television/film

Arts & Culture
What Netflix Gets Right (and Wrong) about Pappygate
The deeper lessons from the notorious Kentucky bourbon heist

15th Anniversary
Southern Storytellers Exalt History’s Buried Tales
On the page and on-screen, Sarah M. Broom and Dee Rees bring untold stories to the fore

Music
Grammy Preview: Get to Know Mickey Guyton
It’s been a long journey for the burgeoning country star and Texas native, who is nominated for three awards this Sunday

Interview
Kicking Back with Norman Reedus
The actor reflects on his starring role in one of the past decade’s most iconic TV series

Arts & Culture
Outer Banks Co-Creator Josh Pate Shares the Stories Behind the Netflix Hit
The Carolina-raised writer and producer on creating and filming the series

Arts
Get to Know Jockey Director—and Florida Native—Clint Bentley
With his directorial debut set for wide release and earning a bevy of praise, this filmmaking son of an actual jockey is on the verge of stardom. But he’d rather just tell a great story

Arts & Entertainment
Reese Witherspoon’s Best Southern Roles
From “Felony Melanie” to June Carter Cash, the Oscar winner’s performances endure with humor, heart, and a heap of natural Nashville-nurtured talent

Arts
A New TV Series Tells the Powerful Story of Emmett Till’s Murder
Women of the Movement, starring the Virginia native and Tony winner Adrienne Warren, premieres this week

Interview
Meet the Virginia Reporter Who Helped Hulu’s “Dopesick” Get the Details Right
Beth Macy on the power of dinner around the table, handmade quilts, and rooting for Southern underdogs

G&G Interview
Ethan Hawke Takes on a Southern Firebrand
Catching up with the Texas native and four-time Oscar nominee, who portrays abolitionist John Brown in a new miniseries

G&G Interview
The Many Faces of Ray McKinnon
There may be no more versatile a Southern actor, writer, and director than this son of Georgia

Arts & Culture
Bob Ross Gets the Recognition He Deserves
See your favorite happy little trees in person this fall at a new exhibition in Virginia that highlights the famous Southern (yes, really) artist

Arts & Culture
In Praise of Designing Women
Just so you will know—and your children will someday know—you can stream all seven seasons on Hulu. Here, five super-fans share their favorite episodes—and explain why the iconic series still matters

Arts & Culture
A Letter to Burt Reynolds
Why you meant the world to a young kid growing up in the South

Arts & Culture
New Show Spotlights Food and Football in the South
John T. Edge and Wright Thompson explore the modern intersection of the sport and Southern cuisine

Arts & Culture
Two Decades of Midnight
Twenty years ago the film adaptation of John Berendt’s best seller Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil hit the big screen. Here are the locations in Savannah where the true story—and filming—unfolded.

The G&G Interview
Chadwick Boseman: Man of the Hour
The South Carolina native portrays yet another groundbreaking figure in Marshall—the latest triumph in a career set to sky-high

Arts & Culture
Dirty Dancing: Celebrating Thirty Years
Plus three Southern spots where you can make like Baby and Johnny and have the time of your life

G&G Interview
Screen Player: A Conversation with Richard Linklater
The Texas native and Oscar-nominated director helps craft a masterpiece theater in Austin

Arts & Culture
Saving Southern Music
How the bluegrass balladeer and TV host David Holt helps preserve—and move forward—the region’s traditional sounds