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Edgar Wright to Host Festival of His Favorite Films in Los Angeles
Filed under: Action », Classics », Comedy », Drama », Horror », Independent », Sci-Fi & Fantasy », Fandom », Exhibition », Comic/Superhero/Geek », Remakes and Sequels »
Starting tonight and running through December 17th, Edgar Wright is taking control of the New Beverly Cinema in Los Angeles. Wright, director of Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, is programming a festival of his favorite movies, and it's a wonderful and eclectic bunch. He's calling the fest "The Wright Stuff," (also the name of a universally beloved screenwriting column on this very site), and he will be on hand to introduce several screenings with special guests. As always at the New Beverly, one of Los Angeles' absolute treasures, every screening is a double feature. I'll just tell you about the screenings with special guests, all of which start at 7:30. But don't forget to check the website for all show dates and times. Tonight, Edgar and songwriter Paul Williams will kick off the event with two musicals -- Bugsy Malone and Brian DePalma's Phantom of the Paradise. December 5th, the first feature is Flash Gordon, with special guest (and ex-Bond) Timothy Dalton. The second feature is Mario Bava's Danger Diabolik, introduced by Edgar and the great Joe Dante. On December 7th, Edgar will introduce The Last Boy Scout and Kiss Kiss Bang Bang with one of the finest action screenplay writers of our time -- Shane Black. December 10 is John Landis' An American Werewolf in London and Tremors (which I spouted my love for here). Landis will help Wright introduce his film. December 12th is Top Secret! (almost as funny as Airplane and The Naked Gun, in my opinion) and Woody Allen's Bananas, with David Zucker on hand. December 14th is the Roger Ebert - penned Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, and Head, hosted by Wright and Micky Dolenz of The Monkees. And on December 16th, Wright will introduce Evil Dead 2 and an all time favorite of mine -- the Coen Brothers' Raising Arizona.
Here is a press release from Edgar with his thoughts on the included films. If you live in the Los Angeles area, there's really no excuse to miss this. See you there!
News from Slackerwood: Let the Fall Fests Begin
Filed under: Documentary », Gay & Lesbian », Fantastic Fest », News From Slackerwood », Austin », Other Festivals »
In other parts of the world, people are gearing up for Toronto's big clambake, or those film festivals in Rome and Venice. Here in Austin, the fall film schedules are slowly being released and we couldn't be more excited. We don't even have to leave town! The next couple of months will bring a variety of festivals to central Texas:
- Cinematexas, the renowned short film festival, runs from Sept. 20-24. This year's schedule hasn't yet been posted online.
- Fantastic Fest runs from Sept. 21-28 and the full schedule went public this week.
- Austin Gay and Lesbian Film Festival (aGLIFF) runs from Sept. 28-Oct. 8 and the schedule went live this week. If you want more details, you can attend the free aGLIFF Launch Party on Sunday at noon at Cafe Caffeine. The festival is also looking for volunteers.
- The first Austin Polish Film Festival will run over four Thursdays in October. The festival's theme is "50 Years of Polish Films from the Lodz School."
- Austin Film Festival runs Oct. 19-26. A schedule of films isn't available yet, but you can view a list of panelists who tentatively are set to attend the screenwriting conference. Sydney Pollack, Shane Black, and David Milch will receive awards this year during the festival.
News from Slackerwood: Everybody Comes to Austin
Filed under: Quentin Tarantino », News From Slackerwood »
You not only can see a variety of movies in Austin theaters this week, but also may stumble across one or two that are currently shooting on location here. Austinist has a handy list of films that have been filming or will film in Austin soon. Meanwhile, Austin Movie Blog explains that Red Apple cigarette billboard for those who aren't giant Quentin Tarantino fans.
- Idiocracy opens in Austin theaters today, as well as in six or seven other cities. Here's a chance to see the Mike Judge movie, shot in Austin in 2004, before the rest of the country ... and either thumb your nose at them or warn them all away. The Quiet, shot in Austin with help from Burnt Orange Productions, also opens in town this week.
- How can you tell it's Labor Day weekend in Austin? Because The Paramount is showing Gone with the Wind, as they have done every year in recent memory (probably since 1939). Bring a small pillow or blanket for the Sunday screenings, because four hours in The Paramount's seats can get a mite uncomfortable.
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