Special Screening

Brunch and zombie movies: an unbeatable combination. The Austin Gay and Lesbian International Film Festival (aGLIFF) is hosting a brunchtime showing of the 2008 Australian film Otto; or, Up with Dead People. In addition, the locally shot short film I am Not a Werewolf will screen, with director J. Anthony Hernandez in attendance.

As part of a new series about local independent films called "Lights. Camera. Austin.", the Windsor Park branch of Austin Public Libraries is showing Kat Candler's feature film Jumping Off Bridges. I reviewed the film when it premiered at SXSW 2006. Candler will hold a Q&A after the screening.

Not only will the 1939 classic The Wizard of Oz be shown in HD, but the film will be accompanied by a short making-of documentary and an intro by Robert Osbourne of Turner Classic Movies.

Looks like the movie nights at South Austin Trailer Park and Eatery might be ending, but they're showing a few good movies before they stop. You don't want to miss my baby brother's favorite childhood film, The Last Starfighter, with Robert Preston as an alien con man par excellence.

Looks like the movie nights at South Austin Trailer Park and Eatery might be ending, but they're showing a few good movies before they stop. Tonight's is Galaxy Quest, the can't-miss spoof of the Star Trek franchise, starring Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman and Sam Rockwell. Grab a s'more from Austin Treats and enjoy the fun.

SCARE for a CURE is proud to announce that their director, Jarrett Crippen, aka “The Defuser,” stars in an original SyFy Movie Lightning Strikes which premieres Saturday, September 12, on the SyFy Channel at 8 pm Central Standard Time (CST). A special screening to benefit SCARE for a CURE will be held this Saturday at La Zona Rosa at 612 W. 4^th Street, in Austin, Texas. Doors open at 7 pm, with a recommended donation of five dollars. La Zona Rosa is an all-ages venue, but the recommended rating is PG-13 for this film.

Lightning Strikes was filmed in Sofia, Bulgaria and directed by Gary Jones, who also directed Boogeyman 3 as well as episodes of Xena Warrior Princess and Hercules: The Incredible Journeys. Jones also contributed his special effects services to Evil Dead 2 and Army of Darkness. Kevin Sorbo (Hercules) stars in this horror film, and Jarrett Crippen plays Deputy Johnson. In regards to working with Kevin Sorbo, Jarrett stated in his blog, “Kevin was a great mentor and made me feel relaxed.”

Austin Police Department's Detective Crippen as the Defuser was winner of the second season of the Sci Fi channel's Who Wants to Be a Superhero? In 2008, Det. Crippen was provided the opportunity to travel to Bulgaria and work with Kevin Sorbo in this horror film about a small Indiana town plagued by a creature of living lightning. He did so immediately after wrapping a successful 2008 haunt season for SCARE, raising $10,000 towards scholarships for local high school students affected by cancer.

Locally shot movie Sno Cone, Inc. is having a special screening. The cast includes Morgan Fairchild and Tony Sirico, as well as cameos from many well-known local personalities.

Mystery Team with Derrick Comedy Live!  Derrick Comedy will be coming to the Ritz to present the theatrical premiere of their feature film debut, MYSTERY TEAM! Dan Eckman (director, writer), Meggie McFadden (Producer, writer), DC Pierson (writer, performer, art director), Dominic Deirkes (writer, performer) & Donald Glover (writer, performer, composer, writer for 30 ROCK!) will be at the Ritz to mainline a near-lethal dose of Derrick straight into your Ventromedial Lobe. They've worked up a live act appetizer of multi-media mayhem to be followed by the premiere of MYSTERY TEAM to be follow by a Q& A! This is HUGE. Don't miss it.

Celebrity Guests The Alamo Drafthouse Cinema frequently brings filmmakers, actors, and other film talent to Austin from around the world.   

Filmed entirely on his laptop camera Harvey intimately chronicles a 7000 plus mile tour in a car powered solely on waste vegetable oil. From crossing the continental divide on a sheet of ice to digging through oil dumpsters in the freezing cold, to all night drives deprived of any sleep, what follows is a near epic journey of endurance and self-discovery that is both beautiful and at times harrowing.  Join us for a hosted screening by Billy, where he'll thrill us with tales of the film's production as well as play a few songs.

Celebrity Guests The Alamo Drafthouse Cinema frequently brings filmmakers, actors, and other film talent to Austin from around the world.   

Current Celebrity Guest Events:

09/07/2009 7:00pm Dadlabs! @ Alamo Downtown 
09/14/2009 7:00pm The Horse Boy w/ Special Guests! @ Alamo South Lamar
09/27/2009 7:30pm Billy Harvey: Everywhere Now @ Alamo Village

Dads! Join the four dads of Dadlabs.com (Brad Powell, Clay Nichols, Troy Lanier and Owen Egerton) as they present their award winning, side-splitting, occasionally insightful videos on being a father in the 21st century. The night will also include live interaction including the Male Breast Pump Challenge! Wikipooia! And Favorite Fathering Drinking Games!

Celebrity Guests The Alamo Drafthouse Cinema frequently brings filmmakers, actors, and other film talent to Austin from around the world.   

Current Celebrity Guest Events:

09/07/2009 7:00pm Dadlabs! @ Alamo Downtown 
09/14/2009 7:00pm The Horse Boy w/ Special Guests! @ Alamo South Lamar
09/27/2009 7:30pm Billy Harvey: Everywhere Now @ Alamo Village