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Monday, January 22, 2007
One more “Idiocracy” cult signifier
According to my queue list on Netflix.com, there’s a “Long wait” for “Idiocracy.”
Says the site’s help section, a “Long wait” means: “There’s considerably more demand than available copies for this movie. It’s unlikely that we’ll be able to send you this movie within the next week or two. The wait time in this instance is generally less than 30 days.”
Does somebody (Mike Judge, you out there?) want to lend Netflix a few more copies?
Check the trailer for Austin-made comedy ‘Homo Erectus’
As it gets its world premiere at Slamdance this week, we stumbled across the trailer for Adam Rifkin’s slapsticky caveman comedy “Homo Erectus,” which was shot in 2005 in Austin. It’s produced by the UT Film Institute and Burnt Orange Productions.
To see it, click “Homo Erectus.”
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Your money aiding Austin film
Now that Prop. 4 passed in November, Austin Studios is getting a wad of salutary cash. On Wednesday, Richard Linklater will reveal the architectural plans to upgrade the studios after voters approved $5 million in bond funds to get new sound-proofing and air-conditioning for the busy facility.
He’ll be joined at the press conference by architect Robert Steinbomer, Austin Film Society head Rebecca Campbell and Brewster McCracken, chair of Emerging Technologies Committee of Austin City Council.
Stay tuned …
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Scandinavian Film Fest gears up
Calling it the “best line-up to date,” the Scandinavian Film Fest has announced its four-title fest, which runs from 2 to 9 p.m. Feb. 10 at the Texas Union Theatre at UT. The shorts and features are all Oscar nominees that haven’t played stateside yet.
“Mother of Mine” (Finnish)
“Hawaii, Oslo” (Norwegian)
“The Election Night” (Oscar-winning Danish short)
“After the Wedding” (Danish)
An after-party follows the screenings, which is sponsored by the American-Scandinavian Foundation and UT’s Germanic Studies Department.
“Mother of Mine”
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New life for ‘Idiocracy’
Now on DVD, Mike Judge’s “Idiocracy” is finally getting some attention.
The movie about a dumbed-down future gets a shout-out in the new Wired magazine (the one with John Hodgman on the cover. Don’t think it’s online yet) and was the subject of an astute piece in Slate that found similarities to the current film “Children of Men.”
Seems like the first steps on the road toward cult-hit status. The movie is ranked 61 on amazon.com’s list of DVD best-sellers.
Reel Women has a special “North Monday Mix” tonight at 6:30 p.m. It’s at Opal Divine’s Marina on MoPacBoulevard just north of Parmer Lane. If the mixer proves popular, it could become a regular event.
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