Acclaimed UofM instructor and filmmaker Tom Shadyac was featured in this week’s Memphis Flyer cover story for his work on the film Brian Banks. The movie tells the story of the titular Brian Banks, a rising high school football star whose career was cut short when he was convicted of…
Continue reading Shadyac’s ‘Brian Banks’ Featured in Memphis Flyer Cover Story
Casey Hilder has joined the College of Communication and Fine Arts staff as the official CCFA Media Coordinator. Casey is an alumni of The University of Memphis Department of Journalism and Strategic Media, having received his BA in Journalism in the fall of 2009, and his MA in Journalism in…
Continue reading Casey Hilder joins CCFA as new Media Coordinator
The University of Memphis‘ College of Communication and Fine Arts on Thursday held a 90-minute on-campus forum — “Where Ideas Meet” — during which attendees heard faculty and graduate students present research on a variety of CCFA-themed topics involving advertising, journalism, music, communication and art. — Phillip Tutor, CCFA media…
Continue reading Faculty, graduate students present research at forum
Tom Shadyac — acclaimed filmmaker, boldface Hollywood name, University of Memphis instructor, philanthropist, de facto Memphian — received yet another award Tuesday night. But his acceptance speech wasn’t about Hollywood’s glitz or his career’s fame. Instead, he talked about Memphis. “There’s no accident that Memphis has this kind of energy,…
Continue reading Shadyac: ‘There’s no accident that Memphis has this kind of energy’
The College of Communication and Fine Arts’ 2019 Distinguished Achievement Award for the Performing and Creative Arts is April 2. Tom Shadyac, the acclaimed filmmaker who’s making a huge difference on the University of Memphis campus and in the city at large, is the honoree. You’ve bought your tickets. Right?…
Continue reading A movie clip in advance of the Distinguished Achievement Award on April 2
Last month, Voices Online offered fans of movie director Tom Shadyac (pictured) a list of five reasons to buy tickets to the 2019 Distinguished Achievement Award for the Creative and Performing Arts. Dean Anne Hogan and the University of Memphis’ College of Communication and Fine Arts are honoring Shadyac at…
Continue reading Another reason why you should attend the ’19 Distinguished Achievement Award
Tickets are now on sale for the 2019 College of Communication and Fine Arts’ Distinguished Achievement Award for the Creative and Performing Arts. This year’s recipient is Tom Shadyac, the renowned screenwriter, author, producer and director of Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, The Nutty Professor, Liar Liar, Patch Adams, and Bruce…
Continue reading 5 reasons to attend the ’19 CCFA Distinguished Achievement Award
For months, students at the University of Memphis interviewed more than 20 civil-rights activists and other key figures in Memphis for a documentary timed around the 50th anniversary of the death of Martin Luther King Jr. That documentary, “Once More at the River: From MLK to BLM,” premiered Tuesday night…
Continue reading ‘Once More at the River’ documents civil rights and activism in Memphis
The winter 2019 edition of Voices, the magazine of the College of Communication and Fine Arts at the University of Memphis, is out. Inside, you’ll find news and information about: The Mighty Sound of the South. U of M graphic-design students who designed video projection sets for the Midtown Opera…
Continue reading The winter 2019 edition of Voices, hot off the press
