Slackery News Tidbits, March 30
By Jette Kernion on March 30, 2011 - 10:30am
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Here's the latest Austin film-related news:
- IndieWIRE's The Playlist reports that Saturday Night Live actor Bill Hader is working on a movie called Henchman, in which he'll star. The Henchman script was originally drafted by Austin writers Chris Mass (Chalk) and Owen Egerton, as well as UT grad Russell Leigh Sharman. You may remember Hader was here last October for Austin Film Festival, where he participated in a staged reading of The Hand Job, a script written by his wife, Maggie Carey. (via Joe M. O'Connell and this blog)
- Cine Las Americas is looking for volunteers for this year's festival, which takes place April 21-28 here in Austin. They're holding a volunteer sign-up meeting this Thursday, March 31, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm at the Mexican American Cultural Center. They've also posted a list of festival volunteer opportunities and a form for you to fill out if you're interested.
- Next week, UT grad student Robert Lemon's short film ¿Tacos or Tacos? will have its world theatrical premiere at the Sonoma International Film Festival. The short documentary compares Austin's fancy new food trailers with traditional taco trucks. I hope we'll see the film in Austin soon. In the meantime, this SFWeekly article has the trailer and details about Lemon and his movie.
- Alamo Drafthouse has scheduled its annual Off-Centered Film Fest, which celebrates both beer and movies, for April 14-16 this year. They're not just showing the best competition films, but have other fun events planned (I'm very tempted by the evening of classic comedy shorts accompanied by a beer feast, myself). We'll post more details later, but in the meantime, check out this Alamo blog post for info.
- Sadly, Marfa Film Festival is on hiatus this year. But if you wanted a road trip to see movies in West Texas, you could head out to Lobo for Desert Dust Cinema, April 22-24. Lobo is a ghost town that is being revitalized as a community center by people in nearby Van Horn. These folks are planning a three-day weekend of short films, to be shown both indoors and outdoors. (via Short Film Texas)
- Finally, a short I liked at AFF 2010 is now available online. You may remember The Legend of El Limbo played before Brother's Justice. I've embedded it below for your viewing pleasure.