Archive for the ‘Movie Screenings’ Category
Party Crasher
Dixie Chicks front woman Natalie Maines threw a Halloween party at her home in Los
Angeles and guess who showed up? Go on…..guess. If you guessed George Bush, you are sadly wrong, although that would have been a sight to see. If you guessed Michael Jackson, you must have cheated, but kudos to you anyway. He would have been one of the last people I thought would show up at a Halloween party since he is such a recluse. With Michael Jackson being a popular way to dress up for Halloween how can one be sure it’s the real one. I believe that is why the DJ at the party pulled out the tried, tested and true ‘Thriller Test.’ Only the real Michael could breeze flawlessly through the zombie dance sequence. Why is this news relevant? Well for one, Natalie is a local Austin home owner. And secondly, and quite frankly more importantly, it seemed like a great segue to link to this video that I can’t get enough of, of Mayor Will Wynn doing a portion of the thriller dance.
The Improbable President
James with his Co-star.
For all you George Bush fans (and non-fans as well) the movie W. opened up the Austin Film Festival on Thursday. I’m sure George Jr. regrettably declined his invitation to the screening; in attendance was James Cromwell who plays the more senior of the Bushes in the movie. This must have been a difficult role for the actor to play since he has been hanging out on the ‘extreme left’ for most of his life. James was also spotted chowing down on some vegan dishes at Casa De Luz. The movie is playing in theatres now. I for one will not be seeing it as I can think of much better things to do with my time than waste two hours of it watching Dubya’s life on film. In fact, reading the dictionary sounds more appealing (and educational!) to me at the moment.
Silent Bob Speaks
With the Austin City Limits and Fantastic Fest taking place over the last couple of weeks there has been no shortage of celebrity sightings. Let us begin:
Director, Writer, Actor, Producer, Comic-book Aficionado and all around awesome guy, Kevin Smith was in town to screen his new movie “Zack and Miri Make a Porno.
