Slackerwood Podcasts

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Podcast #11: Reliving Red Carpets

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Paramount marquee for Extract

Slackerwood goes glitzy in podcast #11 ... well, as glitzy as we ever get around here. Jette Kernion, Jenn Brown and Debbie Cerda discuss recent special events, red carpets and premieres in Austin, with some speculation about what we might see next. Jenn shares some excerpts from her interview with Mike Judge about his latest film, Extract. Debbie also has some clips from her Extract red-carpet interviews with Houston actress Lidia Porto and local filmmaker Richard Linklater.

Special thanks this week goes to our audio engineer, Chip Rosenthal. He not only integrated our interview clips smoothly, but managed to deal beautifully with a problem we had with our equipment that cut the original podcast recording into a bunch of pieces. The finished podcast shows no signs of the problem, thanks to him. And yes, that's Chip doing the intro and wrap-up this time. He's our Don Pardo (or these days, is it Carl Kasell?).

Listen to podcast #11 now.

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Slackerwood Podcast #10: 'Bandslam' and Sounds Under Radio

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Lang Freeman of Sounds Under Radio by antsnax on FlickrWelcome to podcast #10, in which Jette Kernion and Debbie Cerda focus on music and movies -- local music in Hollywood films, Austin composers and musical moments we like in movies. (Jette's favorite = the entire score of The Bad News Bears, but that's a story for another day.)

Debbie interviews Lang Freeman (shown at right) from the local band Sounds Under Radio, which had a song featured in the movie Spider-Man 3. She also tells us a little about last week's red carpet for Bandslam, which was filmed in Austin and features two local bands: The Daze and Joker. Check Slackerwood soon for a full account.

Jette reminds everyone that a lot of well-known actors and actresses are in town to shoot Robert Rodriguez's feature film Machete, based on his "fake trailer" in Grindhouse. Jenn has already spotted Danny Trejo (more on that later this week), but keep an eye out for other familiar faces.

The podcast also includes info on the Julie & Julia feasts at Alamo South Lamar this week -- in a few days, Debbie will post some photos of the dishes being prepped for the feast -- and a reminder about the upcoming local premieres of Shorts and Extract (you can still get tickets through the Paramount website).

Listen to podcast #10 now.

[Photo credit: "Lang Freeman of Sounds Under Radio" by Debbie Cerda]

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Slackerwood Podcast #9: All About Food (and Movies)

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Know Your Mushrooms

In podcast #9, Debbie Cerda and Jette Kernion talk about the movie/food connection in Austin: Alamo feasts, documentaries playing in town about the types of foods Americans grow and eat, good restaurant/theater combos ... and what we ate just before recording the podcast. We also share details about how you can attend next month's Austin premiere of Extract, Mike Judge's latest film. Grab a snack before listening; you'll need one.

Listen to podcast #9 now.

[The above photo is from the documentary Know Your Mushrooms, which we discuss in the podcast.]

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Slackerwood Podcast #8: Incentives, Fests, and De Niro's Cabbage

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Sesame Street

Robert De Niro's cabbage -- what does that have to do with Austin, you may ask? Find out by listening to Slackerwood podcast #8. In addition, Jenn Brown, Chris Holland and Jette Kernion also talk about the new Texas film incentives law, Marfa Film Festival and other film fests that Jette really ought to attend, the great films Jenn's caught at Cine Las Americas, and recommendations for screenings and movie events (Alex Cox!).

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Slackerwood Podcast #7: Star Trek and SXSW

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Leonard Nimoy in Austin

In Slackerwood podcast #7, Chris and Jette are joined by Slackerwood's newest contributor, Jenn Brown. We discuss Time Warner's proposed bandwidth caps for Austin and other cities and how this will affect local moviegoers. We also hear more details from Jenn about the sneak Star Trek screening at Alamo, which she attended (yes, we're envious too). And we can't still stop talking about our favorite SXSW movies, especially the ones from local filmmakers. Also, we've got info about upcoming Austin screenings and movie events.

Listen to podcast #7 now.

[Photo credit: "Star-Trek-4062009-Nimoy_22" by David Hill of David Hill Photo. Used under terms specified in photo's copyright EXIF field.]

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Slackerwood Podcast #6: Happy (Belated) Birthday, Alamo Ritz

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Tim League

In Slackerwood podcast #6, Chris and Jette meet at Alamo Drafthouse at the Ritz with Alamo founder Tim League (pictured above), to commemorate and discuss the one-year anniversary of the Leagues' newest Alamo location. We discuss some local film news, such as the SXSW opening-night film announcement and the Austin Film Critics Association awards. Tim tells us about changes at Alamo in the past year, plans for the future, and the fate of the fried pork chop plate. We finish off with some info about holiday-related screenings at Alamo and elsewhere, including the totally holiday-unrelated but recommended Let the Right One In.

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Slackerwood Podcast #5: Short and Sweet

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In Slackerwood podcast #4, Jette and Chris catch up with current and upcoming Austin film events and screenings -- including some holiday movies -- and also reveal where they've been for the past month.

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Slackerwood Podcast #4: Austin Film Festival Preview with Kelly Williams

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Kelly Williams and Jake Kasdan

In Slackerwood podcast #4, Jette and Chris spend a pastoral evening outdoors with Austin Film Festival programming director Kelly Williams, who shares news about some of the must-see events from the upcoming film festival and conference. We also reminisce about Fantastic Fest and talk about some upcoming events, like Home Movie Day. That's Kelly in the above photo with Walk Hard director Jake Kasdan, who will be returning to AFF this year.

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Slackerwood Podcast #3: Fantastic Fest Preview with Zack Carlson

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Zack Carlson at Fantastic Fest 07

In Slackerwood podcast #3, Chris Holland and Jette Kernion hang out with Fantastic Fest/Alamo Drafthouse programmer Zack Carlson (shown above during last year's fest). We start with Austin film news and updates, including the Surfer, Dude green-carpet premiere, and additions to Austin Film Festival's panelists. The Fantastic Fest segment covers changes to the festival this year -- like the opening-night film, Zack and Miri Make a Porno, at the Paramount with Kevin Smith attending -- and recommendations from Zack about the weird, the gory, and for wusses like Jette, the kid-friendly films. You'll have to listen to find out if he drops any hints about Fantastic Fest's notorious secret screenings. Finally, we share our picks for upcoming Austin screenings and movie events, such as the Harry Ransom Center's fall film schedule.

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Slackerwood Podcast #2: aGLIFF Preview with Lisa Kaselak

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In Slackerwood podcast #2, Jette and Chris chat with Lisa Kaselak, programming director for Austin Gay and Lesbian International Film Festival (aGLIFF). We also talk about other Austin film events on the horizon, including a green-carpet world premiere. This podcast is about 27 minutes long.

Listen to podcast #2 now.

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