One Last Bullet

Crazy Rays

2010-07-28T19:50:00.001-05:00

Luckenbach

2010-07-28T17:35:00.001-05:00

The Expendables

2010-06-30T21:48:00.000-05:00

I'm a total sucker for all of these guys. Needless to say August 13th can't get here soon enough.

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The Columnists

2010-05-18T13:00:00.000-05:00

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John Wayne

2010-04-14T00:44:00.002-05:00

Logorama

2010-03-10T13:41:00.002-06:00

sxsw 2010

2010-03-09T15:03:00.009-06:00

It's that time of year again when the smelly hipster population of Austin grows by tenfold. Yes, South by Southwest. While the music scene is filled with up-and-coming indie bands that makes my roommate giggle with excitement, not me. I have the musical taste of an old man. I might check out a few Texas country or folk bands but I'm not one to stand in line for hours just to hear Girltalk or the latest Dubstep. What I do get excited about, however, are the movies. I was surprised to see how many good ones are going to be in town this year.

Here's a quick rundown of my top five picks with trailers.

Kick-Ass -
Kids that dress-up and actually fight crime plus Nic Cage as Big Daddy, how can you fail with that?

Leaves of Grass -
Edward Norton plays an uptight business man and his pot-head brother.

Tucker and Dale vs. Evil -
This one is a slasher flick from the dumb hillbillies perspective. It deserves some credit for originality.

Barry Munday -
A guy loses his balls to find out he fathered a child before the accident. Comedy with a little heart tucked in there.

Winter's Bone -
An unflinching Ozark Mountain girl hacks through dangerous social terrain as she hunts down her drug-dealing father while trying to keep her family intact. (Stole that from imdb)

skip to 1:26

The documentaries are always worth checking out as well. It really depends on which ones catch your interest.

You can get the complete schedule here.

Crazy Heart

2010-02-12T00:58:00.004-06:00

Jeff Bridges as the fifth Highwayman. The movie is adapted from a novel of the same name based on the life of Hank Thompson. Bridges definitely deserves an Oscar for his performance.

Update: The Dude finally got his Oscar!

Whip It

2009-10-06T00:54:00.003-05:00

This movie has horrible reviews. My favorite was "The movie was a tough sell, given its genre mix and focus on the niche sport of roller skating." BoxOfficeMojo

#1 it's roller derby, pretty sure roller skating isn't much of a sport. I don't like chick flicks in general but I enjoyed this one. It had a great message, and it was filmed in Austin so that gave it brownie points right off the bat. The cast was amazing, Alia Shawkat (cousin Maebe from Arrested Development), Kristen Wiig, Zoe Bell, Eve, Juliette Lewis, Andrew Wilson, Daniel Stern, and of course Drew Barrymore. Ellen Paige annoys the crap out of me but she managed to win me over in this one. I know many people write this one off immediately but give it a chance. Trust me.

Trailer

And here's TXRD (the league the movie is set around.) I've been to a couple of bouts. They are intense and very entertaining. Definitely worth checking out.

Sooo... It's been a while.

2009-10-06T00:17:00.006-05:00

I have been neck deep in school work. Working on the weekends is taking up my free time. Excuses Excuses. I am going to get back out here with updates, promise.

Shameless promotion of my place of employment: Max's Wine Dive Austin and the facebook link
You should come; it's that good.

UPDATE: nevermind, screw Max's Wine Dive

McNabb for your entertainment.

Wiilie for Kenny

2009-05-06T21:36:00.003-05:00

I had no hair that day... gross

This is old but I never put it up

2009-05-06T21:32:00.002-05:00

This was so much fun. It's just crayola markers on newsprint. I am going to do more.

Worth the watch if you care about music

2009-04-07T23:15:00.000-05:00

Before the Music Dies

I'm in love

2009-02-13T02:40:00.002-06:00

http://www.graffitiwestern.com/

Frida for Eva!

2009-01-23T18:40:00.002-06:00

road trip

2008-12-01T01:44:00.003-06:00

West Texas is awesome...

Happy Birthday Papa

2008-11-11T01:17:00.003-06:00

It's my granddad's birthday. I still miss him more than you can imagine.

Crawford

2008-11-11T00:57:00.002-06:00

This premiered at SXSW and finally hit the web. It is about an hour and fifteen minutes long. Check it out when you have time.

Crawford

The Beer Can House

2008-11-11T00:46:00.007-06:00

This is amazing. more info
Some more pictures from inside...

More Close

2008-11-11T00:44:00.001-06:00

Chuck Close

2008-11-11T00:36:00.003-06:00

About 1,000 punched holes

dragon

2008-04-30T18:44:00.002-05:00

slash

2008-04-30T18:42:00.003-05:00

girl

2008-04-30T18:40:00.001-05:00

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johnny depp

2008-03-04T20:45:00.004-06:00

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2008-03-04T20:38:00.003-06:00

Ronald Reagan

2008-03-04T19:15:00.004-06:00

johnny cash

2008-03-03T21:18:00.003-06:00