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‘Apollo 13’ Red Carpet at the Paramount Theatre
[Sorry these party posts are coming in so late, even if for obvious reasons. Only 8 more of 25 total to go.]
Only at the Austin Film Festival do screenwriters stride the red carpet, facing a battery of cameras and microphones usually reserved for A-List onscreen stars.
Outside the Paramount Theatre on Saturday, for a headliner screening for the Austin Film Festival, press and paparazzi pushed forward to view the likes of Bill Broyles, Al Reinart, Ron Howard and Capt. Jim Lovell, all writers on “Apollo 13” and the book upon which it was based, “Lost Moon.” After the sidewalk gabfest, Howard and crew introduced the movie to a packed house.
Ron Howard, so charming on the red carpet
“Apollo 13” Director and writer Ron Howard: “I haven’t been to that many festivals. I go to a couple of big ones that serve as film markets around the world. This one is really about creativity, about trying to help people find their voice. You sense it. There’s a spirit of cameraderie that’s palpable. And it’s fun. (‘Apollo 13’) has always been a crowd pleaser. We tried to tell a compelling, dramatic story, but also tell what it was really like to go to the moon during the Apollo Era.”
Cyndy Powell and Glen Powell, Jr.
NASA astronaut Capt. Jim Lovell, who lives in Horseshoe Bay: “The movie actually rejuvenated the space program. Just last week, three people came up and said, ‘I saw “Apollo 13” on TV again. I said: ‘You gotta be kidding. They’re still showing it?’ But it’s a classic. Ron did a superb job. Everybody knew the ending when they walked in the theater. But he kept everybody on the edge of their seats until the end of the movie.”
Tom and Jamie Hinson
Ron Howard’s brother, Clint Howard, who played Sy Liebergot in “Apollo 13.”: “It’s the busiest I’ve been at a festival, with all the panels and luncheons. It’s really inspiring. I really really like the fact that they emphasize writing and writers. You’re opening a whole can of worms when you talk about writing. It’s not something you can do in two or three days. It’s great that writers are acknowledged and encouraged.”
Natalie Streit and Nikolai Burgevin
[For those of you counting, this was Party No. 17 out of 25 on this Big October Weekend. Eight more posts to go.]
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