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A young African-American man with Snoop Dog cornrows was selling the tickets for America: From Freedom to Fascism at the Barton Creek AMC today. He was passing them through the circle cut in the window over the book he was reading: The Millionaire Next Door. Another man—white, middle-aged, wearing khakis, and not a theater employee—was handing out xeroxed fliers about the film that had “WAKE UP!” in bold letters. He wasn’t pushing them into anyone’s...

For far too long Austin (a burgeoning giant in indie filmmaking) has gotten a bit of the stepchild treatment with regard to indie film releases. Often times it we don't even get films that other towns like Chicago, Washington DC, New York and Los Angeles get. Hell, even Houston gets some films we don't. Houston? WTF?!

When examining this week’s film options, don’t let the cast of Richard Shepard’s new film “The Matador” scare you away. With Pierce Brosnan and Greg Kinnear in the two leads, you could be forgiven for expecting a by-the-numbers heist movie (“After The Sun 2”, anyone?). Thankfully, the first couple of minutes of the film completely dissolve any baggage James Bond brings by way of Brosnan’s character having a bad mustache, a SuperCuts do, and a taste for cheap prostitutes.

Sometimes there just isn't enough time in one's life to have dinner and a movie--at least not if dinner and a movie are in separate places. Did we say dinner and a movie? We mean a movie and dinner. We often catch flicks at the AMC theater at Barton Creek Square Mall or the theaters at Barton Creek Cinema across the road. Somehow we can never figure out what place to eat that will meet our discerning tastes and get us to the movie on time.

In an almost unprecedented move (not since “Mystic Pizza”), AMC Entertainment is offering refunds to people who go see “Cinderella Man” and leave with a sour taste in their mouths. The Ron Howard film starring notorious hothead Russell Crowe has underperformed greatly at the box office. The film has not come close to making back its $88 million production costs, so far making only about $50 million in its first month of release. In an effort to put more butts in the seats, AMC is offering on-the-spot refunds for those who do not like the film. We are not sure what the requirements will be vis-à-vis showing proof of your disdain, but we doubt you will have to show vomit stains or bleeding eyeballs to prove your point.