Slackery News Tidbits, May 10
By Jette Kernion on May 10, 2010 - 1:30pm
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Okay, what happened here in Austin while I was out of town? Some interesting stuff:
- First of all, some great distribution deals for SXSW films. Marwencol, my favorite film of SXSW this year, has been picked up for U.S. distribution by Cinema Guild (which has also recently released Beeswax on DVD). Cinema Guild plans a theatrical release for this fall, which I hope includes Austin and other non-NY/LA cities. Read my review for more details about the film itself.
- In addition, IFC has made a deal for the North American distribution rights to Aaron Katz's low-key detective movie Cold Weather, which also premiered at SXSW this year. IFC plans a simultaneous theatrical release (ahem, Austin please) and IFC On Demand release. This is another movie I enjoyed at SXSW this year, as you can see from my review.
- If you are at all interested in the Coen brothers' next movie, True Grit, keep an eye on Joe O'Connell's blog. Before the location shooting in nearby Granger officially started, he visited the town and took a lot of photos of the ways in which the town is being transformed. Now, although he hasn't been admitted on-set, a Granger resident took more photos during the shoot and sent them over to O'Connell. Fascinating images (which may or may not include Jeff Bridges). Apparently the production is now in Blanco, shooting at the courthouse.
- Over at Austin360, Charles Ealy profiled three Austin-connected films playing the Cannes Film Festival this year. The Big Bends screened in Marfa this weekend; unfortunately, I missed it, but hope to get a chance to see it at some point.
- Actor John Schneider has started blogging for the Huffington Post about his latest film, Doonby, which is shooting in the Central Texas area. He's only posted one item so far but promises more.
- Finally, if you haven't seen the latest trailer for Robert Rodriguez's upcoming film Machete yet, take a look. Downtown Austin is recognizable in many of the shots. (Note: You may not want to watch this one from work.) (via Ain't It Cool News)