Tag Archives: Austin

Yet Another Reason to Love Austin (And Google): Google Fiber Is On the Way

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Chris Ullrich

Austin, Texas is a great city. With SXSW, Fantastic Fest, great food, music and friendly people, Austin is one of the places I love to visit as much as possible. I might even move there one day. Almost did a … Continue reading →

FF2012: Tim Burton’s ‘Frankenweenie’ to Open 2012 Fantastic Fest

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Chris Ullrich

Even with Comic-Con in San Diego looming on the horizon, some of us are thinking farther down the road towards Austin, TX in September. That’s right, we’re thinking about Fantastic Fest, the amazing genre film festival that runs from September … Continue reading →

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Austin Comic Con Announces Full Lineup

Posted on November 10, 2010 by Joe Gillis

Austin is home to some great festivals and other events. From SXSX to Fantastic Fest the town certainly has more than its share of pop culture events. Another event coming up is the Austin Comic Con which starts this Friday … Continue reading →

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SXSW Announces Full Film Competition Slate

Posted on February 4, 2010 by Chris Ullrich

Late yesterday the SXSW Fim Festival, which runs from March 12-20 in Austin, TX, announced the full lineup of films that will be screening at this year’s event. And baby, it’s quite a list. Mixing big name films with intimate … Continue reading →

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Harry Knowles’ ‘Butt Numb-A-Thon’ A Success

Posted on December 14, 2009 by John Muth

With it’s common threads of obsession and neckwear, the Harry Knowles-hosted birthday bash was also host to a number of movie premieres and rare to find films this year. First was the coup of getting Avatar screened in 3-D, which … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Fest Announces First Slate of Films

Posted on July 13, 2009 by Chris Ullrich

Film festivals are often a conumdrum for me because I sometimes wonder how they get started and, more to the point, who picks the films that get shown at them. My problem is that the films selected for many of … Continue reading →

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