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SXSW Review: The Order of Myths
Filed under: Documentary », SXSW », Theatrical Reviews », Cinematical Indie »
Although I'm from New Orleans and celebrated Mardi Gras annually throughout childhood, I knew little about Mardi Gras in Mobile, Alabama, except that they're very proud to have the oldest American Mardi Gras celebrations, since 1703. (They love to brag to New Orleanians about this.) Margaret Brown's latest documentary, The Order of Myths, showed me that New Orleans isn't the only city with racial issues rife in its Carnival festivities. The movie premiered at Sundance last month before making its way to SXSW.
The Order of Myths focuses on the 2007 Mardi Gras preparations in Mobile, which are blatantly divided by race. Most of the city's parade organizations are all-white; one integrated group founded in 2003, and has a single white member. Mobile has two separate sets of Mardi Gras royalty: a white king and queen (Max Bruckmann and Helen Meaher) and an African-American king and queen (Joseph Roberson and Stefannie Lucas). The movie alternates between the preparations for each side of the segregated Mardi Gras: the clothing designers for the royalty and their courts; the parties and luncheons; and the everyday lives of the people involved.
D'oh! Simpsons Movie Phones from Samsung
Filed under: Animation », Movie Marketing »
I have no doubt that there are going to be about a million-and-one new Simpsons items coming down the pipeline between now and when The Simpsons Movie is released this summer, but this mobile phone from Samsung is actually pretty nifty looking. Sure they come in Simpsons skin-tone colors, they'll probably come pre-loaded with Simpsons ringers, wallpapers, and everything else you can think of. But what has me so excited about it? That's right, the little donut charm hanging off the side. Call me crazy, call me insane, but that really makes me want one of these phones. Maybe I need professional help.Check out FirstShowing.net where they have photos of these phones from CES in Las Vegas. Apparently these phones will also have exclusive content from The Simpsons Movie, probably in the form of video and audio clips, which would be pretty nifty. While only a hardcore Simpsonite would want to hold onto one of these phones, the novelty factor makes them pretty attractive. Although, if the phone shouts "D'oh!" every time it rings, then our love affair with them might be extremely short-lived.
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