Hey folks, Harry here... I'm pretty exhausted currently. I've been jamming a hardcore regimen of films fairly non-stop for the past few days as I'm currently judging the films for CINEVEGAS! There's a critic's prize and me and a couple of other typer of opinions are gonna get greased up for a grudge match 3 falls and out match to pick the winner out of this one section of the festival. I'm not supposed to tell y'all which films I'm leaning towards, but I will say that I have been pleasantly surprised with the quality of the titles thus far. Sometimes judging a festival is rough, this time through... it is a pleasure. Meanwhile, I still have to get my fix of classics here in Austin... and a double-bill of THE GIRL CAN'T HELP IT and WILL SUCCESS SPOIL ROCK HUNTER could not have been passed up! Nor could the screening tonight of CROCODILE! Sigh... I'm an addict... And there's a stash of good shit hitting Vegas this week, I'll see some of y'all there! Now here's Quint...
Ahoy squirts! Quint, everybody's favorite crusty ol' seaman here. I'm currently brushing up on my blackjack skills, listening to Sinatra, Dino and various Las Vegas themed soundtracks (Fear and Loathing, Viva Las Vegas, etc) prepping for CineVegas, a new film festival that starts this weekend.
I'll be in Las Vegas giving you folks as complete coverage as I possibly can from Friday night, June 7th through Saturday, June 15th. I just wanted to let you fine ladies and gentlemen know what to expect in the next week...
I'll be hitting you folks with reviews, interviews, personal pictures from the premieres of some very anticipated film geek films and maybe even a peek at some of the crazy-ass parties going down. As for films, we got Sunshine State (John Sayles' new flick), Bubba Ho-tep (Bruce Campbell as old Elvis fighting a mummy), Poolhall Junkies (Christopher Walken. 'Nuff said.), Spun (junkie flick with John Leguizamo, Jason Schwartzman, Patrick Fugit) and Run Ronnie Run (Mr. Show flick) just to name a few. I've also heard rumors from unnamed sources that nip at my nap that SUPERSUCKERS and G are very worth checking out, though I don't know much more than that for now!
As of right now, potential interviews with Bob Odenkirk and/or David Cross, Clarence Williams III (how cool is that? It's LINK, man!), Bruce Campbell, Don Coscarelli, Ossie Davis and Dennis Hopper. I don't know if all the above will happen, but I'll be working my ass off to make it work out. Who knows who I might end up talking to out there.
If you're in the Las Vegas area, I have to put the call out... Sunday night, 7:00pm is the World Premiere of Bubba Ho-tep. You folks might remember the set reports I put out from this crazy little indie flick a while back (lookie here for the first report and pics: CLICK HERE) . Bruce Campbell as a geriatric Elvis battling a soul sucking mummy in an East Texas rest home with the aide of Ossie Davis, an elderly black man who thinks he's JFK. I know Don Coscarelli (director... he also did Phantasm and Beastmaster) and Bruce Campbell with be there, so it should be a big party.
I've seen the movie and can assure you Bruce fans out there that you won't be disappointed. I'll get a full review out to you folks from the festival, but here's a little taste: Smart, fun, hilarious and crazy. Bruce and Ossie have the most amazing chemistry in this flick. Did you ever think you'd hear Ossie Davis talk about the FBI dyeing him black to conceal his true identity as John Fitzgerald Kennedy? Can you picture old Elvis with a mysterious, possibly cancerous, growth on his pecker? You'll be clutching your sides laughing. Bruce just shines in this film, the first time he's really been able to stretch his comedic wings since the days of Evil Dead.
You Bruce Campbell fans owe it to yourself to catch this flick. As of now, it doesn't have distribution, so this could be your only chance to see this flick in a theater, with an audience. I don't know how tickets are set up at the fest, but information can be found at www.cinevegas.com.
If you can't make it out to Sin City, keep your eye on the page as I'll be updating regularly. If you're about Las Vegas, attending the fest, have a film at the fest, gambling your life away... whatever... and you want say hi to this lonely ol' seaman, you can email me at aicnquint@aol.com or give me a ring on my cell phone (512) 663-9146... if the above two fail, I'm sure Knowles will put his information up somewhere and I can be reached through him. (HARRY: Don't count on that big boy!)
This is gonna be a wham-bam, no rest for the wicked type of festival... 9 Days of debauchery, sleep-less-ness, fear and loathing. Should make for some interesting reading. Hehe.
I'll be at you this weekend with my first report. 'Til that day, this is Quint packing up his typewriter, uppers, downers, screamers, laughers, pint of raw ether... you know, the good stuff that Mikey and crew were always searching for. Farewell and adieu.
-Quint
