Last year, Reservoir Geeks sponsored an event to save the Days Inn Hillsboro TX where the motel scenes of Wes Anderson’s 1996 debut movie Bottle Rocket were filmed. In movie terms, the event was enough of a success to warrant a sequel, and so on July 21st, the Second Annual Lovely Soiree at the Bottle Rocket … Continue reading
The 42nd Annual USA Film Festival begins its five-day festival season this evening. The programming schedule includes 22 documentaries and feature films, as well as a short-film showcase. Here’s a short list of Movie Ink‘s recommended viewing (all screenings are at the Angelika Film Center): Children of Paradise (6:30pm, April 25) Produced under daunting circumstances and very … Continue reading
The Dallas International Film Festival has announced a 25th anniversary screening of the classic science fiction satire Robocop as the closing night event of its 2012 festival. Filmed in Dallas by director Paul Verhoeven, Robocop quickly became a cult classic. (A remake starring The Killing‘s Joel Kinnaman is currently in the works.) The screening will be … Continue reading