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‘Kings of the Evening’ Premiere Reception
Now that all the Hurricane Ike social reporting is done, it’s time to recap some pre-Ike events that never made it into Out & About posts. One such event was the premiere of “Kings of the Evening,” an Austin-shot movie that has earned honors at African American film festivals around the country.
Taisha Shaw, Angela Rawna
The following reception at the Monarch Event Center was meant as a thank-you to the cast and crew from the Austin Convention and Visitors Bureau, which is tasked with overseeing film production in the city.
Linara Washington, Jennifer Walker
With most of the news about Austin’s decimated movie industry — leeched away by incentives from New Mexico, Louisiana, Michigan and 37 other states — negative, it was a blessing to toast a small, feel-good film from Andrew P. Jones about honor dressing during the Depression.
Cara Briggs, Jonathan Clark
We ran into all sorts of favored folks, include two fantastic Austin stage actors — Angela Rawna and Cara Briggs — the second appearing in this particular movie, the first not. Like most independent films these days, “Kings of the Evening” will face tough distribution challenges, but the audience buzz was warm at the reception.
On a sad note, we heard at the reception that Max Horne, the cabaret singer whom we’d enjoyed at Ms. B’s not long ago, died quietly of cancer a few weeks ago.
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