AFF Quick Snaps: Get Out of Jail Free at the Driskill

Co- producer Craig Bentley and director/co-producer Kevin Tostado took a break in the Driskill Bar before hitting Sunday afternoon panels at Austin Film Festival. That's pretty serious dedication to the game that is the subject of their documentary Under the Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story. This film portrays the well-loved classic board game that is a worldwide cultural phenomenon. We also see vignettes of several players who compete for the title of Monopoly World Champion, including past winners and new underdogs. 

Had I not been preparing for an interview with Dax Shepard and his fellow filmmakers from the movie Brother's Justice,  I would have asked to join Bentley and Tostado for a quick lesson in auctioning property. Read what I thought about Under the Boardwalk in my review. Here's a clue, though -- after watching, I'm eyeing the "Star Trek: Continuum" Monopoly on Amazon.com now. Remember, the movie plays again at 6 pm today at the Texas Spirit Theater (in the Bob Bullock museum).