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You know what we did the day after Thanksgiving? Let out our pants and made another turkey sandwich. Know what UT freshman Chris Rajan did? Flew to Hollywood and hung out with Usher.

5:38PM Wed. Jan. 27, 2010, Kimberley Jones Read More | Comment »

Give Us Your Best Roundhouse Kick to the Head

I’ll be a “celebrity judge” this weekend at auditions for The Next Dragon, a new reality show seeking the next martial arts action hero. The grand prize of this show is a contract to star in a martial arts centered film (like Bruce Lee, for whom the series is named). Think you’ve got what it takes? Visit the show's website for details.

5:17PM Wed. Jan. 27, 2010, Belinda Acosta Read More | Comment »

Sundance Report: Amy Grappell Honored

The Sundance Jury prizes for short films were announced on Tuesday at a special ceremony where Austin filmmaker Amy Grappell received an honorable mention based on outstanding achievement and merit for her short "Quadrangle."

2:21PM Wed. Jan. 27, 2010, Marjorie Baumgarten Read More | Comment »

TODAY'S EVENTS

Cine Las Americas International Film Festival

AFS Cinema

Ramy Youssef: Love Beam 7000 at Paramount Theatre

Torch Wildfire Reading Series: Kendra Allen at BookWoman

MUSIC | MOVIES | ARTS | COMMUNITY

Sundance Report

Today, at the near-halfway point of the festival, I took it as an indication that my brain was approaching overload when I stepped outdoors, looked at the precipitation hitting my parka, and said to my walking companion, “Oh look, it’s the bouncy stuff.”

6:10PM Tue. Jan. 26, 2010, Marjorie Baumgarten Read More | Comment »

Troublemakers Embraced By Fox, Finally

"Once he was a decent man living a decent life. Now he is a brutal savage who must slaughter to stay alive." That's the tag line for Robert Rodriguez's Machete, but it could just as well describe the studio melee surrounding the domestic distribution rights to the film. And the winner is …

9:22AM Mon. Jan. 25, 2010, Marc Savlov Read More | Comment »

This Week's Waste of Time

This installment of my weekly look into the world of internet browser games explores the concept of scale. Two titles alternate between big and small as an integral part of the gameplay. Continuity uses scale to combine the run-and-jump gaming with a puzzle game. An expanding viewpoint helps Small Worlds play like an 8-bit version of Lost.

4:42PM Thu. Jan. 21, 2010, James Renovitch Read More | Comment »

White Stripes Doc to Ring SXSW's Doorbell

SXSW started as a music fest first, so it's kind of a no-brainer that SXSW Film would make room for movies about music. Hey, you know who makes music and is in a new movie? The White Stripes.

1:05PM Wed. Jan. 20, 2010, Kimberley Jones Read More | Comment »

Battlestar Galactica Fans, Hear My Call

Caprica premieres on SyFy this week. I'm eager to know what die-hard Battlestar Galactica fans think of the prequel. Who knows? Your witty, insightful, and brilliant comments might make it into next week's TV Eye. Watch the "extended pilot" at syfy.com and shoot me your thoughts. You can't win if you don't play. The prize? My undying gratitude.

12:34PM Mon. Jan. 18, 2010, Belinda Acosta Read More | Comment »

Austinites Clean up in Shark Tank

Maybe you've never seen the ABC reality series Shark Tank where fledgling entrepreneurs hope to get some much needed cash support from a panel of loaded investors.

12:11PM Mon. Jan. 18, 2010, Belinda Acosta Read More | Comment »

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