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Notes from Austin, Volume 2 #30

Austin Film News

The latest info on Screenings in the austin area, Austin films, actors, and directors, as well as info about Austin's numerous Film Festivals.

BREAKIN THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, MIDNIGHT (1984, d. Joel Silberg , PG, 90 min, $6.50, 18 and up, passes not valid) The first major breakdancing film, Breakin' has the twin advantages of freshness and boundless energy. Lucinda Dickey plays a dancing student who dislikes the hidebound regimen of her demanding teacher. She breaks free from terpischorean tradition when she befriends a bunch of street kids devoted to breakdancing. Yes, it's basic Mickey Rooney-Judy Garland stuff, right down to the Big Audition at the finale. Still, Breakin' is a most engaging time capsule, highlighting a wealth of top-ten musical hits as well as such stars-in-the-making as "Shabba-Doo" (Adolfo Quinones), "Boogaloo Shrimp" (Michael Chambers) and "Ice T" (Tracey Morrow). Within a year of its release, Breakin' spawned a sequel, Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo. -- Hal Erickson

BEAT STREET FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, MIDNIGHT (1984, d. Stan Lathan, 105 min, PG, 21 and up, $6.50, passes not valid) Brash Bold and breakin' all the rules, Beat Street is a powerful and gritty streetwise musical. Starring Rae Dawn Chong and Guy Davis, Beat Street features extraordinary break dancing, stunning graffiti art and the revolutionary rapping that launched a hip hop generation. "Featuring the New York City Breakers and the extreme sounds of Grandmaster Melle Mel and the Furious Five, Beat Street serves up an electrifying display of nonstop music and dancing" -New York Times

WILD STYLE MORE VITAL THAN 100 FLASH DANCES SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, MIDNIGHT (1982, d. Charlie Ahearn, 82 min, R, 21 and up, $6.50, passes not valid) "At a point in the late 70's it struck me like lightning "This rapping, break dancing and graffiti scene is not happening anywhere else in the world!" So I got together with Charlie Ahearn and the end result was Wild Style. It was simple. Let's get the originators of hip-hop culture; give them roles close to what they're already doing, keep it raw and independent; and maybe if we're lucky it will play on 42nd st in Times Square for about a year. Those were our original intentions. We never expected anything like what has happened in the 15 years or so since it was made... Hip Hop, the voice of the ghetto, is now the voice of a generation, the voice of an era. And Wild Style's the earliest record of this culture on film. Yes, yes, yall and you don't stop!" -Freddie Brathwaite a.k.a Fab 5 Freddy

Also coming to the Alamo Drafthouse:

LUNCH & A STORY WITH MARIA GRACE SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, NOON ($8) Psychotherapist Dr. Maria Grace is using film to tell stories that aim at connecting you to basic, forgotten truths. Whether you are a movie fan, a spiritual seeker, a lover of art, or simply curious, you will be given some new tools to discover the storytelling and healing power of film. You will learn how to relate to symbols and myths as signs in your roadmap to self-discovery. You will be part of a forum that asks questions and looks for answers. This month's topic: Cinderella in the Wonderland.

Techgnar, ATX Skate Team and Reel Women present: LONE STAR SKATE: NEW DIRECTIONS IN SKATEBOARD CINEMA SEPT 10, 4:00 AND 9:45, ALL AGES curated by Helen Stickler director of ANDRE THE GIANT HAS A POSSE live skateboard demo by ATX Skate Team

including

"Sponsored" A documentary from Mike Valleley's point of view about his skateboarding career since the mid-80's.

"Beloved Son, Brother, in Memory Always a Champion: a Tribute to Jeff Phillips" Dallas vert legend Jeff Phillips' short life and lasting legend is chronicled in this video from a 16 year old fan.

"Making Skateboards in New Russia" An ethnographic film about skaters in Russia, making their own skateboards in the early 90's.

"Thorn and Toad" "Thorn and Toad is two sides of a story about a fight. I basically filmed each story and cut them together. I've known Thorn for fifteen years and Toad for around ten." - T. Yelland

"Live and Let Ride" "Live and Let Ride is a documentary all about girls that skateboard. Through skateboarding footage, interviews, and music the film portrays the girls that are out there skating everyday yet remain largely ignored by the media and sports world.

"Backworlds for Words" A new art film featuring skater and artist Mark Gonzales in Europe and the U.S.

September 13th Times TBA The Austin Film Society presents The Texas Documentary Tour Todd Phillips live in person with his film FRAT HOUSE

AUSTIN, Texas - The list of confirmed participants for the Austin Film Festival's Screenwriters Conference - set for Oct. 12-19 - continues to grow.

To date, the list includes writer John August (Charlie's Angeles, Go), producer Craig Baumgarten (Love Stinks, It Could Happen To You), writer Shane Black (Lethal Weapon I & II, The Last Action Hero, The Last Boy Scout), writer Bill Broyles (Apollo 13, Entrapment, Cast Away), writer/producer David Chase ("The Sopranos," "Northern Exposure," "The Rockford Files"), actor/producer Ned Dowd (Shanghai Noon, The Wonder Boys, The 13th Warrior, Slap Shot), writer Ben Edlund (The Tick, Santa Claus Conquers the Martians), actor/writer/producer/director Paul Mazursky (Enemies: A Love Story, Down and Out in Beverly Hills, Moscow on the Hudson), writer/director Tim McCanlies (Dancer, Texas Pop 81, The Iron Giant), writer/producer Polly Platt (Pretty Baby, Broadcast News, The War of the Roses, Bottle Rocket), writer Anne Rapp (Dr T and the Women, Cookie's Fortune), writer Dean Riesner (Godfather: Part III, Starman, Das Boot, Dirty Harry, Play Misty For Me, Coogan's Bluff), writer/producer Scott Rosenberg (Gone in Sixty Seconds, High Fidelity, Con Air), writer/producer Darin Scott (Tales from the Hood, Love and a .45, Menace II Society), writer Ed Solomon (What Planet Are You From?, Men in Black, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure), actor/producer/director and former professional football player, Fred 'Hammer' Williamson (From Dusk Till Dawn, Black Caesar, M.A.S.H., Down and Dirty), Bill Wittliff (The Perfect Storm, Lonesome Dove, Legends of the Fall), and Larry Wright (The Siege, Noriega: God's Favorite).

Participants will be speaking during panel discussions on a number of topics relating to writing for the film and TV industries.

Additional screenwriters, talent agents, managers, distributors, network and studio executives scheduled to attend the Festival are Marty Bowen (United Talent Agency), Craig Baumgarten (producer), Jennifer Fox (Universal Studios), Jenny Frankle (Warren Zide Literary Management), Mickey Frieberg (agent), Sheila Gallien (script consultant), Matt Gross (Kopelson Entertainment), Gayla Nethercott (Broder-Kurland-Webb-Uffner Literary Agency), Tim O'Hair (Universal Studios), John Scott Shepherd (TV writer), Philip Vigeant (Super8Sound, Pro8mm Film) and N. Manning Wolfe (entertainment attorney).

The Screenwriters Conference registration postmarked by September 22 is $370; after September 22, registration increases to $410. An all-access producers pass is $695. Registration includes attendance to the conference, exhibits, film screenings and premieres, Q&As, and welcome and closing parties.

The Austin Film Festival is the first festival dedicated to recognizing the writer's contribution to the motion picture and television industries. For more information, please call the Austin Film Festival at 800.310.FEST or visit www.austinfilmfestival.com.

"THE NEW GUY"

with D.J. QUALLS (ROAD TRIP) EDDIE GRIFFIN (DEUCE BIGELOW) ELIZA DUSHKU (BRING IT ON)

from the writers of THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY

LOOKING FOR UNKNOWNS IN MAJOR SPEAKING ROLES

THIS IS YOUR BIG CHANCE! COME MEET THE DIRECTOR (Ed Decter) SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 9TH in AUSTIN TEXAS

Category 1: Seeking the childhood version of the actor D.J. Qualls from the movie "Road Trip." We are looking for a Caucasian boy, 7-12 years old - VERY thin and lanky with a GREAT PERSONALITY!! For the audition, young actors must come prepared to dance funk & lip-sync James Brown's "Super Bad."

Category 2: Seeking 17-22 year old MALES & FEMALES, all types, sizes and ethnicities, including cheerleader, jock, nerd & bully types, and everyone in between.

Bring a non-returnable photo and a pen.

Date: Saturday, September 9th Time: Category 1 (7-12 year old boys): 10:00 AM to NOON Category 2 (17-22 year olds): 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM

Location: Austin Aero Building 1901 E. 51st Street Austin TX 78723

Texas Casting Director: Barbara Brinkley

Rude Mechanicals and the Austin Cinemaker Co-op present a film/video series focusing on the body in performance and media.

The first screening will be "Sphinxes Without Secrets" (description below), a documentary about feminist performance art of the 70's and 80's.

When: September 13th, 8:00 PM Where: The Off Center, 2211-A Hidalgo St. Tickets: Available at the door only, $5 general public, $2.50 Rude Mechs, Cinemaker Members, ACOT Members and Seniors.

Sphinxes Without Secrets is a fiercely energetic and transgressive document of outstanding female performance artists, providing an invaluable chronicle of feminist avant-garde work of the 1970s and 80s. No Mona Lisa smiles here: performance artists spill their guts about what outrages and delights them. Performers, curators and critics unravel the mysteries of a new art form and ponder the world women confront today.

Since its inception, performance art has provided a forum for those artists who create work that challenges the dominant aesthetic and cultural status quo. This tape establishes that it was women artists who first exploited performance for purposes of self-empowerment, cultural criticism and the presentation of revisionist histories, creating a legacy that continues today for a wide range of culturally concerned artists. Sphinxes Without Secrets is an invaluable teaching tool: insightful, thorough and engaging.

Featured performance artists include: Diamanda Galas, Holly Hughes, Robbie McCauley, Rachel Rosenthal; also brief clips with Lenora Champagne, Ellie Covan, Ron Ehmke, Adrian Piper, Arlene Raven, Mark Russell, Carolee Schneeman, Dianne Torr, and Martha Wilson; plus Laurie Anderson, Laurie Carlos, Ann Carlson, DanceNoise, Jessica Hagadorn, Jennie Hutchins, Judith Jackson, Joan Jonas, Lisa Kron, Suzanne Lacy, Carol Leigh, Pat Oleszko, Marty Pottenger, Liz Prince, Nancy Reilly, Reno, Beatrice Roth, Louise Smith, Annie Sprinkle, Johanna Went and more.

Cinemaker members and supporters,

To help ease the breakneck speed at which we've been moving and enhance our open meetings, Cinemaker will now be holding our monthly meetings every other month. They'll remain on the last Sunday of those months.

We'll therefore be skipping August and heading straight for a meeting on Sunday, September 24 at 7pm in the ACA Gallery at the ArtPlex, 1705 Guadalupe. Join us for a FREE screening of the dadaist experimental film Ballet Mecanique (Fernand Leger, 1924) and bring your own Super 8, 16mm, and VHS works to show.

Go vote for Bob Ray for Best Local Filmmaker. Do it now! (you'll have to write him in as his name's not on the ballot)

http://best.citysearch.com/austin/section/arts/Best_Local_Filmmaker

Rock Opera the vote!

Lodger's Notes: By the end of the night, she was sitting on my lap and forcing my hand under her shirt. I was pretty drunk, as were we all, and it was a pretty good laugh. I think someone videotaped it. God help me, it will probably end up on cable access at some point.

Includes: Linklater's "Waking Life", "cicadas" and Tiktok.

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