Party With Purpose

If you live in Austin, there's a decent chance you make movies; if not, certainly you watch them, and we're betting you love them, too. It's just that kind of town. So then, when the Austin Film Society cooked up the slogan "Make Watch Love Movies," well, it pretty much hit the nail on the head.

And speaking of nailing (wince), it's been 10 years since the Austin Film Society spearheaded the construction of Austin Studios, the mammoth, 20-acre film production facility that's since played host to the splashiest of Hollywood to-dos and the humblest of hometown projects. The film community will be celebrating both, and much more, at this Friday's anniversary event. The Derailers will provide the tunes, and the evening's special guests include the 80-some-years-young legendary Western prop master Moody Anderson (see "Texas Treasures," Nov. 3, 2000) and local author Alison Macor, who documented Austin's long history of making, watching, and loving movies in Chainsaws, Slackers, and Spy Kids: 30 Years of Filmmaking in Austin, Texas (see "Moving Pictures," Feb. 26).

The event, which takes place Friday, June 18, at Austin Studios (1901 E. 51st), is free to AFS members, Texas film crew members, and Austin Studios neighbors; all others are encouraged to come, provided an admission fee is paid ($10 in advance, $15 at the door). For more info, or to register for the event, visit www.austinfilm.org.