IN THE FORBIDDEN LAND (1952).
The extent of our Halloween decorations. Old school (for an old ghoul).
October 31, 2025 at 3:05 PM
The extent of our Halloween decorations. Old school (for an old ghoul).
Jonathan Frid, in full Barnabas regalia, is the 'Mystery Guest' on WHAT'S MY LINE, 1970.
October 31, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Jonathan Frid, in full Barnabas regalia, is the 'Mystery Guest' on WHAT'S MY LINE, 1970.
on Vance Avenue
October 29, 2025 at 7:47 PM
on Vance Avenue
Everybody’s a critic. (Dan O’Herlihy to tavern keeper, SWORD OF VENUS, 1953.)
October 24, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Everybody’s a critic. (Dan O’Herlihy to tavern keeper, SWORD OF VENUS, 1953.)
Only in Memphis: Carla Thomas, the Stax Queen of Soul, backed by Hi Rhythm, performing at NBA halftime. (And doing “Tramp,” no less, with Jerome Chism in the Otis Redding part.)
October 23, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Only in Memphis: Carla Thomas, the Stax Queen of Soul, backed by Hi Rhythm, performing at NBA halftime. (And doing “Tramp,” no less, with Jerome Chism in the Otis Redding part.)
Dick Tracy vs. Superman, round 2: Ralph Byrd and George Reeves in THUNDER IN THE PINES (1948).
October 23, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Dick Tracy vs. Superman, round 2: Ralph Byrd and George Reeves in THUNDER IN THE PINES (1948).
I love Chicago.
October 21, 2025 at 11:45 AM
I love Chicago.
memphis no kings rally
October 18, 2025 at 6:08 PM
memphis no kings rally
I'm in Mississippi.
October 16, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I'm in Mississippi.
Dick Tracy vs. Superman: Ralph Byrd and George Reeves in JUNGLE GODDESS (1948).
October 16, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Dick Tracy vs. Superman: Ralph Byrd and George Reeves in JUNGLE GODDESS (1948).
Diane Keaton. (LOOKING FOR MR. GOODBAR, 1977.)
October 15, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Diane Keaton. (LOOKING FOR MR. GOODBAR, 1977.)
Before this week I somehow never knew this existed: Second-billed to Elias Koteas, 17-year-old Angelina Jolie is the title “gynoid” in CYBORG 2 (1993).
October 9, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Before this week I somehow never knew this existed: Second-billed to Elias Koteas, 17-year-old Angelina Jolie is the title “gynoid” in CYBORG 2 (1993).
From Frankenstein to Dracula, from Leatherface to No Face, from "Piggy" to "Sinners": Here's a guide to the Halloween-themed movies screening for the public in Memphis this month: bit.ly/4nJsuwJ
October 8, 2025 at 7:08 PM
From Frankenstein to Dracula, from Leatherface to No Face, from "Piggy" to "Sinners": Here's a guide to the Halloween-themed movies screening for the public in Memphis this month: bit.ly/4nJsuwJ
n case you missed the sad news: RIP reporter Larry Rea, 82, @memphisnews' longtime "outdoors editor" (hunting, fishing, conservation). bit.ly/46DCZKs
October 1, 2025 at 3:41 PM
n case you missed the sad news: RIP reporter Larry Rea, 82, @memphisnews' longtime "outdoors editor" (hunting, fishing, conservation). bit.ly/46DCZKs