Funniest Venn diagram I’ve seen in a long time. Also, the most accurate. Though it doesn’t differentiate between IE6 and IE7 users, which I feel is a key piece of information.
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
This Sunday, the Alamo downtown will present a single screening of Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired, a documentary portrait of the brilliant director and sometime lecher.
Apparently, the film focuses heavily on the infamous, circus-like statutory rape trial that led to Polanski’s self-imposed exile. But it also explores the Polish director’s turbulent early life, including his time in a German concentration camp, and the brutal murder of his wife, Sharon Tate, by the Manson Family.
Whatever you think of Polanski himself, the guy has led had an amazingly interesting life, and I’m interested to see how he’s presented here.
UPDATE: This will actually be playing a few times next week. I’m dumb. Got tickets for Sunday, though.
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Firebug Freezes Gmail
I’m probably the last person in the world to figure this out, but Gmail hates Firebug–my mail slows to a crawl if I have FB running. Disabling FB completely seems to have worked for me. Though now I need to keep turning it off and on all day, which blows. (And no, choosing “disable firebug for gmail.com” doesn’t help.)
Link Roundup for August 14th through August 18th
- Lionsgate Tries Bipartisan Approach to ‘W’ Marketing
It might just be me, but these posters don't scream "drama". Still, I'm a fan of Josh Brolin, and I'm excited about seeing this. - LAN Party Massacre
Gamerz beware. Via BoingBoing. - Austin Chronicle: Best of Austin 2008
It's that time of year again. Please vote for Austinist in the "Local Non-Chronicle Publication", "Local Entertainment Website" and "Local Blog" sections. - Very Short Stories
Kristin and I were just talking about Hemingway's shortest story, and while I was looking for the exact phrasing, I come across this Wired list of stories written in the same spirit. Some are fantastic. Some are not.
Link Roundup for August 11th through August 13th
- TIFF Midnight Madness Schedule
Wish I couldbe there this year. - Fantastic Fest Announces Second Wave of Titles
There is some overlap between the FF lineup (so far) and the much smaller but equally awesome TIFF Midnight Madness Lineup. They both look great– in fact, Fantastic Fest looks downright amazing this year. - Dischord Records opens Direct Download Service
They announced this a while back, but the Dischord MP3 store is now officially open. The entire Dischord catalog is available for download, with most albums priced at $7. Who needs retail? I love Dischord so much. - Brad Pitt Signs for Tarantino Film
Kinda weird. But I actually like Brad Pitt, so this might be good. - Slackerwood Podcast
Local film fanatic and Cinematical contributor Jette Kernion has started a podcast over at her blog, Slackerwood.
Back Online
If you tried to come to my site recently (particularly if you’re using Firefox), you probably got some crazy warning about how your computer will blow up, or something.
Apparently, I was hacked. Don’t worry though, it wasn’t anything that would have harmed or infected your computer. You’re all good.
Anyhoo, I’m back online now. I guess I should check on this site more often, but now that I’m posting mostly through browser plugins, I don’t often actually see the site any more. Lesson learned.
Link Roundup for July 17th through August 1st
- Get Your War On, the Animated Series
Not long after I moved to Austin, I caught a stage adaptation of GYWO… it was pretty brilliant. This new animated series looks like it might be just as good. - “Nuke the Fridge” is the new “Jump the Shark”
Not sure I like it. - Long-Lost Reels Of Metropolis Recovered
Wow. I can't wait to see this re-released in all its glory. Though I'm pretty sure Metropolis is in the public domain, so I hope someone sees restoring the footage as a worthy investment. - Alan Ball’s “True Blood” Gets Cool Marketing Campaign
Six Feet under creator Alan Ball's new show–about a group of vampires who drink synthetic blood in order to live among humans–has a very cool, very extensive marekting campaign. - Amazon Debuts Streaming Movie/TV Service
Amazon will launch a new streaming video service to select customers called Amazon Video on Demand. The service is different from its Unbox download service, which offers downloads of movies and TV to rent and buy, but only works on Windows machines.
Link Roundup for July 14th through July 16th
- Dark Knight Promotion Prompts Evacuation at KENS 5 News
As part of a promotion for The Dark Knight, a "suspicious cake" was delivered to a San Antonio news station, prompting an evacuation. Apparently, the cake contains a cell phone, with which to call a "clown rental" service. Awesome. - Dead Milkmen to Reunite for Fun Fest 2008
Last year, it was the Murder City Devils. This year, punk legends Dead Milkmen will reunite for FunFunFun fest. Keep an eye on Austinist for more artist announcements. - bside acquires Dirt Road to Psychedelia
Austin-based bside entertainment recently added the Austin music doc Dirt Road to Psychedelia to its catalog. A DRM-free DVD quality download is $8. Dirt Road screened at last year's Austin Film Festival. - Plexifilm Movie of the Month: Finisterre
A journey through London, from the suburbs into the heart of the city over an imaginary 24 hours. Featuring Lawrence from Felt/Denim, Mark Perry, the editor of original punk fanzine Sniffin' Glue, singer Vashti Bunyan, and more.
Link Roundup for June 29th through June 30th
- Repo: The Genetic Opera
This Generation's Rocky Horror? Not quite sure what to make of this yet, but it looks totally strange in a good way. I'll try to ignore the "from the producers of SAW" bit. - The 2008 Fantasia Film Festival
I wish I had an unlimited supply of time and money. This year's Fantasia Film Festival looks pretty unbelievable. If you live anywhere near Montreal, you should go. - The Ultimate Dark Knight Adventure
This may be the coolest movie adventure yet–a trip to Bracken Bat Cave, followed by a screening of Dark Knight. I've been to Bracken, and it's amazing on its own–you've never seen this many bats in your life. Literally; it's the worlds largest colony. - Clive Barker On Lionsgate’s Mistreatment of Midnight Meat Train
I have to admit, the title "Midnight Meat Train" isn't as appropriate for a movie as it is for a short story. But I'm still jazzed about seeing this–the first in a series of adaptations based on Barker's brilliant "Books of Blood".
Link Roundup for June 17th through June 18th
- ‘Passchendaele’ to open Toronto
Early news from TIFF. The website (with more info, I hope) goes live on June 27th. I was just talking to Chris about what an amazing lineup TIFF had last year. - Movies about Making Movies
Austinite and all-around cool person Jette Kernion has put together a list of seven great movies about making movies. It's a great list, and it's actually realy fun to try and think of more. - David Sedaris @ Bookpeople This Thursday
Because I'm going to be out of town, David Sedaris will be reading at Bookpeople this week. - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
A good quality English trailer for the new David Fincher (Fight Club, Zodiac) flick starring Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett. I'm pretty psyched about it.