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Notes
from Austin, Volume 2 #29
Austin
Film News
The Austin Gay and Lesbian Film Festival runs through September4th.
Info at http://www.agliff.org
Indiecan's latest film, "Cleopatra's
Second Husband," opens at the Arbor on 11/3. The film is
quite interesting. Check out my review
Meanwhile, the latest news from The Dobie is that they will
be getting "The Eyes of Tammy Faye" and "The Tao of Steve,"
two big Sundance faves, sometime in September. One of their
sister theaters in Houston, either the Landmark River Oaks
or the Greenway, will be getting "Psycho Beach Party" in September.
Will an Austin date be coming soon as well?
Has anybody checked out the interview with Wiley
Wiggins in this month's "Jane" magazine? It's just a one
page blurb that treats him too much like a has-been. Still,
the pictures are cute!
I have to remember to ask Courtney Davis, who I have met at
the Austin Film Festival office about her film "My Name is Buttons."
Whenever we get together, we're always talking about other people's
films.
From the Alamo Drafthouse
Tickets are still available for QT QUATTRO, Aug 25-Sept
3
Tickets go on sale Friday, Aug 25 at 5:00 for William Friedkin
live in person on Sept 16
CURRENT QT QUATTRO SCHEDULE: Friday, August 25th, Secret
Agent Night Hammer Head, 1968 Kiss the Girls and Make Them
Die, 1966 The Muthers, 1976
August 26th, Saturday Matinee for Children Destroy All Monsters,
1968
Saturday, August 26th, Japanese Monster Movies & Italian
Horror Films The Mysterians, 1957 The Psychic, 1977 Mothra,
1961 Suspiria, 1977 Destroy All Monsters (same as above) Godzilla
vs. Smog Monster PLUS - look for a surprise hour-long Mexican
Vampire movie!
August 27th Sunday Heist Thriller Night - Triple Bill! Gambit
The Master's Touch midnight special - Surprise Bonus Film
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August 28th Monday Sex Movies Succubus Sex on the Run
August 29th Italian 70s Crime Films Wipe Out starring Henry
Silva and Richard Conte Hickey and Boggs
August 30th Wednesday Italian Epic Adventure The Huns The
Giant of Metropolis
August 31st Thursday Spaghetti Westerns Arizona Colt They
Call Me Hallelujah
September 1st Friday Big Pimpin' Friday The Mack Saint Jack
The Chinese Mack
Sat Matinee Invasion of the Neptune Men
September 2nd Saturday Good Ol' Boys Walking Tall Part Two
Walking Tall Walking Tall: Final Chapter Macon County Line
September 3rd Sunday Bonus!!! Go Go Go Sunday afternoon
at 1:00 rock n roll film trailers, one hour elvis johnny cash
Go Go Mania
Hong Kong Sunday: Kung Fu Dragon vs. Snakefist Dragon vs.
Needle of Death http://www.drafthouse.com
SEPTEMBER SCREENPLAY AND SHORT FILM ANNOUNCED FOR MOVIE MIDWIFING
SERIES (PLEASE NOTE NEW LOCATION)
(AUSTIN, TX) On Tuesday, September 5th, Alchemy Works will present
a screening of 'The Story of an Hour,' an 11-minute DV short
film directed by Austinite Tom Chamberlain as part of its ?Movie
Midwifing? series. The evening will continue with a staged reading
of a comedic script, 'Dumb Luck: Or How Not to Win the Lottery,'
by Austin screenwriter and instructor Sara Stiffler.
The series takes place once a month, August through December,
2000 at The Hideout at 617 Congress Avenue (www.thehideout.org).
Featured screenwriters of the series not only receive public
readings of their screenplays, they also receive a free package
of Movie Magic Screenwriter 2000 software from Screenplay
Systems, Incorporated.
If you're a writer, actor, filmmaker, or just plain LOVE
movies and would like to participate in the process of "birthing"
one, please plan to attend! With you there in the audience,
and a professional cast of actors assembled to read the script,
the idea of the series is to breathe life into a nascent screenplay
to see if it needs further shaping or improvement. Your attendance
and feedback will help forge the blueprint for a great movie-to-be!
Plus, share your comments with local emerging filmmakers after
viewing their work during the short film screening. Come and
mingle with tomorrow?s auteurs and moguls!
Take out your calendar now and mark down Tuesday, September
5th to come to The Hideout at 617 Congress Avenue in Austin,
Texas. The reading of ?Dumb Luck? will begin at 7:30 p.m.
Doors will open at 7 p.m. and the screening of ?The Story
of an Hour? will start at 7:15 p.m. Admission is $5 at the
door.
For more information, email moviemidwifing@yahoo.com or
call 443-8229.
POSITION AVAILABLE AT AFS:
DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE The Austin Film Society seeks a half-time
Development Associate. This is a new position. To apply, please
mail a cover letter and resume to: Anne del Castillo Associate
Director Austin Film Society 3109 N. IH 35 Austin, TX 78751
No phone calls, please.
Organizing Meeting for the 3rd Grassroots Documentary Film &
Video Festival
The Grassroots Media Network invites you to attend the first
meeting to organize the 3rd Grassroots Documentary Film and
Video Festival to be held in Austin, TX. in March. The meeting
will be held on Sunday, September 3rd at 2pm, outside the
Texas Union Ballroom on the 2nd floor of the Texas Union on
the campus of the University of Texas at Austin.
The purpose of the Grassroots Documentary Film and Video
Festival is to showcase progressive film and video works that
focus on issues that are not recognized by mainstream media
or that tackle issues in ways not done in mainstream media,
with the main focus being on people of color, gays, lesbians,
transgendered people, women, the environment, labor issues,
poverty, housing issues and homelessness, health, civil disobedience,
mass movements and other issues that effect our communities.
Since this is the first meeting for this festival, we will
have to come up with an overall strategy. The items listed
under 'Long-term planning' will be introduced for us to begin
thinking about. However, we can assign the immediate tasks
for individuals to accomplish.
We're looking for people with different skills -- everything
from grantwriting to graphic design to event planning. We
welcome your participation whether you are experienced or
want to gain experience in these areas.
Please feel free to call us for more information. Grassroots
Documentary Film & Video Festival Thuyet Truong & C. P. Odekirk
(512) 452-9856
Notes
From Austin : We got into the VIP lounge where Patrick
Swayze, who cut the red ribbon to open the building, was consistently
mobbed by fans. The poor man could not get left alone. He
would stroll through the lounge occasionally and some woman
would swoon. He did look quite sexy in person. He looked really
good.
Hollywood
News : Tom Hanks holiday film "Castaway" ,Billy Bob Thornton
film "All the Pretty Horses", SUMMER FILMS THAT HAVE GROSSED
OVER 100 MILLION!
Things
to do this Week
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