Slackery News Tidbits, January 13
By Jette Kernion on January 13, 2010 - 1:00pm
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Today's Austin-related movie news:
- Fantastic Fest 2009 award-winner Down Terrace is having a red-letter week. Magnet has just picked up the British comedy for worldwide distribution, before the film plays Slamdance this month. It may start hitting theaters this summer. Down Terrace won the Best Picture and Best Screenplay awards in the Next Wave category at Fantastic Fest. In addition, last month it took home the Raindance Award at the British Independent Film Awards.
- The Harry Ransom Center is accepting applications for its Research Fellowship program for 2010-11. The fellowships support scholarly research in the arts, which includes film. The research must include on-site use of the center's collections, but that's a pretty fabulous opportunity, considering the film collections at the HRC. The application deadline is Feb. 1.
- Speaking of deadlines, you have until Friday, Jan. 15 to buy your SXSW 2010 badges at the current price.
- Tickets are still available for tonight's screening of the documentary Trouble the Water at Alamo Ritz. The film's cinematographer, local filmmaker P.J. Raval, will be in attendance.
- At Alamo's "quote-along" screenings of Pulp Fiction tonight at Village and Thursday night at Ritz, the theaters will be offering Big Kahuna burgers. Make sure you get one of their $5 shakes too, if you go.
- The Pleasant Hill branch of Austin Public Libraries is kicking off a monthly Family Movie Night next week on Jan. 19 with a top 2009 movie, Up. Other good movies in the series include Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs on Feb. 16 and The Iron Giant on April 20.
- Finally, actress/producer Beth Grant (Extract, No Country for Old Men) was here in Austin for Austin Film Festival 2009 and we at Slackerwood just loved her to pieces. The Onion A.V. Club has an extended interview with her where she discusses many of the roles she's played.