Slackery News Tidbits, June 14
By Jette Kernion on June 14, 2010 - 9:30am
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It's Monday morning and time for a roundup of Austin film news! Let's see what's cooking:
- The Austin Critics' Table Awards focuses on art, music and theater (and not film -- what, film isn't art?) but the group's 2010 awards include a local film composer, Graham Reynolds (A Scanner Darkly, I'll Come Running, Holy Hell). Reynolds won the John Bustin Award for Conspicuous Versatility. In addition, Golden Hornet Project, of which Reynolds is a founder (and the group's Facebook page also includes Tim and Karrie League among its Board of Directors), took home the Symphonic Performance award for "Symphony VI." You can hear some of Reynolds' work with film scores on Wednesday, June 23 when he performs a score he composed during a Paramount screening of the 1927 silent film Wings.
- I just found out that I'm not going to be able to attend Austin Film Society's gala Make Watch Love Film party this Friday, June 18. I'm a little disappointed. But that doesn't mean you shouldn't be there. Sign up/get tickets to attend now, there's still space available.
- IFC Films has announced it has acquired the distribution rights to Wake, which played SXSW this year. You'll be able to catch the film through video on demand, via the IFC Midnight program. The movie was written and directed by Houston filmmaker Chad Feehan.
- I have always felt that Alamo Drafthouse should show Matinee. Not that I thought Tim League was like John Goodman's character or anything ... heh. As part of the monthly Alamo Kids' Club, the 1993 Joe Dante movie will play Alamo South on Saturday, August 28. Why should you care, when you can rent the movie anytime? Because programmer Zack Carlson is hinting about "live surprises" before and during the film. And when you think about the combination of this particular movie and Alamo programmers ... you're not going to want to miss this one.
- Eric Kohn has a fun profile of former Austinites Mark and Jay Duplass in The New York Times this week. Their latest film, Cyrus, will be opening in Austin on June 25. Here's my review.
- Finally, I'm so happy to tell you that one of my favorite movies from Fantastic Fest 2009 will be out on DVD on July 20: A Town Called Panic. Here's my review. Aren't you excited? Of course you are. Cowboy! Indian! Horse! Okay, I'll calm down now.