Results tagged “recognizingyoursaints”

"Grindhouse," the Tarantino-Rodriguez project filmed in Austin, opened nationwide this past weekend. And while the critically-lauded double-bill may well herald the resurgence of campy exploitation flicks, it might also bring us yet another Hollywood celeb. In an interview with News8Austin, Rosario Dawson (Sin City, Kids, A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints), who stars in the Tarantino-directed "Death Proof," professes her love for Central Texas and hints at the possibility of opening up a production...

Several of the movies screened at the Austin Film Festival made a big splash when Film Independent announced its 2007 Spirit Awards Nominees yesterday in Los Angeles. Festival hit and winner of both the Jury and Audience awards, Chalk, was nominated for the John Cassevetes Award. The highly-improvised mockumentary about high school teachers was filmed here in Austin and its recognition is another feather in the cap of the local film scene. Raymond J....