Crispin Glover's Middle Name is Really "Hellion"

The inimitably awesome Crispin Glover will be coming to the Alamo Downtown February 9 through 11, to screen two films he directed and to give an introductory slide show called "The Big Slide Show". After the films, he will answer questions. ("How did you get that way?" is probably off limits as a question.)

The two films being shown on Glover's Austin weekend are two parts of a trilogy (the third of the triptych has yet to be released). The film screening on the 9th and 11th, It is Fine! Everything is Fine!, which was released in 2007, was written by its star, Steven Stewart, a cerebral palsy patient. Glover described the film as "an autobiographical, psycho-sexual, fantastical retelling of [Stewart's] point-of-view of life." It's supposed to be suspenseful and twisted. Sounds like an awesomer, less sweet Diving Bell and the Butterfly. On the 10th, Glover will screen What Is It?, which was released in 2005, and stars actors with Down Syndrome as well as some naked, masked porn stars. It's also supposed to question and upend our cultural ideas about race and prejudice. Tall order, that, but in Hellion we trust.

These movies won't be released widely, or be easily available on DVD, so the chance to see them in February should not be passed up. That's why we're telling you about this so far ahead of time. Tickets are available now to all Fantastic Fest badge holders, past or present. The remaining tickets will be available to the general public this Friday the 18th.