Premiere Slackery News Tidbits

Men Who Stare at GoatsI've got plenty of Austin film news to share today, from premieres to DVD news to some articles you won't want to miss. Here we go:

  • Slackerwood is sponsoring a special preview screening of The Men Who Stare at Goats (pictured at right) on Thursday night. Follow our Twitter feed to find out how you can get free passes.
  • The general release date for Richard Linklater's latest film, Me and Orson Welles, has been pushed back to December 11. No word yet on whether that's the date when the film will open in Austin.
  • However, if you live in Austin, you can see Me and Orson Welles at the Austin Film Society gala premiere on Monday, November 30 at the Paramount. Tickets are on sale now for AFS members, and will go on sale for the general public on Nov. 9. Linklater will be at the event along with actors Zac Efron and Christian McKay. Proceeds from the screening benefit the Texas Filmmakers' Production Fund.
  • Speaking of Texas filmmakers, if you haven't read the Austin Chronicle's excellent article on the state of film incentives in this state, check it out. Find out why "film incentives" is a misleading term (hint: video games count too).
  • Austin filmmaker Mike Judge's film Extract will be released on Blu-Ray and DVD on December 22. The special features look a little slim but some deleted scenes will be included. You can read my review of Extract and my interview with Mike Judge on Cinematical, and Jenn Brown's review right here on Slackerwood.
  • Austin Film Festival 2009 selection Zombies of Mass Destruction has just found a distributor, After Dark Films. The movie will be included in After Dark's "Horror Fest 4" DVD collection. Jenn Brown saw the movie at AFF and found it "very Troma-esque, with inconsistent makeup and an obsession for easy arm removal, but it had moments of brilliance."