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Ever since he dropped out of NYU Law School — to the initial chagrin of his family — Demetri Martin’s star has been on the rise. His success as a stand-up comedian in New York City led to a writing gig on "Late Night with Conan O’Brien." After honing his skills on O’Brien’s show, Martin moved over to Comedy Central, where he has worked as a contributor on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart."...

As you may have read months ago, Richard Linklater’s Fast Food Nation took Cannes by storm earlier this year. The hometown folks will get to see what all the hullaballo’s about next Tuesday, as the Austin Film Society and Sustainable Food Center will be screening the Austin premiere of the fictional adaptation of Eric Schlosser’s best-selling book. “We are thrilled to premiere this powerful film in Austin and to partner with Sustainable Food Center to...

We've all been there. Cloud 9 has transmogrified into an ominous thundercloud of misery and cupid has decided to use your heart as a punching bag. You walk around wondering what went wrong, playing the "what if?" game. You blame yourself; you blame the other person; you blame Dianna; you drink some booze. The minutes tick off the clock like hours. You think about what you can do to get them back. Ah, break ups.

Tonight at the Alamo Drafthouse the Flicker Film Festival celebrates the creativity, passion and art of short filmmaking. The Flicker Fest is a great way for nascent filmmakers to get their works screened. All of the movies in competition are shorts that run no longer than 15 minutes and must have originally been shot on film.

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Tonight at the Alamo Drafthouse the Flicker Film Festival celebrates the creativity, passion and art of short filmmaking. The Flicker Fest is a a great way for nascent filmmakers to get their works screened. All of the movies in competition are shorts that run no longer than 15 minutes and must have originally been shot on film.

The Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar is offering a special one-night-only Da Vinci Code Feast, replete with wine parings, inspired Dan Brown's best-selling novel (the Overrated Grigio is deloosh). So, if you have never experienced one of the Alamo's themed feasts, and feel that Tom Hanks' hair will not spoil your appetite, get online and get your tickets now, cause they will be gone soon.

The ninth annual Cine Las Americas International Film Festival kicks off next Wednesday, offering a wide assortment of programming from countries in North, Central, and South America and the Caribbean. The full film schedule, listed after the jump, includes music documentaries ("Si Sos Brujo," "Mestre Humberto"), classic Cuban Revolution films ("Soy Cuba," "I Am Cuba: The Siberian Mammoth"), first endeavors by Latin American directors ("El Norte: Entre el Infinito y la Nada," "Cama Adentro"), and...

Digable Planets is back, and they’re at La Zona Rosa tonight, bringing Austin a much-needed dose of classic hip-hop, replete with phat beats and socially-conscious lyrics.

This weekend is your last opportunity to see Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright August Wilson's "King Hedley II" at the State Theatre. More than merely garnering every theatre-related prize under the sun - we count several Pulitzers, a Tony, and the New York Drama Critics' Circle award just at a glance - Wilson is one of America's most perceptive playwrights and, through his works, a historian of African American life. His impressive body of work, most...