By Adam Snydar Podcast Manager https://soundcloud.com/ktsw89_9/gbm-ep-36-evil-dead-2013 Good Bad Movies is the podcast about films that might not be winning any love from critics but are great in their own special way. Hosts Adam Snydar and Adrian Lopez review and rave over movies that might not be traditionally ‘good’ but are still beloved and worth a watch. In this episode, Adam and Adrian talk about 2013's Evil Dead, a gore-tastic remake of the […]
Jude Prather won re-election to San Marcos City Council Place 2 Tuesday night. Prather, a veteran who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and a Texas State graduate, was surrounded by family and friends at his watch party at Palmers. The mood at Palmers had a positive vibe. Campaign manager Francesca Wells told me how she felt going into the night. "We’re doing good here, just waiting to see how the […]
Austin-based writer/director Sean Gallagher's feature-length directing debut "Good Night," starring his long-time friend and fellow Austinite and co-producer Jonny Mars (who I randomly saw at Royal Blue Grocery in Austin, after we had technical difficulties during our previously scheduled phone interview), made me cry as I watched it on my laptop while sitting on the floor of Old Main. It's the story about Leigh and Winston Rockwall, a couple who […]
Despite Billie Joe Armstrong (Green Day frontman) being a no-show on the world premiere red carpet of "Broadway Idiot," which follows him during the making of his musical "American Idiot" on Broadway, Monica and I got to speak with director Doug Hamilton and "Cuatro" director Tim Wheeler. Monica stayed to catch the double feature, which also included the documentary "Cuatro," a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Green Day's album […]
Dave Grohl's "Sound City" looks at the history of the recording studio in Van Nuys, California, where he once travelled with Nirvana to record their album "Nevermind." "Sound City" Trailer (Photos and information contained in this post may not be used without the author's permission) (Photos by Jordan Gass-Poore' and Monica Solis) Listen to Dave Grohl at The Paramount:
So, I was completely nervous about getting to speak with actor Alexander Skarsgard, who I know better as True Blood's Eric the Vampire. But when the time finally came to ask him my one very important question, I felt pretty cool, which might have had something to do with the wind chill after standing outside of the Paramount Theatre on the red carpet for more than an hour. I'd like […]
(All photos by Jordan Gass-Poore')Audio:-Writer/director John Sayles at the Stateside for the premiere of "Go for Sisters": -Director PJ Raval and the cast of "Before You Know It": -Writer/director/actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt and actors Tony Danza and Brie Larson ("United States of Tara") at The Paramount for the world premiere of "Don Jon": *and another:
Directors Steven Silha and Eric Slade's documentary "Big Joy: The Adventures of James Broughton" had its world premiere at SXSW 2013. The film tells the story of pre-Beat filmmaker and poet James Broughton, whose experimental films explored and celebrated the human body and spirit. "Big Joy" Trailer (Photo of directors by Jordan Gass-Poore', all others are courtesy) Listen to the interview with the film's directors Steven Silha and Eric Slade:
The man. The Myth. And the legend. Austinite Andrew Bujalski's "Computer Chess" revolves around chess players and computer programmers at a computer chess tournament in the 1980s. The Austin-shot film previously screened at this year's Sundance Film Festival and is scheduled to be released late this year. Q: How did you find your way to Austin? I understand you’re originally from Boston. A: It was semi-arbitrary in a way. I […]
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