He’s taken on race relations, bad land deals, a coal-miner strike, and crooked cops in Texas’ borderland. John Sayles, perhaps our most exacting chronicler of the American experience, now visits 1950s Alabama, where the blues bumps heads with the advent of rock & roll, in his latest, Honeydripper. (See “‘Honeydripper’ Blues,” for an interview with Honeydripper star and local musician Gary Clark Jr.) This week marks two occasions to check out the film the National Board of Review named as one of the top independent releases of 2007: The Austin Film Society hosts the Austin premiere at the Paramount (713 Congress) on Jan. 22, followed by a musical showcase at the Continental Club (1315 S. Congress); one day later, you can do it all over again at a screening and post-film performance at Antone’s (213 W. Fifth).
For more information and to purchase tickets, visit www.austinfilm.org.
This article appears in January 18 • 2008.
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A graduate of the Michener Center for Writers at the University of Texas, Kimberley has written about film, books, and pop culture for The Austin Chronicle since 2000. She was named Editor of the Chronicle in 2016; she previously served as the paper’s Managing Editor, Screens Editor, Books Editor, and proofreader. Her work has been awarded by the Association of Alternative Newsmedia for excellence in arts criticism, team reporting, and special section (Best of Austin). The Austin Alliance for Women...
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