Film Series
Harmony and Me
From the website: Bob Byington, whose RSO [REGISTERED SEX OFFENDER] was a highlight of last November's Slacker Bliss! festival, is establishing himself as one of the freshest new voices in American film comedy. Shot in Austin, Texas, HARMONY AND ME stars Bishop Allen lead singer Justin Rice (MUTUAL APPRECIATION) as Harmony, a recently dumped loser who wallows in self-pity but receives scant sympathy from family, friends, neighbors, and, least of all, his hilariously insensitive ex (Tucker). This twisted romantic comedy is also a stealth musical, as indicated by the punning title, a batch of shaggy spontaneous songs, and a soundtrack that includes Modern Lovers, Bob Schneider (who has a cameo), and Bishop Allen.
Read Jette's review for more details about this Austin-made film.
Website: http://harmonythemovie.com/
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLps55DmJj0
Assassination of a High School President
From the website: There's something rotten at St. Donovans High and sophomore newspaper reporter Bobby Funke (Reece Thompson) is on it like pink rubber bands on your little sisters braces. When senior hottie Francesca Facchini (Mischa Barton) solicits Funkes help tracking down a set of stolen SATs, Funke uncovers a story dirtier than the lunch ladys moustache. After he fingers the school president (figuratively) for the crime, Funke becomes one of the most popular kids at St. Donovan's High. No longer known simply as the freshman who was once tied to a giant snowman penis, Funke wins the respect of everyone from the Desert-Storm-hero-turned-educator Principal Kirkpatrick (Bruce Willis) to the kid that farts on him in Spanish class. When Francesca takes Funke to homecoming, even the in-school suspension delinquents turn nice and offer guidance on how to keep his boner in check during slow dances.
Stay afterwards for an exclusive performance by Capybara!
Website: http://www.assassinationmovie.com/
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NbXVgSpHK4
Last Cup: Road to the World Series of Beer Pong
From the website: Outrageous but true, LAST CUP: ROAD TO THE WORLD SERIES OF BEER PONG chronicles America’s wooziest subculture and follows participants as they compete to conquer the fun and frothy sport of competitive beer pong. Beer pong practitioners from across the US meet in Nevada for the second annual World Series of Beer Pong where the team with the sharpest accuracy (and highest tolerance) stands to walk away with $20,000. LAST CUP cuts through the drunken revelry and sets its cameras on four very different teams, culminating in a sobering, nail-biter of a conclusion.
Website: http://www.rangelifeentertainment.com/film/lastcup/
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYybNJmck-k&feature=player_embedded
Box Elder (Director and Cast Q&A)
From the website: At once painfully hilarious and delicately poignant, the film follows four best friends through their last years of college. Dependant on their parents financially, and on each other emotionally, they spend their time sleeping in, hanging out, and eating lots of sandwiches. Using break-ups and re-occurring scholastic failures to impose a quarter-life crisis, they take turns postponing responsibility, avoiding accountability, and looking for someone or something to substantiate their lives, all the while hedging their bets and mastering the art of treading water and getting away with it.
Website: http://www.rangelifeentertainment.com/film/boxelder/
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nQtLUo0OkU
On The Road With Judas (Director Q&A)
From the website: Stay afterwards for an exclusive performance by Capybara!
George lives a comfortable yet completely uneventful life, and when he starts having dreams in which he’s the first president of the United States, his doctor informs him that they could be signs of impending explosion. Later, as the dreams become more frequent and his co-workers continue to detonate, George is prompted to reevaluate his mundane existence. As George’s life slowly descends into chaos, his dreams intensify, and he becomes increasingly involved with a mysterious woman from work. With the threat of explosion looming, George must choose to continue living the life he knows, or to break free in the hope of achieving a more fulfilling existence.
Website: http://www.ontheroadwithjudas.com/
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxHYme3iG5M
Visioneers
From the website: Capybara will kick off a week's worth of performances with an exclusive After Party Event immediately following the screening.
George lives a comfortable yet completely uneventful life, and when he starts having dreams in which he’s the first president of the United States, his doctor informs him that they could be signs of impending explosion. Later, as the dreams become more frequent and his co-workers continue to detonate, George is prompted to reevaluate his mundane existence. As George’s life slowly descends into chaos, his dreams intensify, and he becomes increasingly involved with a mysterious woman from work. With the threat of explosion looming, George must choose to continue living the life he knows, or to break free in the hope of achieving a more fulfilling existence.
Website: http://www.rangelifeentertainment.com/film/visioneers/
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2IdG3u9EOw
White On Rice
From the website: A genuinely funny fish out of water tale, WHITE ON RICE follows Jimmy, who loves dinosaurs and sleeps on the top bunk. Unfortunately, Jimmy is 40 and shares that bunk with Bob his 10-year-old nephew. Freshly divorced and living with his sister and her family, Jimmy boldly searches for a new life, and although he lacks social grace and is prone to accidents, he's more than convinced that the best years of his life are just beginning. He just needs a little direction. When his sister's beautiful niece Ramona moves in, Jimmy finally has something to focus on; stealing her from his best friend Tim, however his intentions go hilariously awry.
"Hilarious and heartwarming, WHITE ON RICE hits every comedic beat with surgical precision, while Hiroshi Watanabe masterfully walks the fine line between court jester and village idiot."
-- Michael Tully
Website: http://www.rangelifeentertainment.com/film/whiteonrice/
Monsoon Wedding
From the website: Bollywood Film Series: An IBTU Fundraising Event. Fundraiser to sponser 150 “Gimme a Break”: The Single Mom Project family scholarships.
Its Bigger Than You is very proud to bring you an exciting opportunity to support nutritional awareness and accountability in Austin and abroad by attending IBTU’s premier Bollywood Film Series Fundraiser Event at the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar. The film series offers opportunities to stay involved through sponsorship, volunteering, and ofcourse, having fun true Bollywood style! Seats to this exclusive event are limited so hurry, and purchase your tickets online today!
Here comes the bride… – but is she ready – in this romantic comedy from New Delhi native Mira Nair. Monsoon Wedding is set in contemporary India where bride to be Aditi has to contend with her traditional father Lalit Verma who loves his family dearly but does not have time for their “modern ways.” The Punjabi family travels from all over to enjoy the festivities surrounding the wedding. Aditi faces the dilemma of an arranged marriage and how it conflicts with her contemporary take on relationships. We also get to know the stories behind her family members who also have conflicts between past and present. During Vijay Raaz as P.K. Dube provides comic relief as the hysterical wedding planner who is busy working and wooing the family’s maid.
The Searchers
Classic Western Films @ Manchaca Road Branch presents The Searchers.
A Christmas Tale
Rated NR; 150min; Director:Arnaud Desplechin
Sunday, December 13, 2009 1:00p
Special brunch presentation by AGLIFF (Austin Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival). See www.agliff.org for more information about AGLIFF.
Alamo Website: Catherine Deneuve stars in Arnaud Desplechin's holiday family drama as Junon, a mother who (in true French fashion) is ambivalently dying from cancer. But this isn't Junon's first experience with leukemia, her second-born son, Joseph, died from the condition decades before. Now, Junon's family gathers dutifully around her for the holidays, though family relations have deteriorated beyond repair. Years earlier, Elizabeth banished her alcoholic brother, Henri, from the family and denied him further contact with her troubled (read: "suspiciously queer?") son, Paul. But in a tragically justified twist, Henri appears to be the only bone marrow match for his mother, and with awkward confidence, reenters the lives of the family that rejected him so many years ago.
