AFF 'Made in Texas' Series Returns

You may recall that in my 2009 in Review article, I named the Austin Film Festival's "Made in Texas" monthly screenings as "Film Series I Most Want to Return in 2010." I'm happy to report that Made in Texas is returning this month -- I'm sure my article had everything to do with it -- and will run through September.

The series kicks off on Wednesday, March 10 with Roadie, the 1980 Alan Rudolph film that was shot on location around Austin. The movie stars Meat Loaf and Art Carney, but the cast also includes Sonny Carl Davis (The Whole Shootin' Match), Ray Benson and Asleep at the Wheel, and a number of other musicians.

The films will be shown monthly on Wednesdays at 7:30 pm in the Texas Spirit Theater at the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum. Admission is free for AFF and Texas State History Museum members, and $5 for everyone else.

Here's the rest of the Made in Texas film series schedule, still with a few TBA slots. We'll keep you posted when we find out what those movies will be, and if any special guests will be attending these screenings:

• April 14: Rush (shot in Houston)
• May 12: Urban Cowboy (shot in Houston, Huntsville and Pasadena)
• June 9: Idiocracy (shot in Austin)
• July 14: Armageddon (partially shot in Houston, Denton, and other Texas towns)
• August 11: TBA
• September 8: TBA