Austin Film News Mega-Feed
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Austin Chronicle
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Gaming: 10 MInutes of Comic Jumper
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Twisted Pixel reveals gameplay for upcoming release
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Statesman
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Scene report: "The People vs. George Lucas"
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Darth Vader and Boba Fett greeted fanboys lined up for the first showing of the lively doc “The People Vs. George Lucas” — a line so long that another screening was added at midnight to accommodate the spillover. There was little doubt about where this jury’s sympathies were: Most of the crowd...
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Statesman
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Capsule summary of "Marwencol"
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Mark Hogancamp was beaten by five men outside a bar and suffered brain damage. He had to learn to write again, to think again, and everything else. But as he continues to recover, he has started an unusual therapy: Building small worlds of people in his backyard by using and modifying dolls. His artistic efforts are...
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Statesman
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SXSW capsule: "Mars"
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As the Alamo Ritz’s lobby filled with cast and crew of “Mars” before the Austin sci-fi film’s Saturday premiere, it was hard not to notice Kinky Friedman, unlit cigar in mouth, admiring the theater’s Davy Crockett statue. Friedman plays the president of the United States in the film (...
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Austin Chronicle
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Film: What's On Robert Rodriguez's Plate
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The local filmmaker lets slip which franchise he was kickstarting next
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SXSW Film
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Salute the World Premiere of Camp Victory, Afghanistan - Free Entry for Military!
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Today at 2pm. SXSW world premiere Camp Victory, Afghanistan will celebrate its debut by offering free entry to the first 59 people to show up in uniform, or present a military ID. One of the film's subjects Colonel Shute will be in attendance along with the filmmakers, so don't miss this amazing opportunity. The...
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Austinist
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Music (and Film) Interview: Talking SXSW with NPR's Carrie Brownstein
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While she first achieved recognition for her guitar and vocal work in indie rock band Sleater-Kinney, Carrie Brownstein has quietly become something of a renaissance woman in recent years. She's worked as a feature writer for The Believer magazine, pursued musical projects like The Spells, worked as a actress in...
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Austinist
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SXSW Opening Night Film Review: Kick-Ass
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As we settled in for Kick-Ass, we expected a night that would resemble Fantastic Fest 09's superb opener, Zombieland. It would be fun, a little gory, and someone might even hand us a Twinkie on our way out. That was before we watched an eleven-year-old character double spear a prostitute to a door after brutally...
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Austinist
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SXSW Film Preview: SATURDAY NIGHT
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After hosting Saturday Night Live in December, James Franco returned to his classes at NYU Film School with SNL Creator/Executive Producer Lorne Michaels and sketch comedy on the brain. When he received a five-minute documentary assignment, he decided to chronicle one of the hellishly hectic and creative weeks of SNL...
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SXSW Film
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Thinking Outside The Box Office with Jon Reiss
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Check out The Main Event: Finding an Audience for Your Film, moderated by Filmmaker/Author Jon Reiss today at 12:30 in Austin Convention Center. Jon will also be signing copies of his book "Think Outside The Box Office" in the South by Bookstore on the 4th floor of ACC. The book is officially released on Monday,...
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Statesman
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Capsule summary: "My Trip to Al-Qaeda"
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Austin writer Lawrence Wright hosted a surprise early screening Saturday night of the new documentary based on his one-man play, “My Trip to Al-Qaeda.” The documentary, directed by Alex Gibney, details the thousands of hours of interviews that Wright conducted while reporting on the terrorist group for...
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SXSW Film
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Film & Interactive Day Events: Sunday, March 14
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Welcome to SXSW Film and Interactive 2010! Below is a list of just some of the events taking place on Sunday, March 14th. Film Events for March, 14th 10am-5pm TNo Crossover: The Trial of Allen Iverson; Screening 11:00am, Paramount A Conversation with Michel Gondry; Panel 12:30pm, ACC, 18ABCD Richard Garriott...
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Austinist
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SXSW Film Panel Wrap-Up: The Kids Are Alright
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Ex-Austinites Jay and Mark Duplass have returned home with a new film Cyrus, featuring some bigger name actors but still maintaining its basic improvised, low-fi feel. They joined a panel today called “The Kids are Alright” and focused basically on…well, on that certain kind of film, which has grown...
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Slackerwood
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SXSW 2010 Day 2: Stormtroopers, Cherry Confessions, and Monsters
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Despite my wishes, I was felled by a migraine overnight. I had hoped to make it to some panels, a press conference and 4-5 screenings. Thankfully, I didn't miss out on Wake or Micmacs, as I'd seen them earlier. I hope you had a chance to see Micmacs, because Jeunet was here in town, and he's such a great, distinctive...
