WEDNESDAY [9] [film] Weird Wednesday: Wild Pussycat at Alamo Downtown (11:55pm, Free) ® [film] By the People at Dobie (5pm) ® [film] Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia at Alamo Downtown (7pm) ® [film] Dirty Harry at Paramount Theatre (7pm) ® [film] Live and Let Die at Rounders Pizzeria (8pm, Free) [film] Rolling Roadshow: Monty Python & The Holy Grail at Central Market (8pm, Free) ® [film] Bullitt at Paramount Theatre (9:10pm) [film] Blanks... more ›

Several years ago, a filmmaker in DC came up with an idea for a competition that would pit teams of filmmakers against one another to create an entire short film, from concept to execution to final delivery, in two days. The 48 Hour Film Project has, since 2001, expanded across the country to cities including Atlanta, Los Angeles, New York, and Austin. The idea's pretty simple, if somewhat demanding: groups were forced to chose... more ›

*This post comes from Austinist Special World Cup Correspondent Ben Gardner, Co-Host of KOOP’s SoccerMad, who will be traveling to Germany for this year’s Cup.* On June 9th soccer fans across the globe will turn their attention to the Allianz Arena in the heart of Bavaria, Germany. Munich’s new world class stadium will play host to the opening match of World Cup 2006 between Costa Rica and Germany. Designed by Swiss architects Herzog & de... more ›