Dear Pillow poster by Rob Jones Dear Pillow DVD Release PartyMonday, November 12thAustin School of Film8pm, Free, Beer and snacks provided[info]Austin-made indie favorite Dear Pillow will hit the shelves tomorrow in DVD form (courtesy of Heretic Films), and tonight the Austin School of Film will host a party to celebrate the occasion. Written and Directed by Bryan Poyser (who we interviewed about his latest short Grammy's during SXSW), Dear Pillow tells the story of a......

We totally wish we were 16 or under again, 'cuz the folks at Fantastic Fest have just announced a kickass new contest called “Reel Heroes: the Fantastic Fest Trailer Competition”. The basic idea is this: individual youth filmmaking teams will write, shoot and edit a short film (25 to 45 seconds) featuring an original concept superhero. The film must explain the powers of the superhero, and must end with the superhero saying, “(Name of superhero)......

Austin School of Film has long sponsored an open screen night. That night is now called The Big Preview, and it's happening on Sunday, July 15, at 7:00 p.m. at the Austin School of Film. The Big Preview is your chance to screen your super sweet film project on a 60" HDTV and get feedback from other film enthusiasts. Bring a work in progress or something you think is done and discover what you can......

(FIRST) THURSDAY [7] party • Official Space Launch Celebration at Salvage Vanguard Theater (9:30pm) music • Go Motion! at Beauty Bar music • The Dollyrots, Alright Tonight, The Sweethearts, Abby Birds at Emo's music • Vietnam and Greg Ashley, The Strange Attractors, The Golden Boys at Emo's music • Scott Miller, The Commonwealth, The Gougers at Stubb's music • An Evening with Old Crow Medicine Show at The Parish Room music • Locals @ La......

First Night Austin Schedule 2-5pm Family Festival 5:30-6:30pm Grand Procession 7pm Family Finale at City Hall 7-11:30pm Evening programming Midnight Grand Finale First Night Austin takes over downtown this Sunday, kicking off the second annual festival with three hours of family-friendly activities, performances, and art installations. From hip hop freestyling to Appalachian-style clog dancing, there promises to be enough culturally-rich distractions to entertain even that obnoxious nephew of yours who'd rather stay home to......

UT Austin School of Law first-years ("1Ls") started off the term in rather poor fashion, earning the ire of law school dean Larry Sager and the Thurgood Marshall Legal Society after several students took part in a "Ghetto Fabulous" costume party. According to the Daily Texan, photos from the event -- originally posted online but now since removed -- showed students "sporting Afro wigs, large necklaces with medallions and name-tags with fake historically black......

It's the last Saturday of the month, which means it's time again for Austin's Rock N Romp to fill our afternoon with great local music. In case you're unaware, Rock N Romp is a kid-friendly concert series dedicated to exposing children to live music and the community of musicians and artists in the Austin, all while giving their parents a chance to take in live bands in a non-bar, non-2am setting. Romps are held......

FRIDAY 28 [music] Ghostland Observatory, Glass Family, Clap! Clap! and Crash Gallery at Emo's (info) [music] White Ghost Shivers (CD Release Ball) with The Small Stars at The Parish Room (info) [music] Texas Sapphires at Waterloo Records (Free, 5pm) (info) [music] Joe Satriani at The Paramount Theatre (8pm) (info) [music] Southern Culture on the Skids at Continental Club (Through Sunday!, 11:30pm) (info) [music] My Education and Cue at Blue Theatre ($6) (info) [music/food] ATX Fest,......

Regents of the University of Texas System this week approved a hefty salary package for UT Austin's new President, who started his gig at the beginning of this month. All told, Mister William Powers is to receive a whoppin' $525,000 a year in net compensation, which divided by the enormous student body population of roughly 50,000 comes out to just over ten bucks a head. Not too shabby! Furthermore, UT is keen to note that......