Tarantino's in town

See, I told y'all that you should go see the Howard Hawks double-feature at The Paramount ... apparently Ball of Fire and His Girl Friday draw all kinds of film geeks. My friend Dipu spotted Quentin Tarantino at the double-feature last night. Too bad he didn't get proof, but I believe him, as Tarantino is probably doing Grind House stuff right now. I suspect Dipu's photo would have looked a lot like the blurry shots of Tarantino I took at QT Fest this spring, because the man never stands still for a minute.

I was deciding last night whether to see TNT Jackson and remembered suddenly that the movie had been discussed at QT Fest (probably because of its star Jeannie Bell), and that Tarantino did a very funny rendition of the movie's tag line: "TNT Jackson ... she'll put you in traction!"

So my guess is that if you're a Tarantino fan and want to spot him in Austin, tonight's midnight showing of TNT Jackson at Alamo Downtown might be a good bet. Besides, the Weird Wednesday movies have free admission. If I weren't such a wimp (and didn't have to get up early), I'd be there. As it is, I am going to see Ball of Fire tonight sans celebrity sightings.

Updated: Chris Garcia at Austin Movie Blog was there last night and reports Tarantino as saying, "There couldn't be a better double feature!" (And of course, Kevin Smith loves Hawks too. What's next, Mike Judge remaking Only Angels Have Wings?)