Hey folks, Harry here... There's some pretty cool special events coming up here in Austin in the upcoming week and beyond that some of you may want to be aware of. First up is this screening of Mario Bava's last film... KIDNAPPED which is showing this THURSDAY, here's the details on that....
"Kidnapped" is the one film that Mario Bava failed to complete and release. With financial assistance from Kismet Entertainment, the film was recently restored and completed consistent with Bava's director notes.
The film was Bava's only pyschological thriller and is told in real time. It's an edge of your seat type film that starts with four criminals robbing a company's payroll and are being pursued by the police. To avoid capture, the thugs carjack a vehicle with a woman, a man and a sick boy. The rest of the film takes place in the car as we watch the car's occupants succumb to temptation, greed, and distrust. But things are not always as the appear, and Bava sets you up for his finest twist ending and shocking conclusion. Click Here For the Official Website!!!
Thursday, July 25...
9:45 pm is the screening - CLICK HERE For TICKETS!!! Only $7.50
Harry here again, then next Monday, July 29th at the fabulous PARAMOUNT THEATRE here in Austin, Nicky Katt (who will steal FULL FRONTAL for most folks) will be hosting the screening and doing a Q&A as well as partying down at the included Antone's party afterwards! This is definitely something NOT TO MISS! Here's the details...
This is a benefit screening presented by the Austin Film Society
Proceeds to benefit the Texas Filmmakers' Production Fund
Directed by Steven Soderbergh (This is his first foray into digital filmmaking)
Being marketed as "the unauthorized companion piece to Sex, Lies, and Videotape" Actor Nicky Katt (Boston Public, Insomnia, Boiler Room) will be in attendance for Q&A after the premiere and will be at the after party at Antone's
Premiere is on Monday, July 29 at 7:30pm at the Paramount Theatre Tickets available only through Paramount Box Office or Star Ticket Outlets at 512-469-SHOW
Mezzanine and Orchestra, $10 members / $15 non-members Mezz-Orch Tix INCLUDE entry to AFTER PARTY AT ANTONE'S Balcony, $7.50 members / $10 non-members GO TO PARAMOUNT BOX OFFICE Monday-Saturday 12pm - 5:30 PM OR CALL 512-469-SHOW
For more information, check out the Austin Film Society website at This Location!!!
And then there is the big Premiere Screening of SPY KIDS 2: THE ISLAND OF LOST DREAMS - with tons of special guests, a real live carnival and much more!!! Check it out!
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams to premiere in Austin on August 4
Austin, TX- On Sunday, August 4 at 5:00 pm, director Robert Rodriguez will join cast members Alexa Vega, Daryl Sabara, Danny Trejo, Matt O'Leary, Emily Osment and Bill Paxton for the regional premiere of Dimension Films’ Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams at the Paramount Theatre, 703 Congress Avenue. Proceeds will benefit the Austin Film Society and pediatric programs at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.
The premiere, to be presented digitally with DLP Cinema™ projection technology from sponsor Texas Instruments, will be followed by a question-and-answer session and drawings for door prizes featuring props from the film. A post-premiere carnival will take place from 7:00-11:00 p.m. on Congress Avenue outside the Paramount Theatre, with a reception for premium ticket holders at the Inter-Continental Stephen F. Austin Hotel.
Premium tickets are $150 ($100 for children 12 and under) and include orchestra seating, the reception, a photo with the Spy Kids, and unlimited carnival rides. These tickets are available to the general public beginning July 8th through the Austin Film Society (512/322-0145, www.austinfilm.org).
Regular tickets are $50 (mezzanine seating) and $35 (balcony seating) and include the carnival. All tickets will go on sale to the general public beginning July 15th either through Star Ticket Outlets (512/469-SHOW or 1-800-966-SHOW or www.startickets.com) or the Paramount Theatre (512/472-5470 or www.austintheatrealliance.org).
Honorary Chairs for the premiere are Austinites Candy and Victor Rogers, Valerie and William H. “Beau” Armstrong and Mary and Roy M. Spence Jr. Beau Armstrong and Roy Spence serve on M. D. Anderson’s Advance Team volunteer advisory board.
Sponsors for the event include:
Austin Chronicle, Austin Ventures, BroadJump, H. E. Butt Grocery Co., Inter-Continental Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Marc English Design, Texas Instruments, Texas Monthly, and Whitley Printing.
About the Benficiaries:
The Austin Film Society is one of the nation’s most respected media arts centers. Programs include year-round top-quality film exhibition, the Texas Filmmakers’ Production Fund (awarding more than $50,000 to fledgling filmmakers every year), fiscal sponsorship, and internships. AFS’ newest project is Austin Studios, a film production facility created in partnership with the City of Austin to attract the economic and cultural benefits of the film industry to Austin.
The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center is located in Houston, Texas, on the campus of the Texas Medical Center. It is one of the world's most respected medical institutions devoted exclusively to cancer patient care, research, education and prevention. Ranked first in the number of grants awarded by the National Cancer Institute, the institution contributes more research to patient care than any other academic center. Since 1944, more than 500,000 patients have turned to M. D. Anderson for cancer care. Proceeds will benefit pediatric programs. For additional information, please call 713/792-3450.
Then Possibly the coolest of all the events, in Early September... JAWS happens like you've never had it happen to you before. This ain't no safe swimming pool pussy screening, this is out on Lake Travis where there are rumored to be man-eating 25 ft Catfish searching for oversized wormy legs like yours to chow down upon. You'll be in the water like the crew of the Indianapolis with AICN's own Quint - will he or will he not wear a lifejacket? Hmmmm? Aren't you dying to see for yourself? Here's the details...
THE ULTIMATE JAWS EXPERIENCE!!!
Presented by the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema and Deep Blue Scuba (1975, d. Steven Spielberg, PG, 124 min) Jaws was the first movie I saw that did damage to my psyche. My mother was at the opera, my dad took me to see Jaws. I was 6 years old. Every family beach outing for the next 5 years left me inwardly petrified of the razor sharp teeth of the great white shark. We here at the Rolling Roadshow wondered, if a movie alone can deliver that level of emotional wallop, what would happen if you were watching Jaws on a 40' floating screen in the middle of the night with your feet dangling in a vast expanse of deep, dark water? The time for this question to remain hypothetical has ended. Welcome to the ULTIMATE JAWS EXPERIENCE. To commemorate the striking of a brand new 35mm print of the original Jaws, the Rolling Roadshow is taking the traveling rig to an undisclosed secret location, where audience members will float on an inner tube and experience the most intense movie experience of the summer. Now we're not necessarily going to stock the lake with man-eaters and chum the surrounding water, but let's just say, the horror on the screen is not all you'll have to watch out for. Due to the dangerous nature of this event, we will not allow ANY drinking of alcoholic beverages before the screening. To calm your nerves afterwards, however, your ticket includes some liquid sedative to help you sleep. Check back here for more details and ticket information, and we will be emailing tickets holders with full details. Showings (click on a show time to buy tickets):
Friday, September 6 8:00 pm
Saturday, September 7 8:00 pm
Sunday, September 8 8:00 pm
