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Thursday, May 28, 2009
‘The General’ rocks and rolls tonight
Buster Keaton’s silent classic “The General” plays the Paramount tonight for a single special showing with a glowing restored print.
Why will it rock and roll, as the headline says? Because it’s about the title train (roll!) and features the crack live musical accompaniment and stunning arrangements of Guy Forsyth and his band (rock!).
We beseech all true movie and music fans to be there. It’s at 8 tonight.
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HBO rounds up ‘Rodeo’
Austin filmmaker Brad Beesley’s hit doc “Sweethearts of the Prison Rodeo,” which wowed ‘em at SXSW this year, has been acquired by HBO. It will air on HBO’s Cinemax in September.
HBO describes the movie thusly: “It goes behind prison walls to follow convict cowgirls on their journey to the 2007 Oklahoma State Penitentiary Rodeo, a purely American event that’s part Wild West show and part Coliseum-esque spectacle where convicts compete against one another for a small amount of cash and a little bit of pride.”
In a statement, Beesley said, “I’m truly thrilled for the women featured in the film — their remarkable stories made this possible. There’s no better place than HBO to share our documentary with the U.S. — it’s a perfect home.”
Read Charles Ealy’s write-up of the film during SXSW HERE.
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