Alan Spearman. Alan Spearman was born in Atlanta, Ga., and graduated with honors from the Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia in Athens. In college, he was twice a national finalist in the prestigious William Randolph Hearst Foundation's Journalism Awards Program, the first runner-up as College Photographer of the Year and was selected for the Eddie Adams photojournalism workshop. He has worked as a photographer at the Concord Monitor, The Minneapolis Star Tribune, The Portland Oregonian, The Miami Herald and The Commercial Appeal. In 2006 he was inducted into the Scripps Howard Hall of Fame. During his career he has documented mothers in prison, life in one of the nation's busiest trauma centers and Hurricane Katrina as she devastated the Gulf Coast. He has produced major photographic works on the Mississippi River, Morocco, globalization (working in China, India, Zambia, South Africa, Israel, London and Brazil) and Memphi
Peter Hartlaub March 2, 2021Updated: March 7, 2021, 10:24 am
Director Craig Brewer on the set of “Coming 2 America.” Photo: Amazon Studios
Even when the camera is off, Craig Brewer is a very good storyteller.
In his first interview with The Chronicle in 2005, before his first big hit “Hustle & Flow” was released, the raised-in-Vallejo filmmaker talked about the incredible film education he got from his father, who died suddenly in 1998, leaving Brewer with plenty of advice and $20,000 he used to make his first movie.
Now an established filmmaker with credits including 2007’s “Black Snake Moan” and 2019’s “Dolemite Is My Name,” he’s still eager to talk about his movie education that started in the Bay Area.
You soon will be able to visit Elvis home without leaving your own.
Graceland on Thursday announced it will host three live virtual tours of the Elvis Presley estate, on Jan. 27, Feb. 25 and March 25.
The effort was developed as governmentally mandated and self-imposed restrictions on travel and tourist activity have greatly reduced attendance and revenue at Graceland, even as the mansion and its associated attractions have remained opened, within limits, throughout most of the coronavirus pandemic.
However, the virtual tour idea was on the Graceland drawing board even before the arrival of the novel coronavirus, reports the Memphis Commercial Appeal, which is part of the USA TODAY Network.