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FF2011: 'Kill Me Please'

If you are a fan of SyFy's oddball charmer Warehouse 13, you will know Saul Rubinek as the irascible Artie Nielsen. But Belgian director Olias Barco snagged one of the world's greatest Yiddish actors for his dark comedy Kill Me Please.

12:50PM Fri. Sep. 23, 2011, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

FF2011: Elijah Wood Challenges Dominic Monaghan!

"I've received a call to fight. A call to fight my brother. Powers unbeknownst-st-st. Brothers for so long … no longer," sneers Elijah Wood in a late-breaking video posted on YouTube overnight.

7:27AM Fri. Sep. 23, 2011, Marc Savlov Read More | Comment »

FF2011: 'The House by the Cemetery'

You never know who you might bump into at Fantastic Fest, but there was a full-blown holy schnikes moment at last night's screening of Lucio Fulci's 1981 gorefest The House by the Cemetery: An unexpected appearance by William Lustig.

2:27AM Fri. Sep. 23, 2011, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

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On Story Premiere Party & Live Taping

KLRU

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What I Learned at Fantastic Arcade: Thursday

The Fantastic Arcade isn’t even running on all cylinders -- no talks, just arcade anarchy so far -- but it's already superior to last year. How the next days’ panels will fare will be interesting, but the caliber of the games is, in my opinion, superior to 2010’s stellar lineup. Here’s a few things I took away from the first day:

1:58AM Fri. Sep. 23, 2011, James Renovitch Read More | Comment »

FF2011: Getting Fisted By 'Knuckle'

When filmmaker Ian Palmer stumbled into the shadowy world of bare-knuckle boxing and bloody feuds amongst the native Irish subculture known as Travellers, he had no idea that twelve years on he'd be premiering his documentary Knuckle at Fantastic Fest. We're psyched that he's here, though, and spoke with him about the Travellers and his film.

12:52PM Thu. Sep. 22, 2011, Marc Savlov Read More | Comment »

FF2011: Liveblogging the Ticket Line

Veterans of Fantastic Fest 2010 may have some … well, let's be honest, less than kind memories of getting tickets. After the online system exploded on the first day, it was all early starts and a lot of lines. True, it meant meeting exciting film fans, but it was harsh on the hangovers. So how is this year's online system working out?

6:13PM Wed. Sep. 21, 2011, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

Taking the Weird Around the World

Ever wondered if "slacker" translates in Australia? Next month, Austin sister city Adelaide will find out, when Adelaide's Mercury Cinema hosts a mini-film festival featuring some of Austin's finest homegrown films.

1:54PM Wed. Sep. 21, 2011, Kimberley Jones Read More | Comment »

A Firestorm of Controversy

The case of Cameron Todd Willingham, executed in 2004 for the alleged arson-murder of his three young children inside the family home in Corsicana, remains a flashpoint for controversy nearly 20 years after the fire was extinguished on the morning on Dec. 23, 1991.

11:24AM Wed. Sep. 21, 2011, Jordan Smith Read More | Comment »

AFF Announces 2011 Lineup

Some of the biggest titles to come out of the recent Toronto and Venice film festivals will touch down locally at the 2011 Austin Film Festival, including Alexander Payne's The Descendants and Steve McQueen's Shame.

11:05AM Tue. Sep. 20, 2011, Kimberley Jones Read More | Comment »

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